WBCSD India Day 2019
Home to one-sixth of the world’s population, India is transitioning fast. By 2030, the middle class is expected to grow to be the largest in the world representing an estimated USD$ 6 trillion growth opportunity for businesses.
Tag: Agriculture and Food
What science means for business
A Food and Nature example
Taking collective action further for transforming freshwater use
The World Water Week in Stockholm (25-30 August) is a great annual bellwether for the water sector: trending topics, pioneering organizations and a sense of where the sector is heading.
Helping the postal sector to become more sustainable
Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, outlines its Vision 2050 program and how it applies to posts.
Businesses getting ready for the Tokyo 2020 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit
WBCSD and its FReSH members supported the successful business mobilization conference held in The Hague in preparation for the Global Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit to be held in Tokyo, Japan at the end of 2020.
Reducing the environmental footprint of the agriculture and food system to stop it exceeding planetary boundaries
Despite the fact we need food to survive, the agriculture and food sectors can seem at odds with an increasing global drive for sustainability. They (…)
Insider Perspective: EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019
An event to raise awareness about three key topics: sustainable and healthy diets, biodiversity and collaboration.
Every day is an opportunity to scale-up partnerships for healthy people and planet
And business cannot fail, with 4,000 opportunities left to achieve the UN’s SDGs
Insider perspective: World Economic Forum 2019, Davos
Last week marked the 49th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together 3,000 of the world’s most powerful leaders in government, business and civil society.
Insider Perspective: World Toilet Day 2018
This year to mark the occasion of World Toilet Day, WBCSD participated in an event in Geneva, organized by the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) in partnership with Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and SDG Lab to highlight the role of businesses in scaling-up sanitation solutions.