WBCSD and WASH4Work release updated Pledge for access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene

New Delhi, 19 May: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the WASH4Work coalition released an updated Pledge for access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The scale of disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. While governments and public health authorities are working to control the pandemic, everyone from all sections […]

WASH Pledge: Guiding principles

This publication includes a set of guiding principles that will support companies in their efforts to implement WASH at the workplace – an essential first step for businesses supporting global objectives related to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene.

WASH Pledge self-assessment tool for business

The WASH Pledge self-assessment tool is an excel-based tool that can be used by companies to evaluate their implementation of access to safe WASH at the workplace in comparison to leading practices.

WWF, WBCSD release new report on water tools and approaches for businesses to assess risks and shared water challenges

New Delhi, 14 May: Today, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the report Right Tool for the Job: Tools and Approaches for Companies and Investors to Assess Water Risks and Shared Water Challenges. The report provides an overview of three leading corporate water tools and provides guidance for […]

Call to Action for world leaders: preventing a global food security crisis while combating COVID-19

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 […]

Hungary: BCSDH’s virtual business breakfast and Action 2020 Forum

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 […]

Open letter to global leaders: a Healthy Planet for Healthy People

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 […]

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