WBCSD Statement of Support for the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Geneva, 22 September 2025 — The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released a statement in support of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) (…)
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WBCSD and EY call for collective business action across major value chains to accelerate emissions reduction
Geneva, 19 September 2025: Global efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions must be stepped up – and there is an urgent need for collaboration across (…)
Carrier Joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Geneva, 19 September 2025 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced that Carrier, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, (…)
Driving business accountability for nature action along the value chain
Drawing on the experience of a working group of 24 companies active in these value chains, the piece explores the difficulties related to measurement and place-based target setting.
An Interview with Matthew Reddy: A Global Finance Perspective on the Soft Commodities Forum
The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) excited to welcome Matthew Reddy, Senior Private Sector Specialist at the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to its advisory board. This (…)
The incredible opportunity in building renovation
Large-scale energy efficiency renovations create a rare opportunity to deliver broad and lasting economic, environmental, and social benefits. Buildings might not be among the first (…)
Sustainability at a Crossroads: A survey developed by ERM, GlobeScan and Volans
Sustainability at a Crossroads was jointly developed and fielded by GlobeScan, ERM, and Volans. This survey of 844 sustainability experts across 72 countries reveals a (…)
On the way to zero – How Henkel wants to achieve net-zero by 2045
Achieving net-zero by 2045 – that is the target we have set ourselves at Henkel. This presents both numerous opportunities and challenges. And above all, (…)
Introduction: Financial quantification of sustainability
Articulating sustainability matters in financial terms, specifically through quantitative measures, to ensure that business value drivers and their effects on EBITDA and Enterprise Value (EV) are clearly understood within this framework.
Financial quantification: leveraging the (inter)dependencies of sustainable investments
Translating sustainability initiatives into financial terms is nuanced. Their impacts unfold across multiple dimensions of the business and over varying time horizons, making attribution and (…)