Geneva 21 November 2008 - “The world is faced with the seemingly conflicting imperatives of meeting the demands of rapid population growth – most of it in so-called developed countries – while at the same time reducing negative impacts on society and the environment. If we do not get this right, the results could be devastating,” says WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson in the newly published book "Creating A Sustainable Economy: Investing in the Future".
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Geneva 18 November 2008 - Buildings are responsible for about 40% of energy use in most countries. The EEB project will determine which combination of recommendations will most effectively result in substantial energy and emission reductions, putting us on a committed path towards zero net energy buildings.
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Geneva 17 November 2008 - In the presence of 250 people and widely covered by Greek media, the Greek BCSD was launched on 11 November.
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Johannesburg 14 November 2008 - Some 30 WBCSD member companies recently participated in a “Sustainability in Action Field Trip” organized and lead by Anglo American and Eskom.
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Geneva, 14 November 2008 - Seven of the top ten companies listed in this year's Fortune International Accountability rating, released on Friday, are members of the WBCSD.
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Geneva 13 November 2008 - Intensive agriculture had turned Spain's 325-hectare Tamón Valley in Asturias into an area with low biological diversity dominated by two huge monocultures: fields and eucalyptus plantations. In 1990 DuPont started a greenfield project in the Valley so as to both increase local biodiversity and save the company money.
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Geneva, 11 November 2008 - It is surprising how many forest products a company uses, ranging from paper, for the vast majority of companies, to packaging, wooden pallets and mahogany boardroom tables. Buying the “right” wood, sustainably produced without ravaging native forests or displacing indigenous peoples' rights, is a good way for a company to decrease its environmental footprint while proactively supporting good forest management.
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Johannesburg, 7 November 2008 - Corporate leaders gathered in Johannesburg this week to discuss ways to include low-income people in their business and talk about sustainability challenges specific to Africa.
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Geneva, 6 November 2008 - Gaz de France's subsidiary, GRTgaz, takes biodiversity into account in all of its activities. Specifically, the company is implementing biodiversity corridors above its underground pipes transporting natural gas, helping to connect and maintain biodiversity areas in Ile-de-France. Thanks to these efforts, GRTgaz and local authorities are consolidating the knowledge of biodiversity corridor implementation and adding environmental value to the land that is crossed by gas pipelines.
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Geneva, 4 November 2008 - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is hosting its annual meeting of business leaders in Johannesburg for the first time. The Council represents some 200 leading global corporations, with a market capitalization of more than $US 7 trillion.
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Geneva, 2 November 2008 - Petro-Canada's Fort Hills Oil Sands mining operation is expected to mine more than four billion barrels of bitumen over the next three to four decades, with rates of up to 280,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil per day. In order to address the obvious environmental concerns surrounding the project, Petro-Canada is committed to sustaining the environmental integrity of the area, leaving as small an environmental footprint as possible and providing offsets to compensate for permanently impacted areas.
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Geneva, 31 October 2008 - The 1987 Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The needs of future generations may be hard to predict, but it is even harder to imagine them doing without freshwater, a predictable climate, productive topsoil, pollination and genetic resources. And in the middle of this century, it is expected that a global population of some 9 billion will have those needs.
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Geneva, 30 October 2008 - Operating in biodiversity-sensitive regions in Portugal, EDP has a vested interest in demonstrating the overall positive impact of its activities in the country, not least because the company's strategy includes the reinforcement of electricity generation through hydropower. In 2007 EDP founded a biodiversity conservation fund of 2.5 million Euros. The fund demonstrates EDP's capacity and willingness to implement its far-reaching biodiversity policy through improving scientific knowledge.
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London, 29 October 2008 - WBCSD President Björn Stigson spoke about the role of business in the new carbon economy at this year's Oil and Money conference. Hosted this year by Energy Intelligence and the International Herald Tribune, the event is an annual industry summit where the world's most influential decision-makers examine the macroeconomic and geopolitical issues that are shaping the international oil and gas industries.
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Geneva, 29 October 2008 - Once again several WBCSD member companies have topped an ethical ranking. This time it was the Geneva-based Covalence Ethical Ranking who published its quarterly ethical reputation ranking, citing the best ranked companies as well as those companies that have made the most progress in the 3rd Quarter of 2008.
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