The transport revolution: when science-fiction becomes business reality
The world is changing. Technological developments and the advance of the digital age have fundamentally shifted the way we experience day-to-day life.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Insider Perspective: The Business Climate Summit in New Delhi
Last week marked the third annual Business Climate Summit. Over the course of two days, business and government leaders came together in New Delhi to forge a pathway to reaching net zero emissions over the next half-century.
Unlocking opportunities and advancing practice: Reflections from World Water Week, Stockholm
This week, over 3,100 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia gathered at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
It is time to fix our broken food systems
Alison Cairns of the WBCSD issues a call for businesses across the food industry to come together to tackle shared environmental challenges
New report highlights the need for companies to prioritize water and sanitation across global supply chains
21 August 2017, London/Geneva: Every year, US$4 billion in working days is lost because of poor sanitation. To date, 1.35 billion people work in small and (…)
Becoming water-smart: Newly released report delves into scalable water and agriculture solutions in India
Mumbai, 9 August 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) newest report, Co-optimizing solutions in water and agriculture: Lessons from India on water security, (…)
We have to look beyond electric cars if we want sustainable cities fit for the future
The WBCSD’s Peter White argues that cities need to be strategic and take a holistic public-private approach to tackling air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions
Insider Perspective: BIO World Congress for Industrial Biotechnology
This week below50 partnered with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) to advance the case for below50 fuels during the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (#BIOWC17) in Montreal, Canada, where industry leaders, government officials and academic researchers met to share the latest advances across the spectrum of industrial biotechnology including renewable chemicals, synthetic biology, food ingredients and advanced biofuels.
Thomas Andro, Sustainable Development Manager at Solvay, participated in WBCSD Leadership Program 2017
Thomas Andro started his career with Solvay in 2007. After 10 years in Finance, he joined the Sustainable Development Function to lead Business, Investors and Digital (…)
Insider Perspectives: High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
From 10 – 19 July the annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, the UN’s central platform for follow-up and review of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, took place at the UN headquarters in New York City.