Business readiness to step up action on nature – trends & insights on corporate reporting

Geneva, 10 March 2022 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a new whitepaper on Business readiness to step up action on nature – trends & insights on corporate reporting analyzing business readiness to contribute to the Global Goal for Nature. WBCSD undertook a baseline analysis with the aim of providing insights into how a […]

Reporting matters 2021

Our world faces unprecedented challenges in the form of the climate emergency, nature crisis and mounting inequality. Global progress on tackling these issues remains off track and we are fast approaching crucial tipping points.

Reporting matters 2020

Over the last year, COVID-19 has dramatically altered our lives with a swiftness and ferocity not seen before – at least in most of our lifetimes. It has upended personal lives and financial markets, challenged the fundamentals of how companies operate and triggered a re-evaluation of long-held assumptions about the global economy.

Pushing the needle forward amidst disruption: new report showcases more robust sustainability reporting

Geneva/London 21 October 2020: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) highlights the importance of maintaining sustainability ambitions amidst unprecedented disruption in the eighth edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of its member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports in partnership with Radley Yeldar (RY). This year, Reporting matters presents a focus on […]

Danone, Firmenich SA and Unilever recognized as global sustainability leaders with triple A score by CDP

WBCSD members Danone, Firmenich S.A and Unilever are among the only six companies in the world to have obtained a “triple A” score by CDP in recognition of their leading environmental efforts in tackling climate change, fighting deforestation and protecting water cycles.

Reporting matters 2019

The current convergence of public pressure, government regulation and investor scrutiny has led to an explosion of information requests and reporting approaches to satisfy stakeholder needs.

Reporting matters governance risk

The current convergence of public pressure, government regulation and investor scrutiny has led to an explosion of information requests and reporting approaches to satisfy stakeholder needs.