World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Survey: Business leaders fear net zero policy lag risks scuppering investment

Businesses held back from ramping up green spending by policy failures worldwide, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) survey suggests

31 October 2024 • 5 min read

UKGBC calls for consistent reporting and tighter regulation of embodied carbon emissions

New guidance warns built environment is falling behind on measuring, reporting, and reducing Scope 3 value chain emissions, including embodied carbon

06 March 2024 • 3 min read

'We saw real acceleration of ambition': Claire O'Neill makes pitch for greater business involvement at climate talks

04 November 2021 • 6 min read

Survey: Big business increasingly confident climate projects benefit their bottom line

EXCLUSIVE: Study of firms collectively responsible for $2tr market capitalisation highlights shifting attitudes among private sector around the commercial case for reducing emissions

28 October 2021 • 3 min read

World Business Council for Sustainable Development entrenches net zero into membership rules

The 200 firms in the group's membership - including Shell, Chevron, BASF, Volkswagen, BP, PepsiCo - must comply with rules requiring science-aligned net zero goal for no later than 2050

27 October 2020 • 3 min read

Claire O'Neill joins Ikigai Capital to support net zero consultancy push

Former energy and clean growth minister joins board of green investment consultancy

13 October 2020 • 2 min read

Zoom in on Net Zero - with WBCSD's Claire O'Neill and Peter Bakker

Former COP26 President Claire O'Neill and World Business Council for Sustainable Development president Peter Bakker join BusinessGreen for a chat about challenges and opportunities the lead up to next year's critical UN climate summit

11 September 2020 • 1 min read