The following is an opinion piece by Dr David Nabarro in his role of Special Envoy to the World Health Organization (WHO) on COVID-19 and Founder and Principal of 4SD, and Peter Bakker representing the global business leadership voice as WBCSD’s President and CEO.
WBCSD President & CEO Peter Bakker shares his thoughts on the COVID-19 crisis in an episode of CrisisCast, a Dutch podcast with Paul van Liempt for DuurzaamBedrijfsleven.
Business response to COVID-19
Capitalism in its current form is starting to lose its “license to operate”.
Last week, more than 2,800 leaders from around the world were brought together by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
It is remarkable how the agenda in this 50th edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting has shifted towards calling for a move to stakeholder capitalism, as issued by Klaus Schwab in the new Davos Manifesto.
First and foremost, allow me to wish you a Happy New Year and much-continued business success in 2020.
Global businesses are showing considerable climate ambition. But we need to go further and faster.
Today is the last World Food Day before 2020. This means it is time to put a spotlight on the food we produce and consume, as well as business leadership for change in the next years and decades.
WBCSD’s President and CEO, Peter Bakker, provided a perspective for UNICEF’s 2019 edition of The State of the World’s Children (SOWC), published on 15 October 2019.