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Category: WBCSD News & Insights

UN, WEF, WBCSD and partners come together to address e-waste challenges

Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show a huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold as (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Circular Economy, Davos, Factor 10

New WBCSD project accelerates the transition to clean and efficient urban mobility

Geneva, 24 January 2019: Today, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched Transforming (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Cities and Mobility, Davos, Transforming Urban Mobility, Transport and Mobility

Hancock Natural Resource Group joins WBCSD

Geneva, 24 June 2019 – Hancock Natural Resource Group, a Manulife Investment Management company, has today joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Forest Solutions Group (FSG), Nature Action

Tackle plastic pollution and join the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Last week, I was privileged to represent the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) at the global launch of a new initiative that has the potential to be a game-changer in sustainability practice.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Circular Economy, Insights from the CEO, The Alliance to End Plastic Waste

To operate in a turbulent world, business needs radical new thinking in 2019

Filippo Veglio of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development outlines how business can respond to the four megatrends that are reshaping the global relationship between people and companies

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged People, Social Impact, Sustainable Lifestyles

WBCSD accelerates action toward food system transformation: Healthy People and a Healthy Planet

Geneva, 17 January 2019: Today, the EAT-Lancet Commission, composed of global experts in health, nutrition and sustainability, has published its landmark report, ‘Our Food in the (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Food & Nature, Food And Land Use

New global alliance commits over USD $1 billion to help end plastic waste in the environment; sets goal of investing USD $1.5 billion

16 January 2019: An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain today launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Circular Economy, The Alliance to End Plastic Waste

WBCSD’s Diane Holdorf and our approach to food system transformation

Current food systems are outstripping the resources of the planet while current diets are resulting in global health crises of both over- and under-nutrition. All (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Food & Nature, Food And Land Use, FReSH, Nature Action, Soft Commodities Forum (SCF), WASH - access to water, sanitation and hygiene, Water Stewardship, Water-smart Agriculture

WBCSD’s strategic approach to business and sustainability: an interview with Peter Bakker on CNNMoney Switzerland

In a conversation with Martina Fuchs from CNNMoney Switzerland, our President and CEO Peter Bakker talks about today’s challenges for business, and how we work together with our members to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged Insights from the CEO

Bill Sisson joins WBCSD North America

Geneva, New York City,10 January 2019: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is pleased to announce that William (Bill) Sisson has been named the (…)

Posted in WBCSD News & InsightsTagged North America

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