COP and what it means for business
The 29th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP29) has concluded. Hosted in the shadow of rising geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainties, and the sobering reality of (…)
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
At COP29, Climate Action Requires Data-Driven Solutions
Pulling the international community together to address global climate issues is a Herculean task. Thankfully, the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been a continuous consortium of (…)
From Finance to Fossil Fuels: COP29 Outcomes and Business Implications
In a year marked by record-breaking heatwaves and unprecedented geopolitics, the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in (…)
WBCSD Releases Chinese Version of CTI Fashion Sector Guidance, Enhancing Support for Circular Economy in China’s Textile Industry
Geneva & Dongguan, 21 November 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is pleased to announce the release of a Chinese version (…)
Global Network: BCSD Turkey releases Reporting matters 2023 Türkiye
Istanbul, November 2024: WBCSD’s Global Network partner BCSD Turkey released the2023 edition of the Reporting matters Türkiye report. In partnership with PwC Turkiye, BCSD Turkey has been assessing its members’ sustainability, integrated, and activity reports (…)
Launch of the Open Consultation for the Avoided Emissions Guidance
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched an open consultation to refine the 2023 Guidance on Avoided Emissions by gathering the perspectives and (…)
CBD COP16 signals a growing momentum towards integrating biodiversity considerations into all sectors of the economy and society
CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, hosted a record attendance of around 23’000 people, with 3’000 representatives from the business community among them. As promised by (…)
WBCSD’s Center for Decarbonization Demand Acceleration and ITA Launch Green Purchase Toolkit at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan, 14 November 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Center for Decarbonization Demand Acceleration (CDDA) and the Industrial Transition Accelerator (…)
Companies unite to advance freight and passenger zero-emission vehicles in Mexico, signaling demand for more than 17,000 electric vehicles by 2030
Baku, Azerbaijan, 14 November 2024 – 11 prominent companies have come together under the Zero Emission Vehicles Emerging Markets Initiative (ZEV-EM-I) to advance the electrification (…)
WBCSD and State of Green announce partnership to explore and internationalize new approaches to public-private collaboration
At COP29 in the Danish Pavilion, WBCSD and State of Green announced their intention to collaborate on a series of knowledge exchange activities for their respective memberships in the next 24 months.