Peter Bakker wins Prix Voltaire International
Prix Voltaire rewards and encourages individuals for their commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tag: Insights from the CEO
From the desert to the snow
The year has begun off at a high pace with two important events that took place, both the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos.
Accountability is now at the forefront and companies need to prepare for it.
Less than two weeks after attending COP27 in Egypt, I participated in Fortune Magazine’s Impact Initiative in Atlanta, United States.
No time to waste, the only way is forward – COP27 and the accountable road to COP28
COP27 and the accountable road to COP28
Redesigning interaction between companies and capital markets to accelerate transformation
Insights from the 2022 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Summit and GGX Conference
China’s path to Inclusive, Green and Low-Carbon Development: 30 years of CCICED
Aligning ESG developments globally
Tackling inequality – an integral component to long-term business success
As more and more boardrooms have sustainability at the top of their to do lists, Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), warns that if tackling inequality is not a key part of your plans, your sustainability efforts will fail, and your business will suffer.
A summary from Davos
For the first time in two and a half years, the World Economic Forum was able to gather its Annual Meeting in Davos again.
Greening China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Peter Bakker at BRI Green Innovation Conference 2021
Shenzhen, China, 16 December 2021: WBCSD President and CEO Peter Bakker, in his capacity of Convener of the Belt and Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) Advisory Committee, attended the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Green Innovation Conference 2021 and delivered opening remarks through video.
COP26: underlining that the momentum for climate, nature and equity action is NOW
COP26 has been like none other; it will be seen as an inflection point for global climate recovery, in which 1.5°C was agreed as the ceiling.