Jalgaon, 3 May 2017: Last month, Jain Irrigation hosted a group of WBCSD member companies for a two-day visit of company’s facilities in Jalgaon, in Maharashtra, one of India’s leading states in terms of agricultural production. The visit brought together representatives from seven companies, part of the WBCSD Water-Smart Agriculture working group, to generate learnings and […]
Barry Callebaut has today joined almost 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Geneva, 2 May 2017: Barry Callebaut is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and […]
Members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) launch the first sector guide to the Social Capital Protocol The guide aims to help sustainability practitioners measure social impact along the value chain of forest products Six leading companies – Mondi, AkzoNobel, APRIL, The Navigator Company, Smurfit Kappa and Veracel – share their experiences with social impact measurement Geneva, […]
It’s time to get innovative and go circular Today is World Water Day, and organizations around the world are exploring how they can be smarter with water through circular solutions. From California to Sao Paolo, India and South Africa, water shortages are making headlines. Two-thirds of the global population currently lives under conditions of severe water scarcity […]
Report from Champions 12.3 shows that companies, consumers and governments can save billions of dollars and millions of tons of food by acting to cut food loss and waste Washington, 7 March 2017: One-third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. New research on behalf […]
WBCSD advocates for the integration of biodiversity into business strategies and operations and encourages business to measure, value and report biodiversity impacts and dependencies.
Nestlé factories, like all factories, depend on the people who make them run. Healthy, motivated people fill the workplace with energy and productivity – and that is essential for business. On World Toilet Day today, it’s important to remember that something as basic as having a bathroom at work is actually a key part of the well-being […]
For decades, the “tragedy of the commons” has been a useful tool for understanding and explaining the risks of undervaluing shared resources.
There’s a reason we call our home the “Blue Planet.” Oceans cover most of Earth’s surface and generate roughly 70% of the oxygen in our atmosphere. They regulate our climate and provide many of the environmental processes that enable life as we know it – but there’s a problem. Our oceans are in trouble. You’ve probably […]
Our earth’s ocean provides us with so much—the air we breathe, food and water, plus efficient transportation routes for global commerce, unlimited recreational opportunities, and much, much more. Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics Global Sustainability Director In short, the ocean makes possible the quality of life that we have all come to enjoy and therefore, […]