The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June 2020: Today, the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) published its third Progress Report, providing insights into progress against its traceability targets, and work to establish landscape approaches to advance sustainable practices in the Brazilian Cerrado. In line with our ambition to promote sustainable soy supply chains in the Cerrado, in December 2019, the SCF committed […]
Today, the Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) published its third Progress Report, providing updates on progress toward ambitious traceability targets, and insights into its expanding efforts to establish landscape approaches to advance sustainable practices in the Brazilian Cerrado.
Soft Commodities Forum and Solidaridad partner to engage growers in the Cerrado to expand and improve soy production through efficient and sustainable land use Geneva, São Paulo, Utrecht, 9 June 2020: A new partnership will see the members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) and international network organization Solidaridad working with farmers in the […]
Applying business-driven solution spaces to the prioritization of collective action on and beyond proteins
The following text and images are from a personal blog post from WBCSD’s Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) Manager Nicoletta Pavese where she shares her journey in connecting with soy producers in the Western Bahia State
This Call to Action, signed by WBCSD President & CEO Peter Bakker and Managing Director Food & Nature Diane Holdorf, was originally published on 9 April 2020 by the Food and Land Use Coalition. The COVID-19 virus has unleashed a global health pandemic and economic crisis, posing unprecedented challenges for food systems around the world. Food supplies could […]
Budapest, 1 April 2020: BCSD Hungary (BCSDH) hosted a virtual business breakfast and its Action 2020 Forum. WBCSD’s Managing Director Food & Nature Diane Holdorf delivered a successful and thoughtful presentation, highlighting that, while right now the key factor is the survival of the supply chain, after overcoming the pandemic, it will also be necessary to address the challenge […]
Call to action from the Planetary Emergency Partnership: emerging from the planetary emergency and partnering between people and nature This open letter, signed by WBCSD’s Managing Director Food & Nature Diane Holdorf, was originally published on 26 March 2020 by the Club of Rome. It is time to harness our fears, build hope and drive action to […]
WBCSD’s contribution to a future Science-based Target for Nature