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Category: WBCSD News & Insights

WWF, WBCSD release new report on water tools and approaches for businesses to assess risks and shared water challenges

New Delhi, 14 May: Today, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the report Right Tool for the Job: (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Water Stewardship, Agriculture and Food, Water-smart Agriculture

Vale advances on the climate agenda and unveils USD$2 Billion to reduce carbon emissions within the next ten years

Vale will invest at least USD $2 billion to reduce its direct and indirect absolute emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 33% by 2030.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Climate Action and Policy, Climate & Energy

WBCSD releases insights into macrotrends and disruptions impacting businesses over the next decade

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is pleased to share the first Vision 2050 issue briefs – Macrotrends & Disruptions shaping 2020-2030 and The (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Vision 2050, Response Program, Response Project - Long-term impacts, Corporate Performance & Accountability (CP&A)

An eye-opening journey in the heart of the Brazilian Cerrado

The following text and images are from a personal blog post from WBCSD’s Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) Manager Nicoletta Pavese where she shares her journey in connecting with soy producers in the Western Bahia State

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Soft Commodities Forum (SCF), Nature Action, Agriculture and Food, Food And Land Use, Food & Nature, Scaling Positive Agriculture, Water-smart Agriculture

Total adopts a new climate ambition to get to net zero by 2050

Supporting the EU’s carbon neutrality target, Total commits to become a net zero emission company for all its European businesses by 2050.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged SOS 1.5, Climate & Energy, Climate, Energy

2020: a different kind of “super year”

Focusing business’ leadership and action as a catalyst for positive and lasting change

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Insights from the CEO

Business leadership for social and economic continuity in the new COVID reality

The following is an opinion piece by Dr David Nabarro in his role of Special Envoy to the World Health Organization (WHO) on COVID-19 and Founder and Principal of 4SD, and Peter Bakker representing the global business leadership voice as WBCSD’s President and CEO.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Insights from the CEO

Earth Day 2020 – a moment to pair climate action with our COVID recovery

Today’s 50th Earth Day has given us a lot to think about.

Posted in WBCSD News & Insights

Safely back to work: CEOs of Randstad, Adecco and Manpower form HR industry alliance

Unparalleled collaboration is needed to prepare for the new normal in the workplace in the wake of COVID-19.

Posted in WBCSD News & Insights

“We’re going to get worse shocks than COVID-19”: Peter Bakker on the impact of this crisis on our current system and lessons for the future

WBCSD President & CEO Peter Bakker shares his thoughts on the COVID-19 crisis in an episode of CrisisCast, a Dutch podcast with Paul van Liempt for DuurzaamBedrijfsleven.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Insights from the CEO

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