The private sector’s role in promoting sustainable development
Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), outlines the private sector’s role in the sustainability and climate agenda.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
COP22 – Low-Emission Solutions Conference
In the second week of COP22 – “the COP of action” – the first-ever Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) took place on the ground in Marrakech, putting innovative technical solutions at the heart of COP22 and the global climate action agenda.
World Toilet Day is everyone’s business: Nestlé’s WASH Pledge success story explains it all
Nestlé factories, like all factories, depend on the people who make them run. Healthy, motivated people fill the workplace with energy and productivity – and (…)
Playing to win in the most important game in town
While it may sometimes feel like the ground is moving beneath our feet, there’s one fundamental shift underway that is cause for hope rather than alarm – the transition to a low carbon economy.
Habitat III and the Business of Cities
Today, cities are home to more than half of the world’s population. By 2050, this ratio is expected to near 70% making urbanization one of the most significant trends of this century.
New WBCSD guidance supports chemical companies to assess the social impact of their products
Chemicals are the basis for nearly all products in the world. As an industry of industries, the chemical sector is key to helping reach the long-term vision of 9 billion people living well, and within the boundaries of the planet.
A wealth of opportunities
For decades, the “tragedy of the commons” has been a useful tool for understanding and explaining the risks of undervaluing shared resources.
Today, the Paris Agreement enters into force
Nearly one year ago, many didn’t even think an agreement was possible. And yet it’s going into effect faster than many ever imagined.
WBCSD Insider Perspective: LCTPi 6 in Chennai
Companies turned out in force with more than 80 WBCSD member representatives gathering to review progress against each of the sector-specific work plans for 2016, and to discuss how to continue driving implementation in 2017.
WBCSD releases a new online tool that help cities improve their sustainable mobility
WBCSD today released its online Sustainable Mobility planning tool at the annual CIVITAS Conference on sustainable urban mobility in Gdynia, Poland. Geneva, 29 September 2016 – The online tool (…)