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| WBCSD’s New CEO Guide to Climate Action |
| Read about how your CEO and business can engage to help create scalable sustainability action around the world. The best advice and strategies are here in WBCSD’s newest CEO Guide to Climate Action. |
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| In Sustainable Cities, What Works and What Doesn’t |
| WBCSD and ICLEI Launch Joint Case Study and Report on City-Business Collaboration9 April 2015 – At the ICLEI World Congress in Seoul, WBCSD and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) launched the case study and report, “Enhancing Sustainable Urban Development through Innovative City-Business Collaboration.” Also at this event, 100 mayors from around the world committed to adopting the Seoul Declaration for sustainable cities: a comprehensive and collaborative pathway to urban sustainability – what a great day for the future of our cities! |
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| Flip the Switch: Turning on Energy Efficiency in Buildings |
| WBCSD is looking forward to the Benelux Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) Laboratory 12-13 May in Amsterdam. The EEB Lab will bring together stakeholders from the building value chain and beyond, to remove the market barriers preventing widespread energy efficient investments. Our CEO Peter Bakker will speak at the closing Plenary on 13 May. |
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| Business Proposals Call for High Level Leaders to Agree at COP21 |
| 6 May – Peter Bakker joined another 40 CEOs who have signed, “Business proposals in view of a 2015 international climate change agreement at COP 21 in Paris.” These proposals are meant to inspire collaboration between high-level leaders to reach an international agreement on climate at COP21 in Paris this December. Learn more, follow this story, and add your CEO to this important group of business leaders. |
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| 22 April 2015 – WBCSD announced a new partnership with #Futureisclean- a movement that encourages companies, organizations, and individuals to work together toward a clean future. We invite you and your partners to join the movement, adding your voice to the call for a clean and sustainable future. |
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| Last month, the World Economic Forum released an open letter to all world leaders. 43 CEOs, with operations in over 150 countries, urged national governments to agree on ambitious climate action at COP21 this December. In their statement, signatories affirmed that businesses are already taking serious climate action and invited all national governments to do the same. Follow @ClimateCEOs to learn more. |
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| 29 April through 2 May- stakeholders from all over the world met in the Riau Province of Sumatra to discuss deforestation-free commitments in the region. The meeting clarified consumer goods companies’ deforestation-free pledges and their impacts. Want to learn more and engage? Follow @forestdialogue. |
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| The second World Forum on Natural Capital will take place in Edinburgh on 23-24 November 2015. Business leaders, government representatives and environmental experts from around the globe will examine up-to-date developments in Natural Capital, with a focus on managing risk and driving innovation. Join in to learn more about how Natural Capital opportunities can benefit your bottom line. |
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| Collaborate with global leaders this June to increase agricultural productivity, improve rural livelihoods, and decrease environmental impacts at the 2nd Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture, ASEAN Beyond 2015: Collaboration for equitable growth. Sustain readers can enjoy a 20% discount on the full delegate rate by entering the code WBCSDVRBF15D when registering here. |
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| In 2015, the World Economic Forum ranked water crises as the greatest societal risk of the coming decade. Between April 12-17 2015 in the Republic of Korea, WBCSD participated in the 7th World Water Forum, where close to 30,000 people collaborated to address water-related issues. The main outcomes of the Forum are available here. |
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