World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Businesses Moving in Right Direction on Natural Capital, Says World Business Council
Companies have taken a "huge step in the right direction" over the past 12 months when it comes to measuring business impacts on nature, the director of natural capital at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has told edie.
Research & Reports
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit Aims to Help Companies Better Assess Nature's Role, Value
The introduction of the Natural Capital Protocol last year provided businesses with an important tool for businesses to measure their impacts and dependencies on natural resources. Now, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Natural Capital Coalition are making it even easier for businesses to understand their relationships with nature with the launch of the Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit.
Research & Reports
National Grid
National Grid
The Need for Speed: Utilities, Clean Tech and Regulators Agree the Energy Transition has to Move Faster
National Grid’s Nouel says his team issues open RFPs to encourage innovation: “We say, here’s the problem; give us the solution.”
Energy & Infrastructure
MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma
PerkinElmer, Thermo Scientific, Bioz, And More: News From July 2017
Companies are interested in improving chemicals to reduce environmental impacts, also known as green chemistry. A new publication in ACS Sustainable discusses the 12 principles of green chemistry that outline a framework for identifying a greener chemical or process, spanning aspects in health hazard, ecological risk, and resource efficiency across a product lifecycle.
Research & Reports
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric
How a Scorecard Can #Movethedate
The costs of global ecological overspending are becoming increasingly evident around the world, in the form of deforestation, drought, fresh-water scarcity, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But the trend can be reversed, if we moved Earth Overshoot Day back 4.5 days every year, we would return to using the resources of one planet by 2050. Global Footprint Network’s research team is able to work by calculating the number of days by which Earth Overshoot Day would move if the solutions they identified were implemented.
Environment
VMware
VMware
Sourcing Renewable Energy for Your Business: Worth its Weight in Gold/Green
An increasing number of companies are making public commitments to power their operations with renewable energy, but convincing senior management that the investment is worth it can still be a difficult task. Evidence of improvements to ESG ratings and reputation make the task easier.
Energy & Infrastructure
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Corporate Hands | Scotiabank Plants Some 800 Trees at Primary Schools
Kevin Burton, branch manager, Scotiabank Santa Cruz, waters a newly planted tree with the help of a student from Holland Primary
Environment
MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma
Announcing PR Daily’s 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards Finalists
A commitment to social responsibility has a lot of power over consumers’ perception of your organization. It’s also important for employer branding, media coverage and a positive reputation in the community. If your organization has taken on a cause worth fighting for, communicating your efforts is vital. This year we’re assessing the work of brands and agencies from around the world in PR Daily’s 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards.
Awards & Rankings
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Risk Management and Sustainability -- 'Two Sides of the Same Coin'
Forbes magazine contributor Christopher P. Skroupa interviews Lockheed Martin's Dr. Leo S. Mackay, Jr. and Matthew Swibel regarding the connection between risk management and sustainability.
Events
TD Bank Group
TD Bank Group
TD Bank Group Helps Build Green Infrastructure in Miami to Improve Climate Resiliency
Recent studies have shown that residents in Florida may be more at risk from climate change than any other state in the United States. Miami-Dade County, in particular, has faced great challenges with flooding, impacting infrastructure and costing immeasurable damages to residents, businesses and government.
Energy & Infrastructure

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