Advancing sustainability: a new curriculum for boards
Last month, WBCSD brought together over 50 board members from major businesses to learn about bringing sustainability into every-day corporate governance.
Tag: Business Decision-making
New research explores corporate governance in the era of sustainability risks and opportunities
28 March 2019, Geneva Switzerland: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new research exploring the state of corporate governance across twelve countries. The research explores the board’s role in creating long-term value and pays special attention to how environmental and social risks and opportunities affect the corporate governance process. Most importantly, the paper highlights […]
Insight from Japan: Why companies are interested in applying enterprise risk management for environmental, social and governance-related risks
We’re excited to announce that a portion of “Enterprise Risk Management – Applying enterprise risk management environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related risks” has been translated into Japanese. This is an important development in helping businesses worldwide respond to the increasing severity and prevalence of ESG-related risks and opportunities. We’ve gathered some comments from The Institute […]
Insider Perspective – Natural Capital Week, Paris
Last week, Paris was buzzing with talk of how to value nature in business and policy decision-making as part of an action-packed “Natural Capital Week” 2018.
Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit upgraded to broader online platform
28 November 2018, Cambridge Massachusetts, Geneva, Paris: Today marks the official transfer of the Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit (NCT) to the SHIFT.tools platform, hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management Sustainability Initiative (MIT Sloan SI). This is a symbolic milestone on the bigger sustainability journey towards convergence, consistency and, ultimately, comparability of results when it comes to measuring […]
The European Commission invests € 2 million in new campaign to help business value nature
Monday, 26 November 2018: The European Commission has provided over €2 million over the next three years to support a new collaborative campaign, We Value Nature. The campaign has been launched during natural capital week in Paris by: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The […]
Improving organizational resiliency: New guidance addresses environmental, social and governance-related risks
Geneva/Singapore 23 October 2018: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released today the final version of “Guidance for Applying Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related Risks.” This guidance, which underwent an extensive public comment exposure, is intended to bring […]
5 ways to encourage sustainable behavior through integrated corporate performance
Progressive companies and organizations are trying to recognize and reward sustainable behavior.
The Bruce Column – Going for the ambitious goals of sustainable business
In a wide-ranging video interview, with our regular columnist Robert Bruce, Rodney Irwin, Managing Director of Redefining Value and Education with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, (WBCSD), explains the importance of making businesses more sustainable. For Rodney Irwin his mission is clear. The WBCSD is a global CEO-led organisation of over 200 leading businesses […]
Insider Perspective: The Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference
This week in Dubai at the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Conference, over 3,000 risk management and audit professionals gathered to discuss how technology and a shifting risk landscape will change the way that they manage risk and compliance across their companies.