The moment of truth for the CFO and society
Over the past 10 years, discussions around the Chief Financial Officer’s role in sustainability have been largely symbolic.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) Inaugural study of 120,000 employees lays foundations for diversity and inclusion in the workforce
Dublin, 10 May 2022: Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI), WBCSD’s global partner in Ireland inaugurated the first report into measuring and setting workforce targets for diversity and (…)
Insights from the first module of the Leadership Program 2022
The 2022 WBCSD Leadership Program kicked off with 38 leaders from 26 participating companies across the world.
How can business build more resilient health systems and leverage health as an argument to accelerate climate, nature and equity action?
WBCSD together with Guidehouse and Deloitte have released new guidance today to help global businesses strengthen health system resilience and drive accelerated action on climate, nature and equity.
100% green power: BMW Group to use sustainably produced aluminum wheels from 2024
The BMW Group is stepping up its activities in the field of sustainability and will use cast aluminum wheels produced with 100% green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards.
BNP Paribas unveils its first ‘Climate Analytics and Alignment Report’ and carbon intensity reduction targets by 2025
As part of BNP Paribas’ ‘Climate Analytics and Alignment Report’, net-zero targets have been determined using International Energy Agency (IEA) scenarios and sector-wide initiatives such as the PACTA methodology and the framework provided by the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, joined by the Group in April 2021.
Apple expands the use of recycled materials across its products
Earlier in April 2022, Apple released new details on the increased use of recycled content across its products.
Energy storage is key to unlocking renewable power’s full potential
Energy storage is going to be a quintessential part of the new power system architecture as it not only helps to balance out the variability in generation but could also enable consumption of a higher proportion of self-generated renewable power by consumers and reduce the need to feed excess electricity back into the grid.
E-commerce businesses an ideal candidate to lead the EV transition in India – new report shows
Geneva/New Delhi, 26 April – Today, a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) reveals that 100% electrification of e-commerce delivery fleets is possible (…)
Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) launches open letter to presidential candidates
Sao Paolo, 26 April 2022: CEBDS, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development part of the Global Network Partner of WBCSD, launched earlier this month an (…)