World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Area served
Global
Key people
Peter Bakker (CEO & President)
Employees
51–300
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a

international companies.[1] The council is also connected to 60 national and regional business councils and partner organizations.[2]

Its origins date back to the Rio de Janeiro

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).[4] He created a forum called "Business Council for Sustainable Development", which went on to become Changing Course, a book that coined the concept of eco-efficiency.[5]

The WBCSD was created in 1995 as a merger of the Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Industry Council for the Environment[6] and is based at the Maison de la paix in Geneva, Switzerland,[7] with offices in New York and New Delhi.

Operations

The council works on a variety of issues related to sustainable development. It works to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the transformation of six economic systems: circular economy,[8] cities and mobility,[9] climate and energy,[10] food, land and water,[11] people[12] and redefining value.[13] Each system transformation is set up as a WBCSD Program with a number of supplementary Projects.[14]

Impact and influence

A 2003

Globescan survey found the WBCSD as the second most effective SD research organization.[16] The 2006 survey by the same company reports that 54% of all surveyed experts believe the WBCSD will play a "major role" in advancing sustainable development. Only the European Union received higher approval (69%).[17]

In the Ethisphere Institute's 2007 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics, WBCSD President Bjoern Stigson was ranked ninth, which made him the second most influential NGO leader.[18]

Membership

Membership of the WBCSD is by invitation of the executive committee to companies committed to sustainable development. WBCSD has over 180 members.[19]

Forética

Forética claims to be a global network of Spanish speaking businesses and professionals whose mission is to promote an ethical management and corporate social responsibility by the establishment of a National standard in Spain known as SGE-21, (sistema de gestión ética para el Siglo 21) which is also Annex 1 to ISO 26000 and supported by CSR Europe[20] Membership is said to around 400 and includes companies of all sizes and sectors, as well as individual specialists, professionals, and academics and it was incorporated into WBCSD on 2 September 2014.[21]

Governance

The WBCSD is a member-led organization governed by a Council composed of the Council Members of its member companies. The Council elects the executive committee, including the chairman and four Vice Chairmen. Past chairmen include:

Geographic balance

Most of WBCSD's member companies are headquartered in Europe (47%). 22% member companies are headquartered in Asia, 22% in North America and 5% in Latin America. The geographically least represented regions are Africa, Australasia and the Middle East with 1% each.[19]

Controversies

According to

climate change and energy management challenges for the past 20 years. The WBCSD Executive Committee was dominated by the largest non-renewable energy and carbon-intensive companies in the world at least until 2011. According to Greenpeace the WBCSD executive committee has been a 'Who's Who' of the world's largest carbon-intensive companies.[22]

The Sierra Club has collaborated with the World Business Council on a number of initiatives, as well as inviting its representatives to speak at Sierra Club events.[23][24] The Environmental Defense Fund recommends the World Business Council's auditing methods to companies seeking to reduce greenhouse emissions,[25] and the Natural Resources Defense Council has drawn upon WBCSD guidelines in drawing up their own guidelines for determining biofuels sustainability.[26] The WBCSD's Vision 2050 report was highlighted by The Guardian as "the largest concerted corporate sustainability action plan to date – include reversing the damage done to ecosystems, addressing rising greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring societies move to sustainable agriculture."[27]

References

  1. ^ "About us". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "World Business Council for Sustainable Development – WBCSD". Genève Internationale. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Our history". World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ Griffiths, Hannah (29 May 2012). "Memo to Rio+20: 'green economy' doesn't mean monetising nature". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Eco-Efficiency". Smart Communities Network: Sustainable Business. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "THE ICC & THE ENVIRONMENT". archive.corporateeurope.org.
  7. ISBN 9781412958783
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  8. ^ "Circular Economy – World business council for sustainable development". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Cities and Mobility". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Energy & Circular Economy". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Food, Land & Water". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. ^ "People". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Redefining Value". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Value Impact Voice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Cover Letter Template". Resourcesaver.org. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  16. ^ "2004 Globescan Survey of Sustainability Experts" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Cambridge Sustainability Research Digest" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  18. ^ 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ a b "Our members". World business council for sustainable development. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Welcome to www.csr-supplychain.org". www.csr-supplychain.org. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Leading Spanish think-tank Forética joins WBCSD's Global Network". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  22. ^ Who's holding us back?Full report November 23, 2011 page 9
  23. ^ "Calendar | Sierra Club". Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Austin Sierra Club monthly meeting | Austin EcoNetwork". Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  25. ^ "www.edf.org" (PDF).
  26. ^ "Biofuel Sustainability Performance Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  27. ^ Wills, Jackie (15 May 2014). "World Business Council for Sustainable Development: Vision 2050 | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian". The Guardian.

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