#circulareconomy
requires a common language. Our Circular Transition Indicators tool will launch
@WEF
#wef20
, providing
#business
with that language – watch this space! Thanks
@GreenBiz
for recognizing our tool in the State of Green Business 2020 report
⚡️Raising the bar for sustainable
#business
leadership!
With this ambitious milestone, WBCSD & our 200+ global leading members are setting the tone for business
#sustainability
for the decade ahead. More on how we're changing the game w/ new criteria:
"Vision 2050 lays out a roadmap for business action, leading to
@WBCSD
's ultimate goal of 9+ billion people living well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century." -
@businessgreen
.
Read the
#Vision2050
report here:
3 key business actions to shift capitalism to a true value creation model:
- Account for & report on
#ESG
risks & impacts
- Incorporate multi-stakeholder considerations into governance, decision making, incentives
- Pay taxes in fair & transparent way
#Vision2050
is a new framework to guide the actions and shifts in mindsets needed for 9+ billion people to live well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050.
Read more here:
Partnering with
@StockholmPlus50
we launched the Action Agenda proposing three
Action Priorities for a business-driven value chain transformation underpinned by
a proposal to transform a critical enabling
environment
📣 Learn more
Just Launched! New WBCSD report on Business Climate
#Resilience
– Thriving through the
#transformation
.
Report calls for businesses to enhance efforts to build climate resilience and for policymakers to strengthen collaboration with private sector
📈Today at
#COP27
: Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT) advances emissions transparency with breakthrough in value chain data exchange, enabling companies to better meet evolving and mandatory
#climate
reporting requirements.
👉
#accountability
Just released!
New CEO Guide to the Circular Bioeconomy draws attention to the $7.7 trillion opportunity for business.
Read it here:
#circulareconomy
#bioeconomy
We can’t reach
#NetZero
by 2050 without ending
#deforestation
now.
Forest, land & ag companies are stepping up their commitment to net zero, but they must end deforestation to achieve these goals
📊 Latest analysis:
💥 Take action:
Happening now: Over 30 leading companies join forces to implement
#CircularEconomy
through
#Factor10
. Together, they’re revolutionizing the way we produce, use & dispose of materials – accelerating the transition to a sustainable world.
#WEF18
We need business and policy makers to pick up the pace, time after time. It isn’t easy, but our survival is at stake. We can reach a
#netzero
carbon economy by 2050. But only if we move to a
#BetterFutureFaster
than ever before. The power is in your hands:
📢As a follow-up to our work at
@Stockholmplus50
, we have launched the Stockholm Synthesis Report:
Today at
#ClimateWeekNYC
, we're bringing multiple stakeholders to refine the concept of a common, harmonized & global framework for
#climate
accountability.
#IPCC
#SR15
says we’ll blow past 1.5°C as soon as 2040 unless we implement solutions now. Natural climate solutions could capture 37% of the emissions reductions needed & can be rolled out today.
@Nature4Climate
#TheForgottenSolution
Nature can account for over 30% of the emissions reductions needed to align with the
#ParisAgreement
between now and 2030; it also supports our food systems, healthy communities and
#biodiversity
.
The science is clear
#Business
is ready to step up investment in
#nature
Our food system contributes to 1/4 of greenhouse gas emissions and 3/4 of biodiversity loss. How can we build a food system that addresses these challenges? MD
@DianeBHoldorf
(Food & Nature Program) explains how in the latest from our
#Vision2050
series:
Congratulations to all the 2018 Leading Women Awards recipients! The Awards showcase the outstanding
#business
#leadership
of
#women
in WBCSD member companies working to contribute to the
#SDGs
&our contribution to
#SDG5
#LeadingWomen
Full video &more info
🗓️ Join us on 25 March for the global launch of
#Vision2050
, a new framework for business leaders to drive the urgent transformations needed in the decade ahead for 9 billion people to live well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050.
Register now:
Last week, we held our Liaison Delegate Meeting - 400 sustainability professionals gathered to
#LeadTransformSucceed
for a world where 10 billion people are living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050 - but it's time to get real and act!
#Vision2050
is a framework for business action in line with the urgency of the challenges we face as a global society.
We look forward to working with the business community to turn this vision into reality.
Find out more here:
Food fuels our bodies and plays a powerful role in human health, culture, productivity and potential. But how can we provide healthy diets for all?
MD
@DianeBHoldorf
(Food & Nature Program) shares her insights in the latest from our
#Vision2050
series:
.
@PaulPolman
: “we are no longer in a conversation about the direction we want to go, but trying to understand how to scale up and accelerate to achieve what we have agreed. We need the financial markets to flow to more sustainable investments”
#Talanoa4Ambition
#gcas2018
@wbcsd
and 30 companies launched today new upgrades to the Circular Transition Indicators , a transparent and objective framework supported by an online tool by
@CircularIq
Check the updates
#circulareconomy
#leadership
Do you want to learn more about
#NaturalClimateSolutions
and the Voluntary Carbon Market?
👇Download our new Guide for C-Suite Executives to gain a comprehensive overview of NCS, the role of
#biodiversity
and people, and opportunities for businesses.
Check our new Transforming Urban Mobility project that brings
#business
&
#cities
together to accelerate the transition to better urban
#mobility
- drawing on cutting-edge
#technology
and models of collaboration w/ more than 20 global companies on board
“Business has an essential role to play in reducing inequality & generating shared prosperity that can be enjoyed by all.”
@fveglio
MD of our People & Society Program on why businesses must seize the opportunities that this transformation holds
#Vision2050
How are business and WBCSD member companies responding to COVID-19?
We have set up a dedicated webpage highlighting actions, solutions and initiatives across the world - will keep adding to it
Check it out
#coronavirus
#covid19
Companies are taking action to address the climate challenge. Check out this example from
@UPS
- leading the charge. "With the power of collaboration [we] can deliver a meaningful impact on emissions." Check out the latest
#Talanoa
blog
#COP24
#EVs
We're delighted to welcome Sunny Verghese,
@Olam
CEO and Co-Founder, as the new WBCSD Chair: "Together, we'll work to solve the complex, interlinked issues the world faces in the areas of SDGs, finance, energy, food and land use, and cities&mobility.”
As we recover from Covid-19 and rebuild the🌍economy, we must also act on
#climate
change. These are not separate missions, they are one and the same.
Read global leaders' call for President
@JoeBiden
to be the president to tackle the
#climatecrisis
.
Excited to announce the launch of
#BusinessforNature
@BfNCoalition
- New global coalition calls for action to reverse
#nature
loss and restore natural systems on which economies, wellbeing & prosperity depend
Business as usual is no longer an option. It’s time to start valuing your relationship with nature, starting today. Check out these leading business examples to learn more:
#EarthDay
Say hello to the
#GoodLifeGoals
! See the personal actions that everyone can take to support the
#SDGs
. What better way to visualize these than the universal language of emojis? #
#Act4SDGs
More info and downloadable materials on
Our new 5-year Strategy 2022-2027 steps up business action for the system transformations needed for a
#NetZero
,
#nature
-positive &
#equitable
future.
There are 3 pillars:
▶️imperatives of action
🌐pathways for solutions
💶redefining value.
Read here:
What are the personal actions that everyone can take to support the
#SDGs
? Check out the short video below on the
#GoodLifeGoals
launched yday at
#UNGA
on
#act4sdgs
day – and here’s all the info to download and share:
#SDGHub
Future business success & long term prosperity will rely on people living well, within planetary boundaries. But what does living well mean?
@fveglio
, MD of the People & Society Program
@wbcsd
discusses how
#Vision2050
defines the principles of living well
We are calling on the
#finance
sector to partner w/ farmers & ranchers on
#ClimateSmart
agriculture. According to new
@USFRA
report, private sector investment totals $972B annually. Let’s put that
#capital
to work toward the net zero economy.
#SmarterSoil
Why do we need to solve the climate & nature crises together?
Ahead of
#COP26
&
#COP15
, join high-level business & science speakers for a dynamic discussion on this & how companies are acting in an integrated way.
Watch 2pm CEST on Thursday:
#CMeeting21
Thanks to all of our members & partners who joined us for our North America member meeting in Phoenix. We truly ARE working together to transform global systems. If you couldn't make it, stay tuned for our Insider Perspective to see what you missed – coming after
#GreenBiz18
We can't predict the
#future
but we can identify the
#innovations
to shape it & the ones that we might need to push the future in a certain direction.
New
#Vision2050
brief:
- 5 business model shifts
- 12 emerging technologies
- 8 social innovations
'Tackling climate change has to start in cities' -
@ecoangelhsu
- climate scientist
@datadrivenlab
& many are stepping up:
✅Pledging to be carbon neutral before 2030
✅Setting emissions reduction targets
✅Becoming more energy efficient
#JoinTheCountdown
@TEDCountdown
Today, at
@COP26
@wbcsd
launches our Business Manifesto for Climate Recovery, which brings a new focus on the most urgent actions needed now from both global leaders and policy makers to halt temperature rises and begin the process of climate recovery (1/5)
Building farm resilience through
#SoilHealth
benefits local livelihoods and business. Read our latest report and start investing in
#SoilHealth
#farmers
Could climate-related financial disclosure help build, as Mark Carney says, “a better understanding of tomorrow’s risks, better pricing for investors, better decisions by policy-makers & a transition to a low-carbon economy?” We think so. Learn more here:
What does the
#COVID19
pandemic mean for the decade ahead?
What vulnerabilities is the pandemic exposing?
What trends is it accelerating?
How can business support efforts to build back better?
Check out our new issue brief:
#ESG
#WBCSDVision2050
Welcome
@Microsoft
as the newest member of WBCSD! Microsoft’s growing profile in mobility and industry 4.0 and leadership in energy and circular economy offer a wide range of initiatives to scale up
#sustainability
. Read more
NOW RELEASED - Envisioning the future of
#food
– looking at food system change from the perspective of the individual, with opportunities to offer healthier, more appealing and sustainable nutrition –
#EATForum18
Have you subscribed to our
#Sustain
newsletter? Each month, we look into the latest trends in business and
#SustainableDevelopment
and deliver our publications, perspectives and insights directly to you. Check out our May edition and subscribe here