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
Tag: Food And Land Use
Why healthier diets make it easier to realize universal health coverage
It is World Health Day and the theme of 2019 is ‘Universal Health Coverage’.
Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice production
Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019: A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver smart and sustainable agri-solutions for (…)
Call for cooperation in West Africa to enhance information for farmers impacted by climate change
New agri-tech initiative ‘CocoaCloud’ to provide critical data for farmers and industry Accra, Ghana, 21 March 2019: Today, on the International Day of Forests, at the UN (…)
Soft Commodities Forum members commit to common framework supporting transparent and traceable soy supply chains in Brazil
Geneva, 15 February 2019: The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) members, a global platform for leading soft commodities companies convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (…)
COFCO International joins WBCSD
COFCO International has joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Geneva, 12 February 2019: Headquartered (…)
WBCSD accelerates action toward food system transformation: Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
Geneva, 17 January 2019: Today, the EAT-Lancet Commission, composed of global experts in health, nutrition and sustainability, has published its landmark report, ‘Our Food in the (…)
WBCSD’s Diane Holdorf and our approach to food system transformation
Current food systems are outstripping the resources of the planet while current diets are resulting in global health crises of both over- and under-nutrition. All (…)
New report highlights the business case for investing in soil health
Katowice, Poland, 5 December 2018: Today on World Soil Day at the UNFCCC COP24, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report (…)
How does Halloween carving impact GHG emissions? Our new food loss and waste tool helps to answer this question
Halloween season means a lot of pumpkin waste It’s tradition to make lanterns out of pumpkins for Halloween. If every household in the United States (…)