WASH Pledge guiding principles and self-assessment tool: Now available in Spanish
Geneva/New Delhi, 6 November 2020: Today, over 785 million people are still without access to safe drinking water, another 2.2 billion lack safely managed drinking (…)
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Iberdrola launches €75 billion investment plan to 2025 as a firm commitment to economic recovery
The largest investment program in the history of a Spanish company, aimed at boosting the industrial fabric and jobs in the countries where the group operates
New toolkit on advancing human rights policy and practice in the agribusiness sector
Geneva, 4 November 2020 – Today, the Global AgriBusiness Alliance (GAA), a sector project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new implementation (…)
GSK sets new environmental goals of net zero impact on climate and net positive impact on nature by 2030
Increasing scientific evidence[1] demonstrates that climate change and nature loss are impacting the world and human health in many ways, including: extreme heat contributing to deaths from diseases; increased spread of infectious diseases and air pollution exacerbating respiratory diseases.
Equinor sets ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Equinor announces its ambition to become a net-zero energy company by 2050.
PETRONAS declares aspiration to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
PETRONAS is entrusted to manage Malaysia’s oil and gas resources for economic growth.
Rethinking resilience in business
COVID-19 is the biggest public-health crisis in a century and has caused the deepest economic recession of the modern era.
The construction sector can pave the way for a green economic recovery
In the past weeks, WBCSD has participated in several events centered around how the building sector is key to reviving the global economy and the importance of reinforcing sustainability going forward.
New survey for board directors to build more robust stakeholder engagement
Geneva Switzerland, 29 October 2020: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with DNV GL are issuing a survey for management and board directors to support (…)
Human rights agenda gains traction as top business executives use their voices to call for action
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released the second edition of its CEO Guide to Human Rights. Geneva, 28 October 2020: The Guide brings (…)