WBCSD is spearheading a project with leading businesses to develop a climate reference scenario approach for food, agriculture and forestry companies, leveraging food system transformation, forest solutions, TCFD and energy-related scenario experience.
By Dr Rodney Irwin, Chief Operating Officer at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Support and implementation of recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) continue gaining momentum
Today is 12 December 2020 – the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
As the end of the year draws closer, we are about to mark the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015.
12 October 2020: Last week’s TCFD Summit in Japan was certainly timely: the pandemic has been highlighting our unpreparedness for systemic risks, and recent natural disasters such as wildfires and floods are giving a new urgency to addressing the climate emergency, driving innovation and achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2020: Today, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), leading construction and building materials companies provide an in-depth look at climate-related disclosure in: “Construction and Building Materials TCFD Preparer Forum: Communicating collective and individual climate-related challenges and action”. As part of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures […]
Podcast on ESG ratings: Peter Bakker, WBCSD’s President and CEO, talks with Euromoney
The production, transformation and distribution of food, agriculture and forest products are routine and essential aspects of global society. These sectors are critical for people’s health, survival and well-being, providing food, buildings, packaging and infrastructure. They also support the livelihoods of millions of people through their multi-tiered and complex value chains. The Food, Agriculture and […]
Geneva, 9 April 2020: Today, leading food, agriculture and forest products companies, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), provide an in-depth look at climate-related disclosure in the new report Disclosure in a time of system transformation: TCFD disclosure for food, agriculture and forest products companies. As part of the Task Force […]