We Must Usher in a New Era of Public-Private Co-Creation, and Fast
We have just half a decade to get on track in our response to the intertwined climate, nature and inequality crisis. This represents an enormous (…)
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Global Network: BCSDA Cited in Australian Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy 2024
SYDNEY, 10 October – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Global Network partner in Australia, the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA), is pleased to announce its significant contribution to the Australian (…)
WBCSD’s Avoided Emissions work expands focus towards standardization, implementation and financing
In a world striving for a net-zero emissions future, businesses have the challenge of developing credible ways to measure their contributions to decarbonization. Primarily, companies (…)
A Look Forward to COP16
How the preparatory meetings outcomes shape the agenda in Cali Ahead of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) COP16 in Cali, Colombia from (…)
Measuring the Circularity of Buildings: A Call to Action on a Standardized Framework
The size of the challenge and importance of a circular economy The built environment encompasses all constructed spaces where human activities take place – where (…)
Net-zero and just transport hinge on public-private collaboration
Global state and corporate leaders in New York City gathered last week for the annual UN General Assembly and Climate Week. With just over five (…)
Pragmatic solutions take center stage at New York Climate Week 2024
“It’s time”, said Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group – hosts of Climate Week, 22-29 September 2024 – as she opened its 16th edition with (…)
Towards Planet Positive Chemicals: WBCSD unveils Chemical Transformation Roadmap
Geneva, 1 October 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with nine leading chemical companies and sustainability consultancy ERM, has (…)
Four steps that financial institutions can take to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure
My interest in protecting forests began when I was aged 12, when one of my school teachers shared photographs of the deforestation in the Amazon (…)
22 businesses meet to stimulate investments in zero-emission freight corridors
CEOs and executives of 22 businesses convened to impel collaboration on financing zero-emission vehicles along strategic freight corridors