🌊 Agriculture relies heavily on water, accounting for around 70% of global water use. It's also one of the leading contributors to water pollution. 🌱 The ambitious joint working group of WBCSD & OP2B is spearheading an industry-wide convergence on metrics for #RegenerativeAgriculture. 🌾 Regenerative agriculture can improve water infiltration rates, positively affect water flows and supply, reduce erosion and reduce water extracted for agriculture. 👉 Dive into the Water chapter to know more: https://lnkd.in/gmqAp56A. 🔜 Stay tuned for the biodiversity, soil & socio-economic reports! Regrow Ag Cool Farm Alliance Livelihoods Venture Diageo Nutrien Bayer The Biodiversity Consultancy Ltd Alain Vidal Stefania Avanzini, Dana Rakha-Michalon, Matt Inbusch, Tess Robinson Hayes, Una Harcinovic
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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About us
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) brings together transformational organizations to form a global community that shifts the systems they work within towards a better future. Our members push the boundaries of what businesses can achieve by taking action to limit the climate crisis, restore nature and tackle inequality. So that all people can thrive in a way that’s sustainable for our planet – by 2050. Over 225 leading businesses are members of the WBCSD. It’s their valuable work and dedication that allows us to create real change across global value chains. Benefitting the world around us and everyone who calls it home.
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https://www.wbcsd.org/
External link for WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Geneva
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- sustainable development, responsible business, climate and energy, development, water, forestry, stakeholder engagement, ecosystems, human rights, SDGs, mobility, finance, transformation, food, agriculture, water, circular economy, future of work, ESG, leadership, utilities, trends, mobility, built environment, future of work, nature, and business
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Avenue du Bouchet 2bis
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Employees at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Dr. Alexander Nick
Accelerating and unlocking decarbonization solutions
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Jenny Kwan
Climate Impact | Innovation | WBCSD
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Carolien de Bruin
Sustainability | Strategist | WBCSD | SER Topvrouwen
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Patrick Kools
Director Clean Energy | Contributing to the development of a sustainable, digital energy system | Championing the Paris Goals.
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🌿 Did you know that the Brazilian #Cerrado is home to 5% of the world’s flora and fauna, including thousands of plant species found nowhere else on Earth? And that the region has lost over 25% of its original native vegetation, largely from #agriculture expansion? 🌱 Check out our #NaturePositive deep dive on #soy production to understand the process and priorities for developing a context-specific nature strategy in this critical landscape: https://lnkd.in/ejUtYFVA
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🏞 What is the network of risks impacting a food retailer's ability to embed nature into business practices? 🍎 Our latest report in collaboration with KPMG will guide participants & stakeholders in the food retail ecosystem on how to: ✔ Identify key risks and core risk interactions that drive the near-term and longer-term system behavior ✔ Assess risks as connected groups rather than as individual risks to build more effective, strategic approaches to action prioritization ✔ Understand how and where management interventions can drive positive system performance. 📩 Download it now: https://lnkd.in/gDZfQWzs #NaturePositive #FoodSystems #RiskManagement
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Announcing the extension of The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (#BCTI)! With the support of 80+ global executives, UN agencies & NGOs, our goals are: - To bridge the inequality gap - Collaborate to raise ambition - Take action and deepen corporate accountability for inclusive, equitable markets and a just transition. The United Nations Global Compact collaborates with companies to address inequalities through the #ForwardFaster Initiative. Our initiatives are pivotal to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda. Join us on this transformative journey towards a more just and equitable world.
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📣 We welcome Hilti Group as the newest member of WBCSD! 🏗 A global leader in supplying the construction and energy industries with cutting-edge products & services, Hilti is committed to help transform the #BuiltEnvironment into one that is #netzero emissions, circular, healthy, inclusive, and resilient. 🎯 Hilti aims to reduce 30% of its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 2032 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In a significant milestone, the company achieved CO2 neutrality in its operations by the end of 2023, marking a crucial step toward its net-zero ambitions. 👉 More: https://lnkd.in/e59kkQHh
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🍃 Curious to learn how energy companies are including nature considerations in their business strategy? Dive into our publication to discover how energy companies have leveraged our Roadmap to Nature Positive: Foundations for the energy system, laying the groundwork for their company’s #NaturePositive journey. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gusCjNzY 🌟 #memberspotlight: discover how Equinor aims to avoid and minimize adverse impacts on the ecosystems it operates in by assessing its nature-related risks and collaborating with peers & research institutes.
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📣 We are thrilled to announce that the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association (MSFA) has officially joined WBCSD's Global Network. 🌿 This partnership marks a new chapter in Mongolia's journey towards fostering #greenfinance and aligning with global #sustainability goals. CEO Nomindari Enkhtur emphasized MSFA's commitment to extending green initiatives beyond finance, focusing on sustainability standards, policy advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration. 🤝 The partnership aims to drive impactful change in key sectors like energy, agriculture, and resource management, reflecting a shared vision for a sustainable future. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpsZ9xjE Uta Maria J.
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🌍 The Climate Drive’s Net-Zero Guidebook is now available in Turkish! 🤝 Teaming up with SKD Türkiye (BCSD Türkiye) and Kordsa, the WBCSD’s Climate Drive, releases today the Turkish translation of Net Zero Guidebook, a FREE step-by-step guidance on the corporate #decarbonization journey, built by experts from WBCSD, BCG on Operations & The Carbon Trust Net Zero Intelligence Unit - ready to use. 👉 Start exploring & sharing #TheClimateDrive's Net Zero Guidebook to advance on your decarbonization journey: https://lnkd.in/eyigNwKR The Guidebook is also available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. 📚 Developed in collaboration with 70+ WBCSD member companies, The Climate Drive centralizes key decarbonization resources, with a focus on business impact & implementation. The goal is to increase accessibility to trusted and actionable decarbonization resources for businesses to accelerate climate action in line with the latest best practices. #TheClimateDrive #ClimateAction #NetZero
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📣 WBCSD Sustain Newsletter May edition is out! ✉ 🌿 Subscribe now to stay on top of the latest #sustainability news. 👇 #SustainableFuture #ClimateAdaptation #LeadingWomen
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📣 We welcome Diageo as the newest member of WBCSD! 🍸 A global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo will continue its work with WBCSD to tackle some of the most entrenched challenges facing business and broader society. 🌿 Diageo's 10-year ESG action plan, 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress', addresses the most material issues facing the company, its people, brands, suppliers and communities. It has three priorities: to promote positive drinking, champion #inclusion and #diversity, and pioneer grain-to-glass #sustainability. We look forward to continuing working with Diageo and our members to help create a more #sustainablefuture and tackle issues such as climate change, water stress and #biodiversity loss.