Tag: Transport and Mobility

The Circular Car Initiative: a multi-stakeholder effort to completely decarbonize the automotive manufacturing sector

Davos, 23 January 2020: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in partnership with the World Economic Forum, the European Institute of Technology’s Climate-KIC, SYSTEMIQ, a systems change company and a diverse coalition of government, industry and other partners today launched the Circular Cars Initiative – a multi-stakeholder effort to completely decarbonize the automotive manufacturing sector. […]

The first-ever Corporate Mobility Pact – catalyzing corporate action to transform mobility

Lisbon, Tuesday 15 October 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) joined forces with the City of Lisbon and leading companies, to launch the Lisbon Corporate Mobility Pact (CMP). Under the leadership of the City of Lisbon, Arcadis, BNP Paribas, Brisa, Deloitte, Eaton, EDP, BCSD Portugal and WBCSD, the CMP provides a platform […]

SiMPlify wins a P4G Award

WBCSD’s Sustainable Urban Mobility project, SiMPlify, has won a coveted award as part of the 2019 State-of-the-Art Partnerships, recently announced in Washington DC by P4G, the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals initiative. SiMPlify won the category of SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, for the work it has done in the City of […]

Insider Perspective: Movin’On, Montreal Canada

Florent Menegaux, the CEO of Michelin, a WBCSD member company, sent a clear message: “If we want our future to be better, it is time to act now.” Geneva, 12 June: Last week, 6,000 leaders from business, politics and academia, representing 43 countries, gathered at the Movin’On Summit in Montreal, to move from ambition to action […]

Arcadis and WBCSD help cities transition to sustainable mobility

Every city in the world is different, yet each and every one of them is facing the same challenge: coping with ever-increasing demands on their transport networks, while trying to maintain a healthy environment for their inhabitants. According to the World Bank, more than 80% of global GDP is generated in cities, with urban transportation […]

City officials in Brazil commit 100 million to a new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

The city of Feira de Santana in the region of Bahia, Brazil, adopts ambitious sustainable urban mobility plan following engagement with WBCSD’s SiMPlify sustainable urban mobility project. On 13 March 2019, WBCSD joined member company Pirelli and authorities of the city of Feira de Santana, Brazil, as they launched their new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. […]

New WBCSD project accelerates the transition to clean and efficient urban mobility

Geneva, 24 January 2019: Today, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched Transforming Urban Mobility (TUM), a new flagship mobility project that aims to make urban mobility cleaner and more sustainable.  Over 20 global companies have come together to address key issues that […]

SiMPlify joins five key initiatives to support policy makers in decarbonizing transport

By 2030 cities will be home to 60% of the global population which will lead to increased traffic congestion and reduced air quality through a 60% increase in CO2 emissions. Today, the transport sector represents 23% of all energy-related global emissions. Transport emissions have grown faster than any other sector over the past 50 years while […]

WBCSD and European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) announce partnership to deliver sustainable urban mobility solutions

Geneva, 28 November 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) announced today their partnership within SiMPlify, WBCSD’s Sustainable Urban Mobility project. ECF, the world’s largest cyclist advocacy organization, and WBCSD will engage cities in Europe to develop comprehensive sustainable urban mobility plans based on a fact-based and holistic approach. To […]

Ford’s Innovative Mobility Initiative to Make Roads Safer for Commuters in Indore

To help local authorities and residents find new ways to improve road safety, Ford, in partnership with Devpost is inviting software developers to build apps that will allow pedestrians, bicyclists and motor vehicle drivers share the road safely and equitably. The initiative Hack and Roll Indore will see individuals and teams create a tech solution […]

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