WBCSD Welcomes Türkiye and Australia’s Leadership for COP31

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Türkiye and Australia on their partnership for COP31. WBCSD, BCSD Australia and SKD Türkiye look forward to working closely with the incoming COP31 Presidency and the President of Negotiations to mobilize leading businesses and accelerate progress, engaging businesses and partners across Türkiye, Australia and the Pacific Islands, to ensure COP31 is inclusive, representative, and just.

The success of the Action Agenda at COP30 has shown that “coalitions of the doers”—businesses, cities, governments, and financial institutions — are driving momentum and demonstrating solutions, in support of the formal negotiations. We must sustain progress and deepen collaboration across all pillars of the Action Agenda: energy and industry, nature, agriculture and food, cities and infrastructure, human development and finance.

Our shared ambition is clear: every future COP must be a COP of implementation, where commitments translate into measurable action.

We look forward to continuing our partnership with the COP30 Presidency and supporting the incoming COP31 Presidency to ensure progress is sustained and accelerated.

We hope COP31 will remain rooted in the spirit of collaboration and inclusivity as we turn ambition into action.

I want to congratulate Türkiye and Australia on forging a collaborative path to COP31. WBCSD remains committed to mobilizing the global business community, and looks forward to working alongside the COP31 Presidency to shape a bold Action Agenda that bridges the implementation gap and accelerates real economy outcomes.

Peter Bakker, President & CEO, WBCSD

Türkiye’s COP31 Presidency comes at a decisive moment for more inclusive and implementation-focused global climate action. With its 2053 Net Zero vision, leadership in the Zero Waste movement, and strategic position across the Mediterranean, Türkiye brings clear direction and strong momentum to COP31.

Australia, serving as the President of Negotiations, brings recognised experience in complex multilateral processes that will help ensure negotiations proceed in a coherent, effective, and solutions-oriented manner, reinforcing Türkiye’s overarching political and agenda-setting role.

BCSD Türkiye, together with BCSD Australia and WBCSD, looks forward to supporting business in developing credible and scalable solutions for a fair and resilient transition.

Ediz Günsel, President/Chairman, BCSD Türkiye

This co-presidency offers a constructive pathway for accelerating climate action through partnership. By combining Türkiye’s hosting leadership with Australia’s negotiation role, COP31 can bring together a broad community of business, finance and policymakers. BCSD Australia, working with BCSD Türkiye and WBCSD, will help mobilise companies to deliver credible, measurable progress — particularly in areas where the Pacific and Mediterranean regions have the most at stake.

Andrew Petersen, CEO, BCSD Australia