Tag: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Response and Development

From climate targets to holistic solutions

Today is 12 December 2020 – the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement.

The race for global climate leadership gathers pace

As the end of the year draws closer, we are about to mark the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015.

TCFD recommendations continue to play a key role in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon society

12 October 2020: Last week’s TCFD Summit in Japan was certainly timely: the pandemic has been highlighting our unpreparedness for systemic risks, and recent natural disasters such as wildfires and floods are giving a new urgency to addressing the climate emergency, driving innovation and achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Building resilience: key players across the construction sector share TCFD implementation experience

Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2020: Today, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), leading construction and building materials companies provide an in-depth (…)

“ESG ratings… it’s a bit of a zoo”

Podcast on ESG ratings: Peter Bakker, WBCSD’s President and CEO, talks with Euromoney

Key players across food, agriculture and forest products sectors share TCFD implementation experience

Geneva, 9 April 2020: Today, leading food, agriculture and forest products companies, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), provide an (…)

Danone, Firmenich SA and Unilever recognized as global sustainability leaders with triple A score by CDP

WBCSD members Danone, Firmenich S.A and Unilever are among the only six companies in the world to have obtained a “triple A” score by CDP in recognition of their leading environmental efforts in tackling climate change, fighting deforestation and protecting water cycles.

Insider perspective: A post-Davos forethought – Getting sustainability done

Last week, more than 2,800 leaders from around the world were brought together by the World Economic Forum in Davos.