Arcadis and WBCSD help cities transition to sustainable mobility
Every city in the world is different, yet each and every one of them is facing the same challenge: coping with ever-increasing demands on their (…)
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Waiting on the world to change
New Delhi, 18 March 2019: For the eight year in a row, ‘water crisis’ was included as a top-five risk in terms of likelihood in the World (…)
City officials in Brazil commit 100 million to a new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
The city of Feira de Santana in the region of Bahia, Brazil, adopts ambitious sustainable urban mobility plan following engagement with WBCSD’s SiMPlify sustainable urban (…)
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals at the core of business
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were a prominent area of focus at GreenBiz 2019, one of North America’s key sustainable business conferences which took place the last week of February in Phoenix, Arizona.
Towards an improved understanding of tire wear contribution to airborne particulate matter
Geneva, 13 March 2019: Vehicle exhaust and non-exhaust sources including brake wear, tire wear, and road pavement abrasion are contributors to airborne particulate matter (PM) which (…)
Time for action is now – Bill Sisson, new Director for North America
Phoenix, AZ, 28 February 2019: 2019 will mark four years since the United Nations (UN) Member States unanimously agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (…)
Social & Human Capital Coalition launches the Social & Human Capital Protocol
27 February 2019, Geneva Switzerland: Today, in conjunction with GreenBiz 2019, the Social & Human Capital Coalition (SHCC) launched the Social & Human Capital Protocol. This (…)
New risks, new tangibles and new business
It’s becoming impossible to ignore the rapid shifts taking place in the corporate landscape around the world.
Insight from Japan: Why companies are interested in applying enterprise risk management for environmental, social and governance-related risks
We’re excited to announce that a portion of “Enterprise Risk Management – Applying enterprise risk management environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related risks” has been translated (…)
India Water Tool 3.0 – new and improved platform for stakeholders to mitigate and manage water risk in India
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the third version of the India Water Tool (IWT), helping businesses and other water users understand their (…)