How COVID-19 is reshaping our cities
The long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the built environment are difficult to predict, but it’s certain that throughout history, our cities and buildings have been shaped by our response to shocks and diseases.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
PepsiCo to achieve 100% renewable electricity in the U.S.
PepsiCo’s products will soon be made using electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar.
Garbage in, garbage out: systems transformation in a capitalist world
First and foremost, allow me to wish you a Happy New Year and much-continued business success in 2020.
Sustainability as a guiding principle – a conversation with Greif
WBCSD member company Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services strategically positioned with nearly 300 operating locations situated across over 40 countries.
CLP announces new decarbonization actions under Climate Vision 2050
CLP Holdings Limited (CLP) today announced its latest decarbonization actions under the updated Climate Vision 2050, pledging not to invest in any additional coal-fired generation capacity and to progressively phase out all remaining coal assets by 2050.
COP25: a missed opportunity to agree carbon market rules and raise climate ambition
After a marathon two weeks, the COP25 climate talks drew to a close yesterday in Madrid.
Nestlé’s system to tackle child labor works – now we’re scaling it up
I’ve headed up the Nestlé Cocoa Plan for almost 12 years, so I’ve seen at firsthand how our Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System, works and how it has benefitted kids and families in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
WBCSD and leading companies formalize the Corporate Mobility Pact with the City of Lisbon
Lisbon, 9 December 2019: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Lisbon City Council, BCSD Portugal and 56 leading companies and institutions take an important step with the signing of the Corporate Mobility Pact (CMP). Stakeholders have committed to over 200 mobility actions to make mobility more sustainable in Lisbon . The following are signatories […]
WBCSD’s Maria Mendiluce and our call for bolder climate action in 2020
As we follow the global climate talks in Madrid this week, there has never been more at stake.
Insider Perspective: The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights 2019
From 25-27 November 2019, Geneva hosted the 8th edition of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, bringing together around 2,000 representatives of government, business, human rights experts, activists and civil society organizations.