New guidance brings clarity on non-financial assurance
Geneva, Switzerland 20 November 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (…)
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Collaborative work on ERM-ESG alignment earns UN ISAR Honors promoting sustainability
Geneva Switzerland, 30 October 2019: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today honored the Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (…)
The role of business in accelerating systems transformation
An update on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s refresh of its landmark Vision 2050 Geneva, 10 October 2019: Earlier this year, the World Business (…)
Low-carbon transition and business leadership: insights from the first TCFD Summit in Japan
Last Tuesday 8 October the first-ever TCFD Summit was held in Tokyo, convening around 300 global attendees from government, business, investors and civil society to advance discussions around corporate disclosure on climate change.
Peter Bakker presents Prime Minister of Japan with message of intent emerging from three key summits focusing on the transition to a low-carbon society
Tokyo, 9 October 2019: At a specially convened Green Innovation Summit in Tokyo today, Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable (…)
First-ever TCFD Summit to accelerate progress on climate-related financial disclosures
Tokyo, 8 October 2019: At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the World Business (…)
Key WBCSD takeaways from the UN General Assembly Week 2019
Last week leaders from a broad range of sectors and geographies gathered in New York around the opening of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
“Business needs to do what it does best: to innovate and set up action plans to get to a 1.5 degree world”
CNNMoney Switzerland interviews Peter Bakker
From purpose to action: making the transition to a flourishing society
e recent Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation recognizes that companies have responsibility to a broad range of stakeholders – such as customers, employees, suppliers and the environment – on par with their responsibility to shareholders.
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.