21 August 2017, London/Geneva: Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and medium-sized enterprises or on farms in developing countries, where basic services like water and sanitation are severely limited. This poses high risks for companies’ productivity. According to the report, WASH […]
Sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is central to meeting global development goals on poverty, health, education, and economic growth.
Nestlé’s focus on WASH in agricultural supply chains emerges from the Nestlé Cocoa Plan. It is motivated by the need to secure the long-term supply of key raw materials.
Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea — to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more than sell clothes.
Diageo is a global leader in the beverage sector, with iconic brands in spirits and beer. Their brands are produced from more than 150 sites in over 30 countries.
Mumbai, 9 August 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) newest report, Co-optimizing solutions in water and agriculture: Lessons from India on water security, identifies key enablers for scaling up solutions to water-scarcity in India. The information is designed to be useful for companies worldwide. Businesses face significant risks from water scarcity and have […]
Today, the WBCSD Water Cluster released the Business Guide to Circular Water Management: Spotlight on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Helsinki, Finland 7 June 2017. This first-of-its kind Guide brings together decision-making tools, case studies and best practice technologies to help companies seize the opportunities associated with circular water management practices. All too often, water mistakenly is considered a cheap […]
This Business Guide aims to help companies in developing strategies to respond to challenges of water availability by implementing circular water management practices.
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) issued a report on business incentives for implementing Natural Infrastructure (NI) Geneva, 8 May 2017: This work builds on the materials and resources available on WBCSD’s Natural Infrastructure for Business (NI4Biz) platform. The report details a study conducted across different sectors in six regions (Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East […]
This study investigates how business and the wider community can further advance implementation of NI.