Accelerating business along the road to a nature-positive future
All businesses depend on nature, which we can think about as natural capital assets.
Tag: Energy
Future-proofing light industry with renewable heat
Households and businesses are being hit hard by the energy crisis. Inflation is rising across many areas of life, and economic growth is slowing. The situation is particularly precarious in Europe, with the shortage of gas threatening energy cuts and the profitability of European business operations.
Raising ambition around an equitable and inclusive net-zero transition
At this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) WBCSD underscored the urgent need for the private sector to sharpen accountability, raise ambition and deliver action at speed and scale.
Six new companies joined the H2ForNetZero pledges to accelerate the use of decarbonized hydrogen
New pledges to support the deployment of hydrogen by 2030 were announced at the World Hydrogen Congress, adding to the momentum initiated last year during the Conference of the Parties (COP26) with the launch of the H2ForNetZero initiative.
Hydrogen – the good, the bad and the future
Long Story Short Podcast Episode #15 by Arcadis
Heat pumps are key to helping industry turn electric
A new report from WBCSD and DNV, a leading decarbonization advisory firm, calls on companies to move their manufacturing operations away from fossil fuels toward electrification by seizing the opportunity provided by heat pumps.
Accelerating electric infrastructure: an integrated approach to decarbonization is key
Infrastructure plays an important role in achieving climate targets. The time is now to accelerate the deployment of electric infrastructure (e-infrastructure) and to increase the pace and impact of decarbonization at the nexus of the built environment, energy and transport.
Heat as a Service: how companies can use this innovative solution on their decarbonization journey
While companies are making important progress in sourcing renewable electricity for their operations, decarbonizing heat use is their next big challenge – especially for industrial companies.
100% green power: BMW Group to use sustainably produced aluminum wheels from 2024
The BMW Group is stepping up its activities in the field of sustainability and will use cast aluminum wheels produced with 100% green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards.
BNP Paribas unveils its first ‘Climate Analytics and Alignment Report’ and carbon intensity reduction targets by 2025
As part of BNP Paribas’ ‘Climate Analytics and Alignment Report’, net-zero targets have been determined using International Energy Agency (IEA) scenarios and sector-wide initiatives such as the PACTA methodology and the framework provided by the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, joined by the Group in April 2021.