Time to Transform – Video highlights of Vision 2050 launch events
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched “Vision 2050: Time to Transform” last Thursday 25 March.
Tag: Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
How business can be part of the solution to solving our nature and climate crises
This blog is part of a series presenting business perspectives on climate and nature issues. The series aims to raise awareness about the challenges, opportunities and actions for business to address the climate recovery and nature loss.
Six ways to unleash the potential of natural climate solutions
Climate change is having a substantial impact across the world.
The high stake race for climate
As we come to the end of a year marked by a global health crisis, it’s a good moment to take stock of our efforts to fight the world’s climate crisis.
From climate targets to holistic solutions
Today is 12 December 2020 – the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
Accelerating climate action to COP 26
The global transformation to Net Zero is underway but we are still not on track. WBCSD calls on business and governments to double down on climate action on the crucial road to COP 26.
The race for global climate leadership gathers pace
As the end of the year draws closer, we are about to mark the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015.
What nature can do for the climate in a post-COVID world
Business are in a race to zero It was expected that 2020 would set the agenda for environmental action for the next decade. But with the postponement of the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15) and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), along with the enormous fiscal pressures created by COVID-19, this year threatens to disrupt […]
Green Recovery Alliance: reboot and reboost our economies for a sustainable future
WBCSD joined the Call to Action of the Green Recovery Alliance calling for an EU-wide green recovery strategy focused on sustainability after COVID-19. This Call to Action, signed by WBCSD President & CEO Peter Bakker and María Mendiluce, Interim CEO We Mean Business & WBCSD Managing Director Climate & Energy, originally appeared online on 14 April 2020. The coronavirus […]
COP25: a missed opportunity to agree carbon market rules and raise climate ambition
After a marathon two weeks, the COP25 climate talks drew to a close yesterday in Madrid.