Keys to strengthen Human Rights Due Diligence in global supply chains
Human rights due diligence is a crucial means to manage risks in corporate supply chains.
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Eni and Unilever top the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2020
Eni and Unilever, two longstanding members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), ranked first among the 199 companies assessed by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) in 2020, setting the bar high on business respect for human rights.
Business and labor organizations call for renewed multilateralism from G20 countries
eaders from 13 international business and labor organizations joined voices to send a strong message to G20 countries to urge them to step up collaboration at the global level to tackle our global crises, including the unprecedented health and economic devastation that COVID-19 has created.
Business and human rights: WBCSD determined to continue raising the bar
Across the world, the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically revealed our systemic vulnerabilities, exposing the fragility of human life, our economies, supply chains, social welfare systems and institutions.
New toolkit on advancing human rights policy and practice in the agribusiness sector
Geneva, 4 November 2020 – Today, the Global AgriBusiness Alliance (GAA), a sector project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new implementation toolkit on advancing human rights policy and practice in the agribusiness sector. Building on the recent release of the second edition of the CEO Guide to Human Rights, the new GAA […]
Human rights agenda gains traction as top business executives use their voices to call for action
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released the second edition of its CEO Guide to Human Rights. Geneva, 28 October 2020: The Guide brings to life the business drivers for action and the tangible steps chief executives can take to ensure their companies and business partners embrace respect for human rights as an integral […]
A new benchmark for sustainable business leadership through ambition and action
Today marks an important milestone, for WBCSD and for our member companies – and for me personally.
WBCSD raises the bar for sustainable business leadership
Global leading businesses, united in WBCSD, vote for the adoption of new membership criteria to accelerate the transformation to a sustainable world in the decade ahead. Geneva, 26 October 2020: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), together with its more than 200 global leading member companies, is raising the bar of business commitment to […]
DuPont Publishes 2020 Sustainability Report
DuPont today announced the release of its 2020 Sustainability Report, which is the first for DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Advancing corporate respect for human rights in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 29 July 2020: The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently convened an online workshop series in collaboration with BCSD Brazil (CEBDS) to support companies in Brazil with the business and human rights challenges they are facing. More than 65 business practitioners from dozens of companies participated in […]