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General 8 Nov, 2025

WBCSD Launches Emissions Reduction Accelerator (ERA) and value chain pilots at COP30 to drive business action 

Sao Paolo, 8 November 2025: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched its Emissions Reduction Accelerator (ERA), an accelerator designed to mobilize (…)

General 8 Nov, 2025

Letter on the Future of the Action Agenda from Global Sustainable Business Organizations

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, we are moving beyond negotiating text to accelerating implementation. The shift is happening because the process is working – now we need to close the gaps.

WBCSD insights 7 Nov, 2025

Materiality Tunnel Vision: Legal and Governance Perspectives 

About the Series   Materiality is a mindset that guides companies on what truly matters for resilience, credibility and long-term value – not just a reporting (…)

General 5 Nov, 2025

The Natural Climate Solutions Alliance’s COP30 Policy Asks

On the occasion of COP30, the NCS Alliance has three key recommendations for the Parties of the Paris Agreement:    Unlock finance for nature-based solutions through carbon markets:     (…)

General 3 Nov, 2025

Leading with Purpose: Business Leaders Guide to a Just Climate Transition Out Now

WBCSD and ERM are proud to announce the launch of the Business Leaders Guide to a Just Climate Transition. This practical guide supports senior leaders (…)

Member spotlight 28 Oct, 2025

The Profit of Preparedness: Resilience in Supply Chains, Finance, and AI

After an unprecedented summer marked by intense heatwaves, devastating floods, and disrupted logistics, the concept of resilience has become more than just a theoretical idea; (…)

General 27 Oct, 2025

Activating the organization for climate mitigation and adaptation  

15% Only 15% of companies disclosing to CDP have a dedicated C-suite position for sustainability, such as chief sustainability officers 21% Only 21% of companies surveyed by (…)

General 20 Oct, 2025

Financial quantification: discount rate and the financing greenium

Our previous article, Financial quantification: navigating the greenium and revenue management, explored how businesses are able to capture a price premium in sustainable products and services. In capital markets, the concept plays (…)

General 16 Oct, 2025

From Risk to Resilience: Business Insights from the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission

New WBCSD report translates science into insights and actions for business leaders Geneva, 16 October 2025 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released Accelerating Food (…)

Member spotlight 10 Oct, 2025

Embedding Sustainability: The Key to Business Resilience

When sustainability is fully embedded into governance, strategy, and operations, it transforms from a side project into a driver of competitive strength. Resilience isn’t about (…)

Member spotlight 10 Oct, 2025

How Google enables third-party circularity by increasing recycling rates with Machine Learning

Google’s CircularNet empowers recycling facilities to significantly improve waste identification and sorting, unlocking business value with the circular economy. The challenge of democratizing data for (…)

General 8 Oct, 2025

Scaling Regenerative Landscapes: Insights from Climate Week New York City 

Protecting forests means protecting food security in the long term. – André Guimarães, IPAM Amazonia – Amazon Environmental Research Institute   At this year’s Climate Week New York City (NYC), the (…)