New global coalition to address water security and climate change

The 50L Home Coalition aims to reinvent the future of water and make 50 litres of daily water use per person a reality

New partnership to drive low carbon finance

A new partnership to drive the development of low carbon finance and help address sustainability and climate challenges has been announced. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and the World Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the development of the corporate green bond market. They consider […]

Firms join up ‘to double green energy capacity by 2025’

Sixteen energy and tech firms have joined up to nearly double renewable energy capacity by 2025. The companies, including Statkraft, Eskom and Schneider Electric, aim to add a further 1.5TW. The programme is part of an initiative by World Business Council (WBCSD), for Sustainable Development which is made up of 140 businesses looking to speed up the deployment of low carbon technologies. They account for […]

New scheme ‘could cut 65% of carbon emissions’

A new initiative could deliver 65% of the carbon emission reductions needed to meet the UN target of keeping global warming to under 2°C. That’s according to a new report by PwC launched by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a global association of around 200 companies. However for this ‘Low Carbon Technology […]