The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the WASH Pledge impact report: Maximizing business contribution towards water, sanitation and hygiene. Geneva / New York City, 17 July 2018: This publication provides a business case for companies to implement WASH at the workplace and it also showcases the action that signatories of the WASH at […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the CEO Guide to Water: building resilient business – a new resource making the case for executive business action on water and outlining key steps for business to take to sustainably manage water. Geneva / Brasilia, 18 March 2017: The materiality of water is clear and urgent, as […]
The issue / context In 2010, Procter & Gamble saw the opportunity to build its most sustainable manufacturing facility at that time. The opportunity came in the form of a new Beauty Care – Hair Care (Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Rejoice, Vidal Sassoon) production site in Taicang, close to Shanghai, China. Inspired by a Chinese […]
This week, over 3,100 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia gathered at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Jalgaon, 3 May 2017: Last month, Jain Irrigation hosted a group of WBCSD member companies for a two-day visit of company’s facilities in Jalgaon, in Maharashtra, one of India’s leading states in terms of agricultural production. The visit brought together representatives from seven companies, part of the WBCSD Water-Smart Agriculture working group, to generate learnings and […]