Tag: Nature Action

Hancock Natural Resource Group joins WBCSD

Geneva, 24 June 2019 – Hancock Natural Resource Group, a Manulife Investment Management company, has today joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).   Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) is a worldwide asset manager specializing in global agriculture and timber portfolio development and management. HNRG’s timber division […]

WBCSD’s Diane Holdorf and our approach to food system transformation

Current food systems are outstripping the resources of the planet while current diets are resulting in global health crises of both over- and under-nutrition. All this will be amplified by a continuing growth in population and changes in dietary habits.  How will we ensure our ability to create a food system that supports a population […]

New report highlights the business case for investing in soil health

Katowice, Poland, 5 December 2018: Today on World Soil Day at the UNFCCC COP24, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report highlighting the business case for investing in soil health. “The Business Case for Investing in Soil Health” shows how companies around the world are beginning to address the issue and identifies the […]

How does Halloween carving impact GHG emissions? Our new food loss and waste tool helps to answer this question

Halloween season means a lot of pumpkin waste It’s tradition to make lanterns out of pumpkins for Halloween. If every household in the United States carves one pumpkin that goes to waste, the estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint would be more than 1 million tons of CO2-equivalent. While this sounds like a lot, it’s roughly […]

Global Agribusiness Alliance announces new Chair

CEO of Phoenix to become new Chair from 2019 Singapore, 25 October 2018: Today, the Global Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) announced the nomination of Mr Gaurav Dhawan, CEO of Phoenix , the world’s second largest rice-trader as its new Chair for  2019. On taking up his new role, Mr Dhawan said “Agribusinesses have a crucial role to play in embedding […]

Leading companies commit to action in climate smart agriculture – essential to achieving Paris Agreement goals

Unilever, Olam, Barry Callebaut, Syngenta, Rabobank and the We Mean Business coalition spearhead CSA 100, which aims to close the emissions reduction gap and limit temperature rise to well below 2-degrees C  Singapore, 24 October 2018: Today, CEOs from a number of member companies belonging to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)  launched CSA […]

We’re on track to blow past 1.5°C temperature rise – it’s time to work with nature to address the climate challenge

The landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed by leading scientists and government representatives from across the globe, shows that the world is on track to far surpass 1.5°C temperature rise as soon as 2040. The report says that even the sum of all pledges to cut carbon would still see 3°C […]

Investment Management Firm New Forests joins WBCSD

Global forestry investment manager New Forests has today joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Geneva, 2 October 2018: New Forests, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Singapore and San Francisco, offers regionally focused investment opportunities in forestry, land management and conservation. Founded in 2005, […]

Launch of the Food Loss and Waste Value calculator

Geneva– 19 October 2018: On 25 September 2018, at the Champions 12.3 event, FReSH announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nutrition being lost and in terms of environmental impacts.  FReSH recognizes the immense opportunity of addressing food loss and waste to improve […]

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