In September 2015, Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, issued a clear warning about the Tragedy of the Horizon, stating that by the time climate change impacts financial stability, it will already be too late.
We need to transform our agricultural production systems to achieve greater productivity, be more resource efficient, and become more resilient to risks, shocks and long-term climate variability. WBCSD has convened a group of companies from the food and agriculture sector to address the dual challenges posed by climate change, and the need to satisfy the […]
Last week, over 1,100 sustainability professionals from around the world gathered in Phoenix, Arizona for the tenth annual GreenBiz conference.
This publication marks our fifth edition of Reporting matters. Our research has confirmed that many organizations find it challenging to meet the increasing number of disclosure requirements in a robust manner.
On the agriculture thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global agribusiness leaders have outlined their ambition to tackle the challenge of making more food available for a growing population while reducing agriculture’s greenhouse gas footprint. • Leading agri-business companies PepsiCo, Monsanto, Olam and Kellogg Company join forces to make 50% more food […]
On the forests thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global forest companies have outlined their ambition to address climate change through increasing global forest cover and the use of forest products. Paris, 1 December 2015: Under the banner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative, the Forests and Forests Products […]
Like many people, sometimes I daydream of a beach when I need a momentary escape from daily life.
Hardly a week goes by without stories of acute water scarcity making the headlines in geographies such as California, India or South Africa. It is estimated that the world could face a 40% water supply gap as early as 2030. On the other hand, 80% of used water is discharged back into the natural environment […]
The WBCSD’s cornerstone Vision 2050 report calls for a new agenda for business laying out a pathway to a world in which nine billion people can live well, and within the planet’s resources, by mid-century. The report is a consensus piece that was compiled by 29 leading global companies from 14 industries and is the result of […]