The Planetary Health Alliance, a global consortium hosted within the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the University of São Paulo have this week launched the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health.
The series aims to raise awareness about the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned across the sector.
Nature can account for over 30% of the emissions reductions needed to align with the Paris Agreement between now and 2030; it supports our food systems, healthy communities, and biodiversity. The science is clear that the health of the planet is declining at rates never seen in human history and that it is putting our […]
Geneva, 23 September 2021 – A total of 42 companies have now pledged a sum of more than USD $345 million in 34 countries to the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge. The Pledge, led by a coalition of partners including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), asks companies to invest in ending world […]
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, held both virtually and in Marseille, closed last week with strong messages on the urgent actions needed for collaboration to address the related crises of climate change, nature loss and equity.
By Federico Merlo, Managing Director Member Relations at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) The circular economy provides a “back-to-basics” perspective that reminds us to use resources of all forms – such as energy, water, materials, food – as they are: finite and valuable. A complete life cycle approach that accounts for environmental and social impacts […]
WBCSD with other organizations representing all corners of society from around the world have come together to issue an unprecedented joint call for governments to strengthen a draft global biodiversity agreement.
WBCSD is taking part in the IUCN World Conservation Congress from 3-11 September 2021 in Marseille.
Members of the Forest Solutions Group (FSG) have today released the first results from a revised set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
n the following series of articles entitled Voices from the Field, food producers address the greatest challenge facing food systems: how do we feed a growing population and ensure producers can put food on their own tables within planetary boundaries?