WBCSD and 26 companies launch the Circular Transition Indicators, a transparent and objective circularity framework and tool Davos, Switzerland, 21 January 2020: Today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) framework and the accompanying free online tool. Two years in the making, the […]
It is remarkable how the agenda in this 50th edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting has shifted towards calling for a move to stakeholder capitalism, as issued by Klaus Schwab in the new Davos Manifesto.
First and foremost, allow me to wish you a Happy New Year and much-continued business success in 2020.
Partnership to create unique tool and support companies to identify their circular economy potential. Geneva, Amsterdam, 02 September 2019 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Circular IQ today announced their partnership agreement to co-develop an online tool in support of the Circular Transition Indicators (CTI)-framework developed by WBCSD over the past year. The framework, […]
WBCSD’s Director of SDGs, James Gomme, explores the business case for engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals and takes stock of progress as part of an article appearing in the 2019 Sustainable Development Report
Last week marked the 49th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together 3,000 of the world’s most powerful leaders in government, business and civil society.
Our President and CEO Peter Bakker shares his impressions on Davos and how business leadership is driving innovative collaboration to tackle unprecedented challenges in the areas of plastics, food, Circular Economy, Future of work, and Mobility
Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show a huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold as services. USD $62.5 billion in materials lost in approximate annual 50 million tonnes of e-waste which could nearly triple by 2050. In brief: Davos, Switzerland, 24 January 2019: Seven UN entities […]
Geneva, 24 January 2019: Today, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched Transforming Urban Mobility (TUM), a new flagship mobility project that aims to make urban mobility cleaner and more sustainable. Over 20 global companies have come together to address key issues that […]
Last week marked the 48th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, bringing together 3,000 of the world’s most powerful leaders in government, business and civil society.