SDG Global Business Forum
Click here to watch the webcast on UN WebTV.
Tag: SDG
WBCSD Climate Week NYC 2023
Climate Week NYC is a pivotal milestone in our collective journey toward COP28. In 2023, it was held in September 17th-24th alongside the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The centerpiece of the High-Level Week of the General Assembly was the SDG Summit on September 18th-19th — marking a midpoint for the deadline set for achieving […]
2023 UN Global Compact SDG Stock Take Survey
At the mid-point in our journey to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, together with Accenture and a number of partner organizations, is conducting a global business survey to take stock of private sector contributions to the SDGs.
Better together: How SDG Sector Roadmaps can help to unlock transformation
Our world is facing unprecedented global challenges in the form of a climate emergency, nature loss, and rising inequality.
Wastewater Zero Commitment: business action to eliminate industrial wastewater pollution by 2030
World Environment Day 2021 to be celebrated tomorrow, calls for urgent action to revive our damaged ecosystems.
The Sustainable Development Goals: from rainbow washing to transforming the world
The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The plan is that the world will have achieved these goals by 2030. Companies can have a critical role in reaching […]
The circular bioeconomy is a USD $7.7 trillion opportunity for business and a key element in the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity.
New report on circular bioeconomy highlights attractive untapped business opportunities and case studies to facilitate access to a circular bioeconomy model. Geneva, 23 November 2020 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report on the circular bioeconomy, titled “The business opportunity contributing to a sustainable world”. The circular bioeconomy addresses urgent environmental […]
“Bold Actions for Food as a Force for Good” – a new milestone toward the UN Food Systems Summit 2021
he UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) in 2021 is a critical milestone event that will contribute to the Decade of Action and Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Why realizing the SDGs is more urgent than ever before
Insights ahead of the 2020 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
“Business needs to do what it does best: to innovate and set up action plans to get to a 1.5 degree world”
CNNMoney Switzerland interviews Peter Bakker