At the Natural Climate Solutions in Action Conference in August 2023, Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA) Director Giulia Carbone sat down with Zoe Quiroz-Cullen, Director of Climate and Nature Linkages at Fauna & Flora, to delve into the charity’s mission and the crucial role that Natural Climate Solutions play in shaping the world we live […]
Futerra and BEworks, supported by WBCSD, have developed the Low Carbon Lifestyles Wheel based on insights from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. This tool outlines actions for individuals that together can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 5% globally, especially when combined with changes in infrastructure and policies. The Low Carbon Lifestyles Wheel aligns with […]
MONTREUX, Switzerland – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Brazilian Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) today unveiled a new partnership to deliver impactful business engagement and actionable outcomes toward UNFCCC COP30. Over the next 18 months, WBCSD and CEBDS will work together to mobilize the private sector in Brazil and the […]
Why is policy engagement essential for businesses to achieve their sustainability goals? How should ambitious businesses work most effectively with governments? How can public-private cooperation more rapidly unlock investment and scale markets? Here are some of my reflections from my first six months at WBCSD on why policy engagement is becoming essential for ambitious businesses […]
Episode Title: Episode 5: Putting People at the Heart of Transformative Change and Business Accountability Episode Guest: Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Siemens Synopsis: In this episode, Bill interviews Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Siemens, a global technology company focused on creating technology with purpose to add real value for customers. The two discuss […]
The Business Leaders Guide to Climate Adaptation & Resilience supports senior decision-makers and their functional teams to integrate climate adaptation and resilience into organizational strategy, governance, and operations. Developed by WBCSD, Bain & Company, and Jupiter Intelligence, with the support of leading global businesses, the guide contains nine modules, each of which includes tools, frameworks, […]
Companies in the electronics sector are intensifying their efforts to transition toward circular business models. This shift is driven by evolving consumer needs, materials scarcity, regulatory pressures, and the mounting global issue of electronic waste (e-waste), which also carries environmental and social costs. The adoption of a standardized methodology can assist businesses in measuring and […]
The International Energy Agency has published an update to its Net Zero Roadmap, highlighting the actions needed from the energy sector to align with a 1.5°C scenario and achieve net zero by 2050. The key message is one of urgency – while there has been progress in clean energy technologies, the 1.5°C window is narrowing annually, and […]
An interview with ERM’s Linden Edgell on nature as a corporate climate solution and the importance of greenhouse gas accounting.
Nestlé is actively working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making substantial advancements in its net zero ambition.