The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Turkish Ministry of Forests and Water Affairs (MoFWA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have joined forces to address the pressing challenge of global land degradation. Geneva, 13 May 2015 – The agreement was formalised in a Declaration of Intent that supports collaboration in the lead-up to the UNCCDCOP12 that will take […]
Private sector actions to support sustainable land stewardship progressed following a meeting to consider ways and means to support decision making for sustainable land management and use. Bonn, 19 March 2014: The meeting, with participation from the private sector, consulting agencies, research institutions and intergovernmental organizations, was held on 11-13 March at the United Nations in […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has recently engaged in the development of a new Food Loss and Waste Protocol, a multi-stakeholder effort to create a global standard for measuring food loss and waste. Geneva, 13 January, 2014 – The protocol, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), will enable countries, companies and other organizations to […]
Water is life. Without water there would not be life on Earth. We all depend on water – people, business and ecosystems. At the same time, people and business also impact water. We use it without realizing its real value and often take the resource itself and the services it provides for granted. Water availability […]