Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2018: Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, over 30 leading companies across 16 sectors joined forces to implement the circular economy through WBCSD’s newest initiative, Factor10. Collectively responsible for USD $1.3 trillion in annual revenues, the companies in Factor10 represent a powerful business effort scale up momentum for […]
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) published 8 Business Cases for the Circular Economy, illustrating how companies can accelerate growth, enhance competitiveness and mitigate risk through circular solutions. Geneva, 20 July 2017: The macro-opportunities associated with implementing the circular economy are clear. Now, companies need to know how circularity will impact their business as well as […]
26 June 2017, Washington DC: Today at the 2017 US Circular Economy Summit, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) officially launched its Practitioner Guide to the Circular Economy after a three-week beta testing period. Following the launch of WBCSD’s CEO Guide to the Circular Economy at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki, the Practitioner Guide was created specifically […]
My father grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina during World War II. He’s shared stories about the tough financial times the family would go through depending on the crop yield that year.