Asian business leadership in the transition to a sustainable world
Geneva, 27 August 2019: Earlier this month, Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), embarked on a series of (…)
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Can sustainable business really save the world?
Time is running out to decarbonise the world’s economies. Can the business world respond in time? Eco-Business asks the two leaders of the World Business (…)
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.
Major players across chemical and electric utility sectors share TCFD implementation experience
Today, through collaboration with WBCSD, eleven leading companies across chemical and electric utility sectors provide an in-depth look at climate-related financial disclosure in two landmark reports.
Leading accounting and sustainable development bodies join forces to improve corporate performance
27 June, London–The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association) today announced their first joint project. (…)
Peter Bakker addresses G20 Ministerial Meeting in Japan
Underscoring the need for business leadership to enable the virtuous cycle between sustainable business solutions and economic growth at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy (…)
Mercer and the World Business Council release new resource to better help companies align retirement assets with sustainability
New York, New York 11 June 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released its second Aligning Retirement Assets Toolkit – designed to help companies (…)
Finland: ‘Sustainability in Finland 2019’ survey results reveal a business focus on climate change
WBCSD’s President and CEO Peter Bakker urged Finnish businesses to take leadership for a sustainable future Helsinki, 27 May 2019: The survey Sustainability in Finland 2019, conducted by (…)
BCSD Portugal and Porto Business School team up on executive education program
Porto, 23 May 2019: BCSD Portugal, part of WBCSD’s Global Network of partner organizations, has teamed up for the second year with Porto Business School to design an executive education (…)
BCSD Brazil and WBCSD engage agribusiness companies on external disclosure and risk management
Geneva, 14 May 2019: The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), part of WBCSD’s Global Network of partner organizations, recently embarked on a series of (…)