Our Natural Infrastructure for Business platform is designed to introduce business leaders and practitioners to natural infrastructure. This platform is a first-time effort to raise business awareness, understanding and action towards increased investments in natural infrastructure solutions by providing concrete guidance and tools. It is the first step towards achieving our vision that by 2020, investing in ecosystems-or […]
London and Geneva 17 April: A new report by Earth Security Group offers an innovation framework for CEOs of global agri-business companies to navigate a more complex set of systemic social and environmental pressures around the world. The report will help companies to implement the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), developed by the […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the CEO Guide to Water: building resilient business – a new resource making the case for executive business action on water and outlining key steps for business to take to sustainably manage water. Geneva / Brasilia, 18 March 2017: The materiality of water is clear and urgent, as […]
As the world’s most powerful economic engine – with a strong presence across borders and within nation states – the power, cooperation and influence of industry is central for addressing the climate challenge. At the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), 200 of the world’s biggest companies are working together to address some of […]
New York, 20 September: A global initiative committing major international food producers to tough new targets to reduce food loss was announced today during the United Nations General Assembly’s Climate Week in New York1. This voluntary resolution calls on private sector members of the Global Agri-Business Alliance2 (GAA) to halve their food and agricultural losses by 2030, […]
Alison Cairns of the WBCSD issues a call for businesses across the food industry to come together to tackle shared environmental challenges
21 August 2017, London/Geneva: Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and medium-sized enterprises or on farms in developing countries, where basic services like water and sanitation are severely limited. This poses high risks for companies’ productivity. According to the report, WASH […]
Mumbai, 9 August 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) newest report, Co-optimizing solutions in water and agriculture: Lessons from India on water security, identifies key enablers for scaling up solutions to water-scarcity in India. The information is designed to be useful for companies worldwide. Businesses face significant risks from water scarcity and have […]
Last week, 500 delegates from 46 countries – with 30% representing the business sector – gathered at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2017 to discuss progress on transforming food systems
This week I attended the EAT Stockholm Food Forum for the third time.