Jalgaon, 3 May 2017: Last month, Jain Irrigation hosted a group of WBCSD member companies for a two-day visit of company’s facilities in Jalgaon, in Maharashtra, one of India’s leading states in terms of agricultural production. The visit brought together representatives from seven companies, part of the WBCSD Water-Smart Agriculture working group, to generate learnings and […]
Barry Callebaut has today joined almost 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Geneva, 2 May 2017: Barry Callebaut is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and […]
Geneva, 6 April 2017: Today, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) joins 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). As one of the largest food processors in the world, ADM has an important role to play in helping to incorporate health and sustainability into global food systems. […]
Members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) launch the first sector guide to the Social Capital Protocol The guide aims to help sustainability practitioners measure social impact along the value chain of forest products Six leading companies – Mondi, AkzoNobel, APRIL, The Navigator Company, Smurfit Kappa and Veracel – share their experiences with social impact measurement Geneva, […]
Geneva, 27 March 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released a call-to-action report on landscape connectivity, in collaboration with Syngenta and supported by PwC. The report raises awareness about landscape connectivity and the implementation of simple, workable solutions that promote it. Introducing landscape connectivity and its benefits, the report identifies policy gaps and […]
Report from Champions 12.3 shows that companies, consumers and governments can save billions of dollars and millions of tons of food by acting to cut food loss and waste Washington, 7 March 2017: One-third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. New research on behalf […]
Today, Rabobank joins 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Rabobank serves nearly 10 million clients in 47 countries and employs 49,000 people. Geneva, 19 January 2017: Rabobank’s ongoing commitment to sustainability comes at a critical moment – as the finance sector will be key for implementing […]
For the second year the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released its assessment against the group’s key performance indicators (KPIs). Members of the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released the results of their key performance indicators (KPIs) for the second consecutive year. The KPIs demonstrate the role of the forest value chain as a key to global […]
-A partnership of leading international organizations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen. -New international framework launched to empower businesses, governments, and other organizations to measure, report on and manage food loss and waste -An estimated one-third of all food is lost […]
BCSD Singapore and additional WBCSD Global Network partners in Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam, launches a new white paper titled “Efficient Agriculture, Stronger Economies in ASEAN – Private Sector Perspectives for Policy Makers” Jakarta, 26 April 2016: Private sector companies share real-world examples of already implemented best practices and propose recommendations to policy makers to scale up these business solutions in the agricultural sector in […]