U.S. Department of State Commits up to $9 Billion to Restore Forests
World Business Council for Sustainable Development will serve as Secretariat of this initiative
Tag: Nature Action
New insights on Nature-based Solutions: scaling up strategies for net zero, nature positive and addressing inequality
New report focuses on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in strategies for Net Zero, Nature Positive and addressing Inequality, and shares insights from the evolution of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) as part of corporate action on climate.
New roadmap shows how leading forest companies are paving the way toward a nature-positive future
15 companies rally behind a shared definition of nature-positive and commit to collaborative action to accelerate the transformation of the forest sector and the broader economic system in which they operate.
Six leading agribusinesses launch a financial model for deforestation-free soy in the Brazilian Cerrado
SCF composed of six major agribusinesses – ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO International, Louis Dreyfus Company and Viterra – is at the forefront of mobilizing partnerships that identify, invest in and scale solutions to eliminate deforestation and land conversion from soy production, and incentivize sustainable land use in Brazil and beyond.
New report lays out roadmap to achieve sustainable rice production
Targeted investment partnerships are vital to achieving sustainable and equitable rice production, concludes a new report launched at COP27.
Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA) spotlights solutions supporting nature, climate and people
Eight examples of Natural Climate Solutions from around the world show how communities and nature are at the core of best practice.
COP27 – The Business of Climate Recovery: Accelerating Accountability, Ambition and Action
The world’s leading companies detailed a business implementation agenda for COP27, published today in a new report by WBCSD on the occasion of the conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Companies with a combined value of USD$ 1.3 trillion pilot new disclosure framework for nature
The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) pilot, involving 23 WBCSD member companies, is setting the pace for disclosing nature-related risks and opportunities to ensure finance is directed toward restoring and conserving nature.
FoodDrinkEurope and OP2B advocate for regenerative agriculture as a pillar for the upcoming EU Soil Health Law proposal and call for incentives
FoodDrinkEurope and One Planet Business for Biodiversity welcome the consultation initiative for the upcoming EU Soil Health Law and stated the potential of regenerative agriculture practices in helping to meet the objectives of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030, by protecting and restoring soils.
“Business Leaders for the Climate” statement led by CEBDS wins prestigious business award
WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Brazil – The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development, was selected as one of the winners of Brazil’s most prestigious corporate communications award for an initiative that led to the issuance of the “Business Leaders for the Climate” statement earlier this year.