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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
The Council provides a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.
Website: http://www.wbcsd.org/
Contact:
Thorsten Arndt
Manager, Communications
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
4, chemin de Conches
1231 Conches, Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 8393 170
Fax: +41 (22) 8393 131
E-mail: arndt@wbcsd.org
Voluntary Carbon market is fast becoming big business
May 9, 2008 08:57 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
If anyone had doubts about the importance of the voluntary carbon market they would certainly have been overcome by the announcement last month by Merrill Lynch of a new carbon offset service to assist businesses to reduce emissions through voluntary offsets.
Airline emissions 'far higher than previous estimates'
May 8, 2008 07:57 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The aviation industry's failure to curb its soaring carbon emissions could lead to the "worst case scenario" for climate change, as envisaged by the United Nations. An unpublished study by the world's leading experts has revealed that airlines are pumping 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than estimates suggest, with total emissions set to reach between 1.2 billion and 1.5 billion tonnes annually by 2025.
Consumer group ranks companies on emissions efforts
May 8, 2008 07:50 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Consumer companies are getting greener, but they are still quite carbon-intensive, according to a study to be released today. Nonprofit group Climate Counts will release its second annual rankings of 56 consumer companies today on how they measure greenhouse gas emissions, their plans to reduce them and how fully they disclose their efforts.
Celulose Irani - Biomass to Electricity
May 7, 2008 10:10 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Located in Vargem Bonita, Brazil, the Celulose Irani Project demonstrates how one paper manufacturer is finding economic value in what was once considered waste. The facility uses byproduct biomass from their paper production process to generate sustainable energy for their facility. Irani thus provides a model for biomass projects that reduce both waste and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), promoting sustainable development through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Labour pains - Clean-technology firms
May 3, 2008 09:33 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
A talent shortage hits green start-ups ON MAY 1st applications closed for the first intake of a novel kind of executive-education programme. Set up by a bunch of venture-capital firms and other companies in New England, the three-month course will teach its "fellows" about renewable energy. To qualify for a fellowship, applicants must be successful entrepreneurs from other industries, such as IT or health care, and be zealous about profiting from greenery.
Moment of truth' approaching for lobbying transparency
May 2, 2008 08:39 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The European Parliament is widely expected to approve a landmark report on lobbying during its Brussels plenary session next week (8 May), representing a key moment in the drive to improve the transparency of the EU institutions and the estimated 15,000 lobbyists who seek to influence them.
A hard look at hardwood consumption
May 2, 2008 08:34 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Many people enjoy using tropical hardwoods as garden furniture and parquet floors, but few consumers make the link with global warming. But the link is there, because some products are made from timber from areas like the Amazon and Southeast Asia that contain vast quantities of trees that absorb carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, but where the overall number of trees is diminishing under pressure from unscrupulous loggers.
Key farm-state lawmakers shifting support to cellulosic fuel
April 29, 2008 09:20 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The corn ethanol industry could take a nearly 12 percent hit in their subsidies in the next farm bill, as farm state lawmakers shift their support to new cellulosic ethanol. The farm bill agreement that key House and Senate negotiators reached Friday would extend and reduce the tax credit for conventional ethanol and the tariff on imported ethanol. It would also give new subsidies for cellulosic ethanol -- derived from crop debris, woody plants and grasses.
Commission plans new sustainability policy measures
April 28, 2008 07:50 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The European Commission intends to announce a package of measures next month to stimulate sustainable industrial development across the EU. The proposals would set framework conditions needed to eliminate market failures and deal with environmental externalities, Didier Herbert, head of the sustainable industrial policy unit of the Commission told a conference organised by the UK's Environmental Industries Commission in London today.
Merrill, ICF collaborate on voluntary carbon consultancy
April 25, 2008 09:17 AM - , The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Environmental Finance, 24 April 2008 - Merrill Lynch and ICF International have launched a carbon consultancy service aimed at businesses that want a carbon strategy but do not currently face regulations to reduce emissions. Merrill Lynch said its ”Green & Gold' service aims to help businesses save emissions, cut costs and enhance their brand. For clients that wish to become carbon neutral, the investment bank will offer carbon offsets with the “highest sustainability” credentials, such as those that meet the Gold Standard and Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) standards.