Preventing a COVID-19 food crisis – the role and opportunity for multinationals
As COVID-19 continues to impact millions of lives and jobs around the world, it is also making our global food system increasingly vulnerable.
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Supporting the board’s understanding of ESG to protect and preserve long-term value
A governance perspective and new online resources Geneva, Switzerland 20 May: With the current pandemic shock and growing demand to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) (…)
WBCSD and WASH4Work release updated Pledge for access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
New Delhi, 19 May: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the WASH4Work coalition released an updated Pledge for access to safe water, sanitation (…)
Over 150 global corporations urge world leaders for net-zero recovery from COVID-19
In the largest ever UN-backed CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals reaffirm their own science-based commitments to achieving zero carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambition.
New framework accelerates circular transition
This is an English summary of the article that was originally published in May 2020 in MilieuMagazine. The recently launched methodology allows companies to measure the impact (…)
Putting companies in the driver’s seat to their circular transition
New metrics framework supports companies in their transition to the circular economy
Fixing our food system as a cure for our planet
Applying business-driven solution spaces to the prioritization of collective action on and beyond proteins
From Premiums to Greeniums
Everyone was caught out by COVID-19. Despite scientific evidence pointing to a high risk of pandemic, no government or business sufficiently prepared.
A clear-eyed view of the deeply disrupted decade ahead
What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the decade ahead? What vulnerabilities has it exposed? What trends is it accelerating? And what must business address as it builds back better from this crisis?
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: (…)