The global onset of COVID-19 has drastically affected all of us — through the fabric of our daily lives, and also through its reverberations in economic systems on local and global scales. Green, innovative, agile and scalable solutions are being demanded of our governments, our employers and our societies. As the last decade has proven, […]
Singapore, 23 September 2020: Members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) have convened the annual General Assembly, which saw the approval of a members’ sustainability policy framework and the creation of a new membership category for smallholder producers of natural rubber. The newly approved policy framework will help GPSNR member companies, who account for […]
Geneva/New Delhi, 23 September 2020: Industrial wastewater pollution is a key water risk for businesses and its operations. The cost of ‘business as usual’ far outweighs the cost of action to fix the problems linked to industrial wastewater pollution and misses opportunities for business to make progress on biodiversity, climate change and water security to […]
World’s largest retailer targets zero emissions by 2040 and aims to protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030
Geneva, 21 September 2020: On the same day as the UN General Assembly adopted its 75th Declaration that recognizes the urgent need for Member States to act to protect our planet and build back better, more than 560 companies with combined revenue of USD $4 trillion – including WBCSD members, EDF, Firmenich, Hitachi, IKEA, Microsoft, Natura […]
LafargeHolcim joins the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C,” becoming the first global building materials company to sign the pledge with intermediate targets for 2030, validated by SBTi2.
This article was originally published on Google and Alphabet’s CEO’s blog, which you can read here.
Momentum to reverse nature loss is growing, but there is still a long way to go
Arup has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its entire operations by 2030, covering everything from the energy used in offices to goods and services purchased.
Ellis Jones is the Vice President Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability and Business Continuity at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.