A carbon price is a monetary cost put on the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from anthropogenic activities, such as the use of fossil fuels or process emissions. It must be implemented by governments 1 through legislation.
A combination of technology and policy solutions could provide a pathway to reducing direct carbon dioxide emissions from the cement industry by 24% below current levels by 2050, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI).
This report builds on WBCSD’s Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreements: Scaling up globally report (October 2016), which provides background on corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs).
There are many regulations, reporting frameworks, guidance and tools which influence the corporate reporting process on environmental, social and governance issues (ESG).
Entreprises pour l’Environnement (EpE), WBCSD’s Global Network partner in France, has launched a brochure bringing together 50 concrete, pragmatic actions taken by EpE members for sustainable water management.
This Sub-PCR complement the PCR 2012:01 Construction products and construction services version 2.2, available at www.environdec.com, with additional rules and methodological instructions by referring to the standard EN16757:2017.
The materiality of water is clear and urgent, as evident from recent examples across the globe.
Widely regarded as a world leader in sustainable development, Costa Rica has topped the Happy Planet Index three times.
In 2017, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in partnership with the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk, launched the Reporting Exchange.
This Action Brief, the first in a series across the GAA workstreams, serves as the first step in that direction and intends to stimulate progressive dialogue and over time, collaborative action on the ground.