Pharma companies mark a key milestone on their journey to nature positive

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is collaborating with leading companies in the sector, with support from PwC UK, to develop a Roadmap to Nature Positive for the pharmaceutical (pharma) sector. Today marks a key milestone in the Roadmap’s development with the release of the draft ‘Overview for the Pharmaceutical Sector: Priority actions towards […]

We Must Usher in a New Era of Public-Private Co-Creation, and Fast 

We have just half a decade to get on track in our response to the intertwined climate, nature and inequality crisis. This represents an enormous challenge: achieving a net zero, nature-positive and more equal world in which nine billion people live well within planetary boundaries will require drastic changes across entire economic sectors and regions.  […]

Global Network: BCSDA Cited in Australian Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy 2024

SYDNEY, 10 October – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Global Network partner in Australia, the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA), is pleased to announce its significant contribution to the Australian Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy 2024. The citation of BCSDA in this landmark policy document underscores its role in shaping the future of Australia’s hydrogen industry and advancing the nation’s path to net-zero emissions. […]

Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: WBCSD unveils Chemical Transformation Roadmap

Geneva, 1 October 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with nine leading chemical companies and sustainability consultancy ERM, has issued the “Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: A Chemical Transformation Roadmap Enabled by the Circular Economy” which aims to drive transformative change across the chemical industry and downstream manufacturing value chains.  […]

Four steps that financial institutions can take to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure 

My interest in protecting forests began when I was aged 12, when one of my school teachers shared photographs of the deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. As an adult, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit this important ecosystem and witness firsthand the continuing destruction. Forests provide critical services like absorbing […]

Opinion Piece in Reuters: OP2B members unite to highlight the transformative power of regenerative agriculture

As global sustainability leaders gather for Climate Week NYC 2024, the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic challenges is more pressing than ever. In an Op-Ed published by Reuters, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition call for regenerative agriculture to […]

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