What nature can do for the climate in a post-COVID world
Business are in a race to zero It was expected that 2020 would set the agenda for environmental action for the next decade. But with the (…)
Tag: Agriculture and Food
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 (…)
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.
50L Home – New global Coalition to address water security and climate change
Geneva 27 October 2020: Launched today, the 50L Home Coalition is a global, action-orientated multi-stakeholder platform that addresses two of our most pressing global challenges: water security and (…)
A new benchmark for sustainable business leadership through ambition and action
Today marks an important milestone, for WBCSD and for our member companies – and for me personally.
Climate and nature: key pillars for a just recovery from COVID-19
Convening leaders across hundreds of events, Climate Week NYC and UNGA75 have showed a critical step change in ambition to address the climate and nature crises.
Walmart sets goal to become a regenerative company
World’s largest retailer targets zero emissions by 2040 and aims to protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030
50L homes and the future of urban water use
Ahead of the launch of the 50L Home Coalition, WBCSD, The World Economic Forum and 2030 Water Resources Group convened a session at the recent World (…)
COFCO and World Bank’s IFC partner for more sustainable soy in Brazil
IFC will support COFCO International’s subsidiary in Brazil to develop a more traceable and sustainable supply chain in the Matopiba region, including direct and indirect non pre-financed suppliers.
The path for a strong business response to COVID-19 and the inequities of our food system
COVID-19 has been a great revealer of the inequities of our societies and the weak points in many of our vital supply chains.