Geneva, 9 March 2010 - Energy is a key driver for economic development and social progress, yet access to sustainable energy services remains a challenge for low-income communities in developing countries. To reach communities that do not have energy access today, new business models, supported by appropriate policy frameworks, are needed.
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Geneva, 5 March 2010 - Following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding, Maala – Business for Social Responsibility of Israel joined the WBCSD Regional Network.
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Geneva, 4 March 2010 - The WBCSD has released a crisp new video highlighting the work of its Regional Network. In the video, representatives from partner organizations in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe describe the value of the Regional Network and provide examples of cooperation activities.
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Geneva, 3 March 2010 - Customers all over the world are turning to new ways of capturing and using gas to meet their energy needs through onsite power generation. Many of these customers are using GE's Jenbacher gas engines to generate power reliably while in many cases cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Geneva, 1 March 2010 - International companies investing in developing countries need to purposely plan for social equity and community participation in their commercial operations, right from the start - in addition to the usual profitability and environmental impact considerations. This is the main conclusion from the recent review of The Forests Dialogue's Forests & Poverty Reduction Initiative.
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Geneva, 26 February 2010 - Emerging markets demand clean energy technologies but are also concerned about flexibility and costs. Vestas manages these needs with an ambitious localization strategy in China and other emerging markets.
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Geneva, 22 February 2010 - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have launched the Sustainable Forest Finance Toolkit, which aims to support the finance sector in progressing towards the sustainable financing of industries impacting forests.
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Geneva, 12 February 2010 - Is there a low-carbon path to global development? As the main source of technological innovation, business has a role to play in helping bring energy solutions to both rural areas where access is minimal and urban areas where energy supply can be expensive, inefficient and unreliable.
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New Dehli, 4 February 2010 - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the Vision 2050 report, a study that lays out a pathway leading to a global population of some 9 billion people living well, within the resource limits of the planet by 2050. The report, released at the World CEO Forum in New Delhi, India, was compiled by 29 leading global companies representing 14 industries.
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Geneva, 1 February 2010 - The Water Footprint Network has launched its Water Footprint Manual, covering a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint accounting. It shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses, and includes methods for water footprint sustainability assessment and a library of water footprint response options.
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Geneva, 26 January 2010 - James Griffiths, the WBCSD Managing Director of the Ecosystems Focus Area speaks to IUCN on the role of business in conserving biodiversity.
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Geneva, 22 January 2010 - The Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products Guide and Resource Kit, now also avaialble in Spanish, is a toolbox designed to help corporate managers understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world's forests.
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Geneva, 20 January 2010 - Sixty corporations today begin measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
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Geneva, 15 January 2010 - Water scarcity is increasing in most urban areas worldwide. It will be affecting your business soon. It might already have done so. Are you ready, or will you be caught out? What can you do to reduce or mitigate the effects? Is there a global water crisis? Has the world reached a "tipping point" on water? Are there opportunities for your business?
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