The impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains: challenges and opportunities for the private sector

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released today at the second CEO consultation for the UN Food System Summit an issue brief exploring the barriers and opportunities that have arisen from COVID-19 and impacted food systems.

WBCSD to join Good Food For All initiative – A new voice to drive collective action for Food Systems Transformation

The Good Food For All Narrative is an initiative developed by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub with partners across civil society, UN Agencies and the private sector to reframe how we talk about Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2), to complement SDG2’s current Zero Hunger frame.  Good Food For All aims to create a fresh new way of speaking about the […]

Nature is at a tipping point. Businesses are calling on governments to adopt policies to reverse nature loss in this decade

Geneva, 21 September 2020: On the same day as the UN General Assembly adopted its 75th Declaration that recognizes the urgent need for Member States to act to protect our planet and build back better, more than 560 companies with combined revenue of USD $4 trillion –  including WBCSD members, EDF, Firmenich, Hitachi, IKEA, Microsoft, Natura […]

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 […]

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).

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