Leading companies launch “Business Guide to Circular Water Management”

Today, the WBCSD Water Cluster released the Business Guide to Circular Water Management: Spotlight on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Helsinki, Finland 7 June 2017. This first-of-its kind Guide brings together decision-making tools, case studies and best practice technologies to help companies seize the opportunities associated with circular water management practices.  All too often, water mistakenly is considered a cheap […]

Just released: new report assesses opportunities and barriers for advancing Natural Infrastructure in business

Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) issued a report on business incentives for implementing Natural Infrastructure (NI) Geneva, 8 May 2017: This work builds on the materials and resources available on WBCSD’s Natural Infrastructure for Business (NI4Biz) platform. The report details a study conducted across different sectors in six regions (Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East […]

WBCSD Members study Jain Irrigation’s innovative and practical solutions for Water-Smart Agriculture

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 […]

Sustainable Chocolate: Barry Callebaut joins WBCSD

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 […]

New guide shows how social impact can be measured in the forest sector

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, […]

Making freshwater go round – and round, and round and round…

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 […]

New Research Finds Companies Saved $14 for Every $1 Invested in Reducing Food Waste

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 […]

World Toilet Day is everyone’s business: Nestlé’s WASH Pledge success story explains it all

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 […]