Insider perspective: A post-Davos forethought – Getting sustainability done
Last week, more than 2,800 leaders from around the world were brought together by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Tag: Climate & Energy
The future is determined by what we do now, and the window of opportunity is closing fast
WBCSD’s Filippo Veglio explains why, 10 years after the launch of Vision 2050, it is being refreshed to help deliver the transformational change needed over the next decade
Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030
The scientific consensus is clear. The world confronts an urgent carbon problem.
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.
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.
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.
COP25: Let’s talk about ambition
Global businesses are showing considerable climate ambition. But we need to go further and faster.
WBCSD releases key policy asks from business ahead of COP25 in Madrid
Geneva, 18 November 2019: A couple of weeks ahead of the opening of COP25 in Madrid, Spain (2-13 December), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released key policy recommendations for COP25 negotiators. The IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C published in October 2018, sent a clear signal: the impacts of allowing global warming to […]
The role of business in accelerating systems transformation
An update on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s refresh of its landmark Vision 2050 Geneva, 10 October 2019: Earlier this year, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) set out to revisit its landmark Vision 2050 – an ambitious study issued a decade ago, exploring what a sustainable world would look like in mid-century, how […]