COP26: highlights from a Food & Agriculture perspective
In November 2021, the world was convened in Glasgow to discuss urgent climate action during the annual UNFCCC COP26.
Tag: Agriculture and Food
New guidance for business to assess and value its freshwater impacts
Freshwater is one of the significant areas of impact of the food and agriculture system. WBCSD launches new guidance for business to account for, value and report on freshwater impacts
Stora Enso sets ambitious goal of 100% regenerative solutions by 2050
Stora Enso’s ambition is to offer 100% regenerative products and solutions by 2050.
“Nature-positive” and the forest sector
This insights piece is part of a series from the members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) presenting diverse perspectives on the forest sector’s many connections with key global development issues.
Retailers call for ambitious climate action by launching the Race to Zero Accelerator Pledge at COP26
Founding members of the Breakthroughs 2030: Retail campaign H&M Group, Ingka Group (IKEA), Kingfisher plc, Walmart, and now joined by Best Buy, launched the Race to Zero Accelerator Pledge for retail associations at COP26.
WBCSD to develop climate reference scenario approach for food, agriculture and forestry companies
WBCSD is spearheading a project with leading businesses to develop a climate reference scenario approach for food, agriculture and forestry companies, leveraging food system transformation, forest solutions, TCFD and energy-related scenario experience.
Leading banking institutions join forces in new initiative to support decarbonization of the agriculture sector
Rabobank, Santander, Wells Fargo, and Barclays are among top banks working together to support their food, agriculture and land use sector clients in the transition to net-zero.
Working forests and their products are part of the solution to net-zero, new report reveals
WBCSD and forest companies call on policymakers, investors and forest product customers to consider working forests and their products as part of the solution to net zero.
COP26: Members of WBCSD Soft Commodities Forum announce accelerated action towards net-zero emissions
Ten of the world’s biggest global agricultural trading and processing companies have issued a joint statement committing to a sectoral roadmap by COP27 for enhanced supply chain action consistent with a 1.5°C pathway.
Regen10 to work with over 500 million farmers to scale regenerative food production by 2030
Today at COP26, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and 12 partners announced Regen10, an ambitious collective action plan to scale regenerative food production systems, worldwide, in a decade.