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IBM joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development to help accelerate the transition to a sustainable world

Geneva, 11 September 2020: IBM today joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The relationship further extends IBM’s strong heritage in sustainable leadership and development in managing waste, conserving energy, using renewable electricity and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Technical and industry professionals across IBM’s business units […]

50L homes and the future of urban water use

Ahead of the launch of the 50L Home Coalition, WBCSD, The World Economic Forum and 2030 Water Resources Group convened a session at the recent World Water Week to highlight the challenges and opportunities to reinvent our urban water future and a call to action to the global water community to engage in the Coalition. Water […]

Protein Impact Framework – a flexible tool for companies to assess the sustainability & health impact of animal and plant-based proteins

The new WBCSD progress report supports businesses to make balanced assessments of the sustainability and health impacts of different animal and plant protein products and production methods. Geneva, 18 August 2020 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Protein Impact Framework, a progress report supporting businesses to make balanced assessments of the sustainability […]

COFCO and World Bank’s IFC partner for more sustainable soy in Brazil

IFC will support COFCO International’s subsidiary in Brazil to develop a more traceable and sustainable supply chain in the Matopiba region, including direct and indirect non pre-financed suppliers.

The path for a strong business response to COVID-19 and the inequities of our food system

COVID-19 has been a great revealer of the inequities of our societies and the weak points in many of our vital supply chains.

CMPC CEO: “Society expects companies to play a key role in the economic recovery, continuing to operate and provide salaries is not enough”

Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, CEO of Empresas CMPC, launched the company’s Integrated Report 2019 and presented its main results.

WBCSD to represent global business voice in Advisory Committee for 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Soft Commodities Forum reports significant progress in sustainable soy efforts in the Brazilian Cerrado

Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June 2020: Today, the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) published its third Progress Report, providing insights into progress against its traceability targets, and work to establish landscape approaches to advance sustainable practices in the Brazilian Cerrado. In line with our ambition to promote sustainable soy supply chains in the Cerrado, in December 2019, the SCF committed […]

Olam to speed innovation to address global food security

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security recognizes and supports transformational research in global agriculture.

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