Sustainability reporting in Australia: jumping into the mainstream
Geneva, Switzerland 28 June 2018: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) released a new Reporting (…)
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Prestigious World Food Prize awarded to Geneva-based food system and nutrition champions David Nabarro and Lawrence Haddad
Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 2018: The World Food Prize Committee today announced the award of the 2018 World Food Prize to Dr. David Nabarro, Strategic Director (…)
Insider Perspective: EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2018
The 2018 EAT Stockholm Food Forum brought together over 600 key players from around the world – from farmers to CEOs to members of Sweden’s royal family – seeking to make healthy and sustainable food systems the norm.
Why investors can no longer ignore the exposure to the real threats of being “linear”
Geneva, 6 June 2018: the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Circle Economy, PGGM, KPMG and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development launch the “Linear Risks Essay” which demonstrates the (…)
Top-tier asset managers join WBCSD initiative to help companies align retirement assets with sustainability
Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday 21 June 2018: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)launched “Aligning Retirement Assets” (ARA), a new initiative that enables companies to better align (…)
Insider Perspective – Innovate 4 Climate – Frankfurt
The Paris Agreement’s entry into force during late 2016 sent the clearest possible signal that transition to the low-carbon economy is now inevitable.
Insider perspective – Corporate Sourcing of Renewables at CEM9
Over the past two days, policymakers from around the world gathered at the Ninth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Accountancy Europe and WBCSD analyze ways to strengthen sustainability assurance practices
Today, Accountancy Europe and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) published a new report analyzing various ways to strengthen assurance practices related to corporate reporting (…)
Insider Perspective: The Bonn Climate Intersessional
Over the past two weeks, climate change experts from business, government and civil society gathered in Bonn, Germany under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Insider Perspective: The Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference
This week in Dubai at the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Conference, over 3,000 risk management and audit professionals gathered to discuss how technology and a shifting risk landscape will change the way that they manage risk and compliance across their companies.