http://www.wbcsd.org/Newshttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15522&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.org Sweco joined today as a new member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) one of the world's most influential sustainability organizations. The membership will give Sweco, the first Swedish consulting company to join, the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future for business alongside 200 leading international corporations.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15429&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgTogether with non-governmental organization Conservation International, Nestlé has launched the 'Deforestation Guides for Commodity Sourcing' that use data from satellites to track and illustrate the areas at greatest risk of deforestation.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15414&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgGeneva, 28 March, 2013 - International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, SCA, Stora Enso and Weyerhaeuser, all members of the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group, are on Ethisphere Institute's list of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies. http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15343&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgGeneva, 23 January 2013 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced that Daimler has joined its membership. The company will be represented by Daimler Financial Services AG and will be closely involved with the WBCSD’s new Sustainable Mobility 2.0 project, being launched in 2013.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15265&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15159&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgDELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) was recognized at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting for its commitment to the "Pollinator Habitat Improvement" project, which was featured during The Future of Food plenary session at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25. This project was undertaken by Greif subsidiary Soterra LLC. Greif's Chief Sustainability Officer Scott Griffin represented the company at the session.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15074&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgNew York, NY, 15 October 2012 — According to a recent study by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and Deloitte France, a majority of companies in the Fortune Global 50 have reported taking action to reduce or eliminate their impacts on biodiversity.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15069&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgGeneva, October 17, 2012– The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced that Eastman Chemical Company has joined its membership. The company will be closely involved with the WBCSD’s new Chemical Sector, “Reaching Full Potential” project.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=15059&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgGeneva, October 11, 2012 – The Novartis Annual Energy Excellence Awards (EEA) drive employee engagement helping Novartis achieve its ambitious energy efficiency and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets. The global motivational program recognizes associates who help lessen the company’s carbon footprint. http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14982&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgFEDERAL WAY, Wash., September 18, 2012 — Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced it is once again included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is widely considered one of the most desirable and credible recognitions for sustainability performance. Weyerhaeuser is one of only three forest products companies included in the World Index and one of only two North American companies. Weyerhaeuser also continues to be a member of the Dow Jones North http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14956&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgAll of UPM’s European pulp and paper mills are now certified in accordance with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), a voluntary environmental management system. In addition, the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay is the first non-European mill to be included in the EMAS. Altogether UPM’s corporate registration and the respective environmental statement cover total 21 pulp and paper mills.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14957&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgHelsinki, September 5, 2012 – UPM offers FSC certification as a forest service to private forest owners in Finland. UPM has been granted an FSC group certificate, which enables UPM to group certify Finnish private forests and community forests in accordance with the Finnish FSC standard that came into effect last year.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14892&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgThe first Rio Earth Summit in 1992 challenged business to follow a more sustainable path; to create more value using less raw materials and with less environmental impact. UPM picked up that gauntlet and today our paper is more than it used to be. Our Economist case study shows why.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14828&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14786&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgThe City of Rio de Janeiro and the World Bank have launched a ground-breaking, city-level program to put into action the city’s goals for low-carbon development. Certified according to the new Low Carbon City Development Program Assessment Protocol, developed by DNV KEMA based on the standards ISO 14064-2, ISO 14001, and the GHG Protocol, the program will help Rio de Janeiro monitor and account for low carbon investments and climate change mitigation actions across different sectors in the cityhttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14724&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgGrundfos honoured with a World Business and Development Award in recognition of our effort to provide some of the poorest people in the world with sustainable drinking water systems. June 19th, at a ceremony at the UN conference for sustainable development, Rio+20, Grundfos LIFELINK received an award for our efforts to improve the living standards for the people in some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities. Along with 11 other specially selected organisations and companies, Grundfos LIhttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14620&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgCleanStar Mozambique launches world’s first sustainable cooking fuel facility The biofuel manufacturing plant enables innovative food and household energy venture to improve family health, increase farmer incomes and nutrition, and protect Mozambique’s forests.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14599&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgLondon, May 10, 2012 - DNV, the international risk management company, has acquired leading sustainability agency, Two Tomorrows Group, further expanding its sustainability consulting service capability across the globe.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14537&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orgDNV has been shortlisted by the UNFCCC along with two other candidates; a consortium led by the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Global Environment Facility, to host the Climate Technology Centre (CTC) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14458&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14323&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14313&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.org Ms Lakshmi Ananthamurthy, Senior Manager at PwC in India, presented the work of the WBCSD People Matter group during the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Knowledge Summit 2012 in Bangalore, India.http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14031&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=14019&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=13599&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=13639&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=191&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=184&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=178&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=176&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=174&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=13477&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.orghttp://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=12779&NoSearchContextKey=truewebmaster@wbcsd.org