Tag: Business Decision-making

Leading companies share experiences and recommendations on impact valuation

Over a dozen companies – most of which are WBCSD members – have come together as an informal group called the “Impact Valuation Roundtable” (IVR). Their goal is to build on and operationalize existing frameworks like the Natural and Social Capital Protocols. By sharing best practice and learnings, the group aims to facilitate uptake and […]

COSO and WBCSD Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Working together to align sustainability and enterprise risk management Lake Mary, 7 April 2017: Recognizing the benefits of mutual cooperation to their respective members and for business in general, The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed […]

New Study into Risk Management

Sustainability challenges pose significant business risks.  In fact, the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Risk Report shows many of the top business risks are related to environmental or societal issues. How can we understand, disclose and manage these risks? In the newest report, “Sustainability and enterprise risk management: The first step towards integration,” we find that […]

Three drivers for sustainable business in 2017: how to push forward

The new global reality offers new opportunities, even if it seems like we’ve taken two steps forward in recent years only to step back now. Ahead of our GreenBiz 17 conference, we collaborated on the Redefining Corporate Value event in Phoenix, Arizona. Partners included the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions […]

Insight into enterprise risk management practices of the world’s largest companies

Launching WBCSD report “Sustainability and enterprise risk management Our new report, Sustainability and enterprise risk management, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos today. Davos, Switzerland, 18 January 2017: The report marks the first step in bridging the gap between the way companies consider sustainability issues in their risk management processes, and the way they […]

Insight into the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s Draft Recommendations: A conversation with Taskforce Members

Insight into the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s Recommendations: A conversation with Task Force Members oday marks a decisive moment in business’s fight against climate change. Today, the FSB Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) launches its draft recommendations for businesses, asset owners, managers, banks and insurance companies to disclose their climate-related financial risks. […]

WBCSD and We Mean Business Welcome TCFD Recommendations Report

We, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the We Mean Business Coalition  welcome the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s (TCFD) draft recommendations for businesses to disclose their climate-related financial risks and opportunities. Companies and their boards must gain a firmer understanding of the risks and opportunities that climate change poses to their strategies and operations. By […]