Dear President Von der Leyen, Business warmly welcomes the Commission’s ambitions to propose legally binding targets for nature restoration and urges the publication of these in June 2022 with no further delay. Nature restoration targets are key to achieving the broader objectives set out in the EU Green Deal and its Strategy to reverse biodiversity […]
Geneva, 24 May 2022: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is pleased to announce that it will support the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) as one of four piloting program partners to inform the design and development of the TNFD’s recommendations. The TNFD framework, now in prototype format and under development, will enable corporates […]
The pace of technology innovation is growing ever faster, and we are starting to see wider adoption and applications for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.
WBCSD and leading business collaborate to take action on wastewater pollution to improve biodiversity, mitigate and adapt to climate change and enhance water security. Geneva, 22 April 2022: On Earth Day 2022 with theme ‘Invest In Our Planet‘, the World Business council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announces a leading group of frontrunner companies taking action […]
Climate and geopolitical shocks: can we afford to maintain the same agricultural system and “feed the world” narrative that has predominated over the past 50 years? Or is it time to change our paradigm? Just when we thought the COVID pandemic would start releasing its pressure on the global food and agriculture systems, a litany […]
Bringing together the agendas on health and nature might just be one of our best hopes: to tackle nature loss and climate change at the same time as protecting and improving health.
WBCSD launches India Water Tool 4.0 bringing new agriculture demand-side water data helping businesses understand risks and opportunities for strengthening agriculture value chains in India. Geneva, 22 March 2022: On the UN World Water Day, we release the new version of the India Water Tool 4.0. It is a comprehensive and user-friendly application that makes water […]
Geneva/London, 15 March: The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has today released the beta version (“version 0.1”) of its risk management and disclosure framework for nature-related risks and opportunities. The version 0.1 of the TNFD framework is open to public consultation following TNFD’s open innovation approach. TNFD, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and other […]
Geneva, 10 March 2022 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a new whitepaper on Business readiness to step up action on nature – trends & insights on corporate reporting analyzing business readiness to contribute to the Global Goal for Nature. WBCSD undertook a baseline analysis with the aim of providing insights into how a […]
This is the fifth of a series of blogs from members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) presenting diverse perspectives on the forest sector’s many connections with key global development issues.