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 (…)
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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
The top five business reasons to invest in Natural Climate Solutions
Natural climate solutions (NCS) remain relatively untapped as an asset class especially for most large-scale traditional investors. As the business case and potential for financial returns are better demonstrated and understood, the opportunity (…)
Opinion Piece in Reuters: OP2B members unite to highlight the transformative power of regenerative agriculture
As global sustainability leaders gather for Climate Week NYC 2024, the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic challenges is more pressing (…)
New guidance for financial institutions on why and how to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure
WBCSD outlines four steps to integrating deforestation into climate- and nature-related financial disclosure to help financial institutions improve transparency on material risks and meet net (…)
Unleashing corporate target-setting for nature at scale
Climate Week NYC is a key milestone ahead of CBD COP16, providing an important opportunity to highlight the interlinked solution-sets to climate change and nature (…)
Press release: Global regenerative agriculture initiative hits major milestones as collaborative efforts accelerate
5-Year Progress Report: Global Regenerative Agriculture Coalition Reaches Major Milestone of $3.6 Billion Invested, 300,000 Farmers Enrolled in Programs; 12.5 Million Hectare Regenerative Agriculture Footprint (…)