Advancing sustainability: a new curriculum for boards
Last month, WBCSD brought together over 50 board members from major businesses to learn about bringing sustainability into every-day corporate governance.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Czech BCSD hosts workshop on measuring and managing ESG risks
Prague, 16 May 2019: The Czech Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD’s Global Network partner in the Czech Republic, hosted a conference on the latest (…)
A Global Coming of Age: How the Sustainable Development Goals can help transform the world we live in
We are living in a volatile world. Socially, politically, in the environment and the economy, many people feel that the system simply isn’t working for them, even though life today is a better experience for more people than it has been at any time in history.
Costa Rica: Deep-dive into Enterprise Risk Management and the ESG agenda
San José, Costa Rica, 2 May 2019: Asociación Empresarial para el Desarrollo (AED), WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Costa Rica, held a CEO breakfast and a full day (…)
Realizing systems transformation – WBCSD embarking on a refresh of its landmark Vision 2050
“Walk into the board room of a typical Fortune Global 500 company today and the talk will be about today’s challenges. In an environment that (…)
Why healthier diets make it easier to realize universal health coverage
It is World Health Day and the theme of 2019 is ‘Universal Health Coverage’.
Innovative tools now available to strengthen management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information
Montreux, 3 April: For many businesses, managing multiple disclosure demands and increasing stakeholder pressure for disclosing environmental, social and governance (ESG) information is an ongoing challenge. Today, (…)
Australia: BCSD Australia welcomes the creation of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative
BCSD Australia Chair Dr John Hewson takes part in the steering committee of the Initiative Sydney, 2 April 2019: BCSD Australia welcomes the creation of the (…)
New research explores corporate governance in the era of sustainability risks and opportunities
28 March 2019, Geneva Switzerland: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new research exploring the state of corporate governance across twelve countries. The research (…)
Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice production
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019: A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver smart and sustainable agri-solutions for (…)