WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The second edition of WBCSD’s India Connect is happening on 26-27 February in Mumbai, co-hosted by JSW Steel. This two-day event will bring together business leaders and key stakeholders to position Indian solutions at the forefront of global challenges. India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, yet has also set ambitious climate goals - cutting carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2070. This year’s #IndiaConnect will focus on practical, business-led solutions in: 🏗Low-carbon infrastructure: India is investing in sustainable construction, leveraging prefabrication to reduce carbon emissions, speed up projects, and enhance climate resilience. ⚡Energy leadership: India is pushing ahead with biofuels, flex-fuel vehicles, and green hydrogen, aiming for 5 MMT of green hydrogen production annually by 2030. 🌱SME growth through sustainability: With rising global demand for supply chain transparency, Indian SMEs can gain a competitive edge by adopting Scope 3 carbon reporting and digital traceability solutions. 🌾Agriculture transformation: From digital agri-solutions to climate finance for farmers, India is innovating to boost yields, incomes, and resilience while securing food supply for a growing population. ♻Circular economy leadership: India’s growing middle class presents an opportunity to retain resource value through circular models, reducing waste and environmental impact. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/enwV74M8 What are the key priorities and solutions needed to scale India’s leadership in sustainable, regenerative production? Share your thoughts in the comments👇 Joe Phelan

🌍Webinar final call: Transforming Product Portfolios toward Net-Zero, Nature-Positive Chemicals Don’t miss our webinar starting in a few hours! Join WBCSD and ERM for an engaging session that will explore how companies producing and relying on chemicals can transform product portfolios to transition toward just, net-zero, and nature-positive solutions. Roadmap to Success: Steering Portfolio Toward Sustainable Solutions 🗓️ Wednesday, 19 February 2025 🕓 4:00–5:00 PM CET We will host four brilliant panelists: 🔹Adrianne R. P. de Pedrosa Sigrist, Head of Circularity and Sustainable Portfolio, Syensqo 🔹Bettina Siggelkow, Head of Sustainability Affairs, Clariant 🔹Martijn Antonisse, Group sustainability director portfolio steering, dsm-firmenich What you’ll gain in this interactive session: ✅ Insights on the role of portfolio transformation in the transition toward Net-Zero, Nature Positive Chemicals (more on this here: https://lnkd.in/eHtA_uxw) ✅ Best practices to implement processes to steer portfolio transformation  ✅ Pathways to drive sustainable product innovation and business value creation 📢 Secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/erKwsS2c

New e-course on #FairRecruitmentPractices is now live on the #WBCSDacademy! This interactive e-learning program helps employers of all sizes and sectors implement mitigation and remedy measures to address risks faced by migrant workers. Containing 6 interactive modules, taking approximately 30 minutes each to complete, the Fair Recruitment Practices #training provides practical recruiting steps for companies to apply when engaging with their suppliers, service providers, subcontractors, and other actors in the supply chain.  By completing the course, participants will: ☑️ Gain a deeper understanding of the #FairRecruitmentToolkit (collective open-source guidance originally developed under the Business for Inclusive Growth – B4IG initiative. ☑️ Learn how to implement tools and operationalize strategies for ethical recruitment. ☑️ Contribute to the development of fair recruitment practices in their organizations and supply chains. Developed by vinci and WBCSD in collaboration with Control Risks, the e-course is informed by the ILO Fair Recruitment Principles, IOM Guidance, Dhaka Principles, and businesses’ best practices, including a compilation of 14 operational tools. Register free now and access the course: https://lnkd.in/dJT9janu #FairRecruitment #B4IG #EquityAction #education Josephine Damstra Kija Kummer Brown Iris van der Velden Gabriel Rambaldi Maarten Dirks Hélène Servais Louise Patzdorf, MCIPR Julien Anseau

As part of WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s engagement at #GreenBiz25, yesterday Naama Avni Kadosh, Director, Partnership for Carbon Transparency, spoke during the session, “Accounting for Scope 3 Emissions: Product Carbon Footprints.” During this discussion, panelists shared how they are addressing the challenges of calculating product carbon footprints and how improved emissions data identifies and supports decarbonization opportunities. Naama spoke to attendees during the session about how product carbon footprint is the only way for companies to make strategic decarbonization decisions. She highlighted that in line with WBCSD’s Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT), multiple organizations are already exchanging product carbon footprint information – showing that product carbon footprint is not only feasible but does unlock decarbonization decisions. As Naama shared during the session, “This is the highest return on investment into transparency.” Trellis Group

WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s engagement at #GreenBiz25 continued yesterday as Giulia Carbone, Director, Nature for Climate, spoke during the session, “Deciphering Sustainability Standards – SBTi, ISO, VCMI, and More.” This session explored the latest developments on some of the largest voluntary corporate climate standards. Giulia spoke about how it is essential that carbon credits deliver real, measurable outcomes, and contribute to genuine emissions reductions and support the integrity of global climate efforts. She noted that a key part of our work is policy advocacy and ensuring that businesses have a collective voice in shaping standards and regulations. Through group efforts, we actively engage with the SBTi, submitting comments and recommendations that reflect our shared perspective. As Giulia said during the session: “Our priority should always be to first reduce emissions internally. But beyond that, we must also consider the global impact — how we can contribute to emissions reductions at a larger scale and support broader climate goals.” Trellis Group

Next Wednesday, WBCSD will be co-hosting a webinar with ERM on driving sustainable change in the chemical value chain, building on our Chemical Transformation Roadmap. Sign up to attend👇

On Monday night, WBCSD kicked off #GreenBiz25 with our opening reception featuring an incredible turnout of sustainability leaders all committed to driving action in an era of uncertainty. William Sisson shares the key takeaways:

🌍 Empowering Women Leaders in Sustainability – The WBCSD LEAP Program 2025 is Open for Registration! 🚀 Are you a senior woman executive looking to drive sustainable transformation in your organization? The WBCSD LEAP Program is designed to equip women with the leadership skills, strategic insights, and global network needed to make a lasting impact. ✅ Learn from world-class institutions – ESADE Business School (Spain), Yale University (USA), and the National University of Singapore. ✅ Gain cutting-edge insights – Understand sustainability challenges and embed them into business strategy. ✅ Develop executive leadership skills – Personalized mentorship, professional coaching, and immersive learning experiences. ✅ Join a powerful global network – Connect with dynamic women leaders shaping a net-zero, nature-positive, and equitable future. 💡 The journey begins May 2025, with in-person modules in Spain, the USA, and Singapore. 🔗 Secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/eYFX5dUp #Leadership #WomenInBusiness #Sustainability #WBCSDLEAP #ESG #ExecutiveEducation

Corporate sustainability is no longer just something companies do — it’s becoming central to business performance and impact. As this shift accelerates, we must rethink how we substantiate sustainability within our value chains and in the public eye. I enjoyed moderating a roundtable discussion today at #GreenBiz25 during the "What Do We Say Now?" session. Attendees engaged in meaningful conversations centered around two questions: 1) How can organizations effectively message sustainability across the political spectrum? 2) Do best practices exist to help bridge the divide rather than feed into the echo chamber? Collaboration with the community isn’t optional — it’s essential to getting it right. Today's conversations were an important step in learning how we can understand our audiences more deeply and recognize why this matters to them. #Sustainability #BusinessPerformance Trellis Group WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Stephanie de Heer

🏭Decarbonizing industrial heat - which accounts for 18% of annual global GHG emissions - is critical to meeting net zero targets. As our latest insight piece explains, this will require targeted policy support and value chain collaboration amongst businesses. For one, targeted policy incentives are needed to spur uptake of emerging technologies which have the potential to scale industrial process heat decarbonization at speed. Meanwhile, businesses across the value chain need to work with each other  to enhance the commercial viability of renewable heat solutions. The article also shows how policymakers can learn from examples of policy incentives across the globe - highlighting examples from countries including the US, Germany, and the Netherlands. To learn about how targeted policy support and value chain collaboration amongst businesses can drive meaningful change and ensure industrial process heat is no longer the missing piece of the decarbonization puzzle, read the full insight piece 👉https://lnkd.in/eEUj9sYz Thanks go to WBCSD’s Surbhi Singhvi and Sem Oxenaar from Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). #Decarbonization #IndustrialHeat