New Dehli, 4 February 2010 - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the Vision 2050 report, a study that lays out a pathway leading to a global population of some 9 billion people living well, within the resource limits of the planet by 2050. The report, released at the World CEO Forum in New Delhi, India, was compiled by 29 leading global companies representing 14 industries.
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Geneva, 1 February 2010 - The Water Footprint Network has launched its Water Footprint Manual, covering a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint accounting. It shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses, and includes methods for water footprint sustainability assessment and a library of water footprint response options.
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Geneva, 26 January 2010 - James Griffiths, the WBCSD Managing Director of the Ecosystems Focus Area speaks to IUCN on the role of business in conserving biodiversity.
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Geneva, 22 January 2010 - The Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products Guide and Resource Kit, now also avaialble in Spanish, is a toolbox designed to help corporate managers understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world's forests.
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Geneva, 20 January 2010 - Sixty corporations today begin measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
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Geneva, 15 January 2010 - Water scarcity is increasing in most urban areas worldwide. It will be affecting your business soon. It might already have done so. Are you ready, or will you be caught out? What can you do to reduce or mitigate the effects? Is there a global water crisis? Has the world reached a "tipping point" on water? Are there opportunities for your business?
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Geneva, 14 January 2010 - The WBCSD‘s Future Leaders Team (FLT) engages and creates a network of up and coming business leaders to enhance their leadership and professional skills as well as their understanding of how to apply sustainability principles. Over the last year the future leaders measured the impact of business on society, engaged with stakeholders in India and developed the "Inclusive Business Challenge".
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Geneva, 13 January 2010 - Twenty Holcim aggregates managers from around the world engaged in the ecosystem “Buy, Sell, Trade!” role-playing exercise developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Geneva, 8 January 2010 - Decisions regarding the purchase and use of wood and paper-based products can have far-reaching, long-term impacts for the forests where they are harvested, the communities supported by wood-using industries, and the places where those products are purchased and used. The publication is designed as an information tool to help customers develop their own sustainable procurement policies for wood and paper-based products.
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Copenhagen, 17 December 2009 - Business leaders and ministers from developed and developing countries today participated in a constructive, high-level dialogue led by Bjorn Stigson, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC.
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Copenhagen, 14 December 2009 - The Copenhagen Business Day event convened at the headquarters of the Confederation of Danish Industry, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11 December 2009. Organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), together with the Confederation of Danish Industry, Copenhagen Business Day met in parallel to the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. This event was the third Business Day, and featured more than 40 speakers and panelists.
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Geneva, 11 December 2009 - Buildings represent nearly 40% of final energy used globally. If we include the energy consumed in building construction, this number grows to more than 50%. However, large and attractive opportunities exist to reduce buildings' energy use at a lower societal cost and a higher return than in other sectors.
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Copenhagen, 9 December 2009 - The relationship between land use and climate change is highlighted in corporate case studies included in a new report, entitled “Tackling climate change on the ground”, released today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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8 December 2009 - In November, the Chinese government invited a group of climate change experts to advise them on shifting towards a low-carbon economy. WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson was among the team of experts who submitted a report outlining a plan to help China go green for its next Five-Year Plan.
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Copenhagen, 7 December 2009 - The WBCSD and its members have hit the ground running in Copenhagen, contributing to the debate and presenting their thinking and proposals for a policy framework to leaders at the UNFCCC's 15th Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen.
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