World Food Day: Climate risk and the food systems in India
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy, providing employment to more than half of the 1.3 billion strong population.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
TCFD recommendations continue to play a key role in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon society
12 October 2020: Last week’s TCFD Summit in Japan was certainly timely: the pandemic has been highlighting our unpreparedness for systemic risks, and recent natural disasters such as wildfires and floods are giving a new urgency to addressing the climate emergency, driving innovation and achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy.
WBCSD appoints five additional business leaders to its Executive Committee
Geneva, 14 October 2020 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced the election of five new members to its Executive Committee for a (…)
WBCSD members rank high on list of 100 most sustainably managed companies in the world
The Wall Street Journal released a new ranking that focuses on companies’ ability to create long-term shareholder value puts Sony at the top.
The Circular Transition Indicators (CTI): Now available in Japanese
How circular is my company? How do we set targets for improvement? And how do we monitor improvements resulting from our circular activities? These are (…)
Accenture sets industry-leading net-zero, waste and water goals
Accenture today announced new commitments to sustainability — including industry-leading goals for net-zero emissions, as well as a newly created leadership role — as it moves to embed responsible business practices in all of its services and across every area of the company.
WBCSD to join Good Food For All initiative – A new voice to drive collective action for Food Systems Transformation
The Good Food For All Narrative is an initiative developed by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub with partners across civil society, UN Agencies and the private sector to reframe how (…)
Neste on a journey to a carbon neutral future
Neste´s purpose is to create a healthier planet for our children.
China’s climate commitments: marking a historic precedent
The announcement at the UN General Assembly by Chinese President Xi Jinping, that China would commit to become carbon neutral by 2060 and ensure its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030, marks a historic precedent.
Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves
By including urban environments into resilience strategies we might be able to react to multiple threats simultaneously.