New global coalition calls for action to reverse nature loss and restore natural systems on which economies, wellbeing and prosperity depend. Dalian, China, 2 July 2019: Today, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions in China, and the Trondheim Biodiversity Conferences in Norway, a diverse group of influential international organizations has announced […]
It is World Health Day and the theme of 2019 is ‘Universal Health Coverage’.
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019: A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver smart and sustainable agri-solutions for rice farmers and supply chains supported by a USD $50 million funding proposal. Announced at the opening of the 2019 Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture in Bangkok, the SRLI […]
New agri-tech initiative ‘CocoaCloud’ to provide critical data for farmers and industry Accra, Ghana, 21 March 2019: Today, on the International Day of Forests, at the UN Africa Climate Week in Accra, Ghana, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Opus Insights B.V. (Opus) call for urgent action by the agricultural sector to implement technology solutions […]
Katowice, Poland, 5 December 2018: Today on World Soil Day at the UNFCCC COP24, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report highlighting the business case for investing in soil health. “The Business Case for Investing in Soil Health” shows how companies around the world are beginning to address the issue and identifies the […]
Halloween season means a lot of pumpkin waste It’s tradition to make lanterns out of pumpkins for Halloween. If every household in the United States carves one pumpkin that goes to waste, the estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint would be more than 1 million tons of CO2-equivalent. While this sounds like a lot, it’s roughly […]
CEO of Phoenix to become new Chair from 2019 Singapore, 25 October 2018: Today, the Global Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) announced the nomination of Mr Gaurav Dhawan, CEO of Phoenix , the world’s second largest rice-trader as its new Chair for 2019. On taking up his new role, Mr Dhawan said “Agribusinesses have a crucial role to play in embedding […]
Unilever, Olam, Barry Callebaut, Syngenta, Rabobank and the We Mean Business coalition spearhead CSA 100, which aims to close the emissions reduction gap and limit temperature rise to well below 2-degrees C Singapore, 24 October 2018: Today, CEOs from a number of member companies belonging to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched CSA […]
Geneva– 19 October 2018: On 25 September 2018, at the Champions 12.3 event, FReSH announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nutrition being lost and in terms of environmental impacts. FReSH recognizes the immense opportunity of addressing food loss and waste to improve […]
Geneva, 10 September: Representatives from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development will join 400+ peers at Ethical Corporation’s London-based event Ethical Corporation has finalized the eagerly anticipated agendas for the co-located Responsible Supply Chain and Sustainability Reporting Conferences (10-11 October 2018). The events will see 400+ senior executives assemble in London to discuss the […]