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We know that we need to ramp up our efforts to achieve our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people live well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The need for the sustainable transformation of the systems that govern our world is well recognized but also more urgent than ever before.</p><p> </p><p>Guided by our mission to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world and to help make more sustainable businesses more successful, WBCSD and our members have been instrumental in this shift.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-044420f elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-wbcsd_button" data-id="044420f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wbcsd_button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="" class="btn-primary block md:inline-block btn" > <div class="flex items-center justify-center 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elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7ad4c7c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>In 1990, Maurice Strong, the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, appointed Swiss businessman Stephan Schmidheiny to promote sustainable development among global business leaders in preparation for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.</p><p> </p><p>Schmidheiny enlisted 48 CEOs to form the “Business Council for Sustainable Development” in 1991, providing a confidential forum for open dialogue. Their first major contribution was “Changing Course,” a comprehensive guide on business adaptation for sustainability, published at the Rio Earth Summit.</p><p> </p><p>Following the summit’s success, the members advocated for the continuation of their work, leading to the merger of the BCSD with the World Industry Council for the Environment in 1995, forming the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based in Geneva.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1c6ce66 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-wbcsd_button" data-id="1c6ce66" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wbcsd_button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="" class="btn-primary block md:inline-block btn" > <div class="flex items-center justify-center w-full gap-4 inner-button"> <span>See more</span> <div class="relative flex 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elementor-widget-heading" data-id="e08b09e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Shaping and <br /><span class="font-serif">Influencing</span></span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-84bb009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="84bb009" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Founded on the principles of leadership and collaboration, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) emerged from visionary beginnings.</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-25bdadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="25bdadb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>In 1990, UNCED Secretary-General Maurice Strong tasked Swiss businessman Stephan Schmidheiny with integrating a business perspective into global sustainability dialogues.</p><p> </p><p>Schmidheiny successfully mobilized 48 CEOs worldwide to advocate for sustainable development, leading to the formation of the “Business Council for Sustainable Development” in 1991. Their landmark publication, “Changing Course,” debuted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, offering a detailed blueprint for business adaptation to sustainable practices.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the summit’s success, the group, recognizing the ongoing need for a unified business voice in sustainability, merged with the World Industry Council for the Environment in 1995, creating the WBCSD with a Geneva-based secretariat and a commitment to global sustainability leadership.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-126555c elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-wbcsd_button" data-id="126555c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="wbcsd_button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="" class="btn-primary block md:inline-block btn" > <div class="flex items-center justify-center w-full gap-4 inner-button"> <span>See 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class="elementor-element elementor-element-e168ad1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="e168ad1" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-12569c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="12569c5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eco-efficiency-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19001 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eco-efficiency-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eco-efficiency-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eco-efficiency-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="73807f" style="--dominant-color: #73807f" title="Eco-efficiency | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4021f96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="4021f96" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c6a8c94 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="c6a8c94" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">1991</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-270b433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="270b433" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Eco-efficiency</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5bbf86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5bbf86d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The term Eco-efficiency was coined after a search to find a phrase that captured the notion of doing more with less while being environmentally sound. It became the term that was used in <em>Changing Course </em>and is still used in the world today.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="2" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-70da53f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="70da53f" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-48d705c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="48d705c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f707bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="f707bbe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Changing-Course-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19005 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Changing-Course-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Changing-Course-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Changing-Course-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="98e0df" style="--dominant-color: #98e0df" title="Changing-Course | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-62bcfb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="62bcfb4" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e3ebc6b e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="e3ebc6b" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">1992</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-418b758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="418b758" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Changing Course</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-49bcc9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="49bcc9d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A 350-page in-depth analysis of how the business community can adapt and contribute to sustainable development. <strong><a href="https://wbcsd.7circles.com/resources/changing-course/">Explore more</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="3" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5001e2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="5001e2f" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5c8afad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="5c8afad" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-26474a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="26474a1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Initial-Logo-jpg.webp" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-19009 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Initial-Logo-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Initial-Logo-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Initial-Logo-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="eef3f1" style="--dominant-color: #eef3f1" title="WBCSD-Initial-Logo | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e873eb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="e873eb6" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f0515b2 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="f0515b2" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">1995</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6df662e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6df662e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Creation of WBCSD</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1ed65d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="1ed65d0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Out of a merge between BCSD and the World Industry Council for the Environment (WICE) on 1 January 1995, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) was formed and it opened its secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, with 120 members committed to its mission.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="4" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="4 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a6d04e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="a6d04e7" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e8a2df4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="e8a2df4" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-04d074a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="04d074a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Global-Scenarios-2000-2050-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19014 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Global-Scenarios-2000-2050-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Global-Scenarios-2000-2050-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Global-Scenarios-2000-2050-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="afd68d" style="--dominant-color: #afd68d" title="Global-Scenarios-2000-2050 | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-eee2d14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="eee2d14" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8ec1ab1 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="8ec1ab1" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">1997</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="1e9c26f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Global Scenarios 2000-2050</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f1c27ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f1c27ac" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A range of potential What-if? moments for businesses in a sustainable context. This project crystallized the cross-sectoral approach that is needed to solve sustainability challenges, the approach that characterizes the work of WBCSD today.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="5" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="5 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-00f8429 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="00f8429" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7d442f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="7d442f9" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-27fed3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="27fed3d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Greenhouse-Gas-Protocol-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19015 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Greenhouse-Gas-Protocol-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Greenhouse-Gas-Protocol-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Greenhouse-Gas-Protocol-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="5ca1f4" style="--dominant-color: #5ca1f4" title="Greenhouse-Gas-Protocol | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ec33ab2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="ec33ab2" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5d809f9 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5d809f9" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">1998</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-56efc9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="56efc9c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Greenhouse Gas Protocol</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c95f218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c95f218" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The first entrée into the area of standardization and accountability, co-developed with the World Resources Institute (WRI) – to help develop internationally accepted standards that help companies conduct their GHG accounting and reporting. <a href="https://ghgprotocol.org/"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="6" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="6 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-239dd3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="239dd3f" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c5bf8d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="c5bf8d1" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b24a36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="b24a36c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-business-case-for-sustainable-development-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19020 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-business-case-for-sustainable-development-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-business-case-for-sustainable-development-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-business-case-for-sustainable-development-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="93a8b7" style="--dominant-color: #93a8b7" title="The-business-case-for-sustainable-development | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7627c32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="7627c32" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0a16eb7 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0a16eb7" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2002</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f425cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="f425cb1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Walking The Talk: The business case for sustainable development</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fe0a960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fe0a960" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A book co-authored by DuPont CEO Chad Holliday, Stephan Schmidheiny and Philip Watts, Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies. 67 case studies illustrate how WBCSD members wrestled with sustainability challenges in their businesses, as well as showing how some of the commitments made in <em>Changing Course</em> became reality. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Talk-Business-Sustainable-Development/dp/1576752348" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Explore more</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="7" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="7 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-89d151d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="89d151d" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-22709d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="22709d8" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e2dd320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="e2dd320" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Leadership-Program-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19025 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Leadership-Program-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Leadership-Program-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Leadership-Program-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="222d6c" style="--dominant-color: #222d6c" title="WBCSD-Leadership-Program | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4928b3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="4928b3c" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ac94c9b e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ac94c9b" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2002</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9f272dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="9f272dd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">WBCSD Young Managers Team</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c0cb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3c0cb41" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A program established to inculcate tomorrow’s high-potential senior executives with the principles of sustainability before they reach positions of power. This was the starting block for WBCSD’s acclaimed Future Leaders program, formalized in 2004. Now known as the <a href="https://wbcsd.7circles.com/actions/leadership-program/"><strong>WBCSD Leadership Program</strong></a>, this executive education program operates in tandem with WBCSD knowledge partners Lancaster University (UK) and Yale University (USA).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="8" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="8 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-afc268f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="afc268f" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-aea4094 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="aea4094" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a521694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="a521694" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Inclusive-Business-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-19029 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Inclusive-Business-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Inclusive-Business-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WBCSD-Inclusive-Business-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="8f8541" style="--dominant-color: #8f8541" title="WBCSD-Inclusive-Business | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-949cdf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="949cdf2" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7ae8988 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="7ae8988" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2006</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-14d06df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="14d06df" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Inclusive Business</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-66039a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="66039a1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A term coined by WBCSD to describe expanding access to goods, services and jobs for people at the base of the economic pyramid. This term is now used around the world by leading multinational companies as well as international development organizations and at the G20 political level.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="9" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="9 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1a4b52b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="1a4b52b" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9c7334e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="9c7334e" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-35ebfde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="35ebfde" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vision_2050_img_old-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-20880 not-transparent" alt="Vision 2050" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vision_2050_img_old-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vision_2050_img_old-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vision_2050_img_old-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="b1c6da" style="--dominant-color: #b1c6da" title="vision_2050_img_old | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-789275f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="789275f" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c52d5c4 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="c52d5c4" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2010</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0352b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="0352b77" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Vision 2050</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-113cf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="113cf1a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The cornerstone business plan for a sustainable world. <strong><a href="/Overview/About-us/Vision_2050">Vision 2050</a></strong> was compiled by 29 global companies from 14 industries, after 18 months of dialogue with more than 200 companies and external stakeholders across 20 countries.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="10" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="10 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fbdc4b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="fbdc4b1" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-95472eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="95472eb" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2b32cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2b32cfa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Business-Action-for-Sustainable-Development-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-20892 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Business-Action-for-Sustainable-Development-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Business-Action-for-Sustainable-Development-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Business-Action-for-Sustainable-Development-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="6aa95e" style="--dominant-color: #6aa95e" title="Business-Action-for-Sustainable-Development | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a81d5b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="a81d5b8" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9a813b4 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="9a813b4" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2012</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ce35edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ce35edf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Business Action for Sustainable Development</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5097720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5097720" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A coalition of business groups built ahead of the Rio+20 Conference. It who provided a platform for exchanging policy recommendations, business solutions and partnerships to help advance sustainable development.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="11" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="11 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-92adbec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="92adbec" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-607ae24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="607ae24" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2c95e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="2c95e41" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LCTPi-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-20891 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LCTPi-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LCTPi-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LCTPi-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="a9999f" style="--dominant-color: #a9999f" title="LCTPi | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6f45ef3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="6f45ef3" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-15d39e3 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="15d39e3" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">2015</span> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-aec331a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="aec331a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Low Carbon Technology Partnerships Initiative (LCTPi)</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fee6728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fee6728" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A unique, action-oriented program that was presented at COP21 in Paris and recognized as the voice of business at that event. <strong>LCTPi</strong> brings together over 170 companies and 70 partners, to accelerate the development of low-carbon technology solutions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-slide" data-slide="12" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="12 of 15"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c852c51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="c852c51" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b4e5edb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="b4e5edb" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d5878e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="d5878e9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Natural-Capital-Protocol-jpg.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-20893 not-transparent" alt="" srcset="https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Natural-Capital-Protocol-jpg.webp 500w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Natural-Capital-Protocol-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.wbcsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Natural-Capital-Protocol-150x150.webp 150w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="677a61" style="--dominant-color: #677a61" title="Natural-Capital-Protocol | WBCSD | WBCSD" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-195eaec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="195eaec" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-28f8650 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="28f8650" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","motion_fx_devices":["widescreen","desktop","laptop","tablet","mobile"],"_transform_translateX_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateX_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_laptop":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"_transform_translateY_effect_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class="elementor-heading-title 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