Potsdam (Germany), 18-21 June 2024: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently concluded the second edition of its Head of Climate Base Camp, an immersive experience aimed at empowering climate leaders from multinational companies. Over three days, 20 Heads of Climate engaged in an immersive program led by Thomas Bruhn from the Research […]
The current global food systems are not future-proof. We are running out of room for food production, which leads to deforestation and degradation of other ecosystems. Over two-thirds of the world’s agricultural land is used for livestock production. Additionally, food and agriculture account for one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with animal agriculture alone accounting […]
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Group’s listed energy company ACEN, investment firm GenZero and infrastructure company Keppel Ltd. have signed an agreement exploring the use of transition credits to accelerate the retirement of South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. (SLTEC)’s coal-fired power plant (CFPP) in Batangas and replace it with a clean energy dispatch facility. Under the […]
Madrid, 20 August 2024: WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Spain, Forética, has launched a Manifesto on Artificial Intelligence (AI), titled “Manifesto for a Responsible and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence” with the aim of guiding companies and organizations to lead the way towards a future where AI generates a positive impact on the planet, people and society. In […]
Yurma Maca feared for the lives of her daughter, Esteisy, and two sons, Joel and Celin. Her three children repeatedly became ill, missing classes at school in the remote Peruvian village of San Roque and falling behind in their studies. “My children — all three of them — were close to dying, and I would […]
In April 2024, the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance asked Bayer to share insights on their approach to nature-based carbon credits and the broader landscape of corporate climate commitments. Daniel Schneiders, Director Climate Program at Bayer, provided us valuable perspectives on the current state of net zero pledges, the opportunities and challenges of investing in natural […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) have supported the design, promotion and training opportunities during the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Big Food Redesign Challenge. This effort aligns with WBCSD’s goal of creating markets for diverse ingredients, further promoting crop diversification – a key pillar of WBCSD and […]
Geneva, 31 July 2024 – A collaboration of leading global organizations and companies has published an analysis of the key gaps and opportunities to improving business performance for circularity. Developed by the Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP), the “Landscape Analysis of Circularity-related Corporate Performance & Accountability and Policy & Regulation” identifies opportunities for improvement […]
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It is no secret that a global energy transition requires a huge and rapid upscale in clean energy production and infrastructure and that the bill to finance it will be costly, albeit delivering valuable future economic and societal benefits. A commercially solid business case for energy transition projects, which is a prerequisite to attract financial […]