Geneva, October 28, 2011 – The WBCSD will be the major business organization supporting next year's International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, the most significant event in the conservation calendar. The WBCSD will act as the leading business voice on ecosystems and biodiversity, coordinated by its Ecosystems Focus Area team.

Singapore, October 25, 2011 - The WBCSD and Singapore Business Federation (SBF) have joined forces to establish a CEO-led Sustainable Development Platform in Singapore. The organizations signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) at last week's Asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership Forum to jointly create an independent organization. It would consist of a group of leading local companies and foreign subsidiaries to provide businesses in Singapore with access to international best practices and collaboration opportunities. The organization would part of the WBCSD's Regional Network.

Lisbon, October 17, 2011 – In recognition of his continuous support over the past decade, BCSD Portugal awarded an Order of Merit to WBCSD President Björn Stigson.

Geneva, October 14, 2011 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) participated in a high-level conference in Oslo on financing solutions and policies for increased energy access for the poor in developing countries. Matthew Lynch, Program Manager, took part in the discussions along with various WBCSD member companies (Acciona, Alstom, DNV, eni, ERM, Eskom, Novozymes, Statoil, Statkraft), which were represented at senior level.

Geneva, October 14, 2011 – A forum focused on the linkages between companies' international growth strategies and sustainability principles and actions was convened by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM). Filippo Veglio, Deputy Director of WBCSD's Development Focus Area, presented Vision 2050, which calls for a new agenda for business laying out a pathway to a world in which nine billion people can live well, and within the planet's resources, by mid-century.

Geneva, October 13, 2011 - Sustainability experts from six multinationals identified opportunities to enhance urban sustainability in Turku, Finland. Collaborating under the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII), this is the first time a city has worked with global businesses to achieve sustainability goals.

Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA, October 12, 2011 – Tire company CEOs announce results from an international research project studying the potential environmental and health impacts of tire materials and tire road wear particles.

Geneva, September 26, 2011 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Guardian Sustainable Business today announced a new collaboration which explores, from a business perspective, how next year's United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development could move sustainable development initiatives forward.

London, September 22, 2011 – In his opening address at the B4E Summit in London, Björn Stigson outlined how businesses that operate sustainably can flourish in a resource constrained world. As the globe's population increases, urbanization takes hold and people push for higher living standards a “green race” is emerging between countries and between businesses.

Washington, D.C., September 22, 2011 – Using World Green Building Week 2011 as a platform, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced a new initiative today to highlight the important role of buildings and cities in the green economy.

Geneva, September 22, 2011 – Weyerhaeuser drew on the WBCSD's Guide to Corporate Ecosystems Valuation (CEV) when creating its new global consultancy division. Weyerhaeuser Solutions helps global corporations, forestry, energy and mining clients achieve their economic and sustainability goals by providing customized services focused on climate change strategy and renewable resources for energy.

Geneva, September 22 - Speaking at the annual Sustainable Development Symposium organized by WBCSD member company Siam Cement Group in Bangkok this week, Björn Stigson stressed the need for companies and governments to work together in order for their economies to thrive. Stigson joined a roster of stellar speakers that included Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Geneva, September 16, 2011 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced a new, ground-breaking carbon emissions reduction initiative in India, the Low Carbon Technology Roadmap for Indian Cement Industry. The initiative is supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and is being carried out in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Geneva, September 13, 2011 – Corporate water management was high on the agenda of the World Water Week. Many approaches exist or are under development aiming to offer solutions to this complex business challenge. Bringing some clarity across various tools and connecting them to business needs was a key objective of a WBCSD-led session in Stockholm.

Geneva, September 9, 2011 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced that its Executive Committee has approved the appointment of Peter Bakker as its new President effective January 1, 2012. Mr. Bakker, the former CEO of Dutch logistics giant TNT, succeeds Björn Stigson who will retire.

Geneva, September 7, 2011 - Ahlstrom Corporation, a global high performance materials company, has become a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Sustainability forms a key pillar of the Helsinki, Finland based company's business activities and centers around environmental, social and economic responsibility within its global operations.

Kiev, August 30, 2011 - The Centre for CSR Development became the WBCSD's Ukrainian partner organization today. The partnership was sealed with a Memorandum of Understanding at a conference in Kiev, during which a new initiative on the future role of business in the Ukraine was launched.

Geneva, August 23, 2011 - The WBCSD's Corporate Water Risk Management seminar is being webcast live from World Water Week in Stockholm today at 1:00 p.m. (BST) / 8:00 a.m. (EDT).

Geneva, August 8, 2011 - PPR group has become the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) most recent member. PPR HOME, the Group's new multi-tiered sustainability initiative, identified the organization as a valuable global platform for companies to share experiences, best sustainability practices and for constructive debate and potential industry collaborations on sustainability issues.

Geneva, July 28, 2011 - WBCSD's forestry member companies are working with other forest sector stakeholders to develop a "forest-centric" perspective on the fracture lines associated with food, bio-fuel and fiber production and the sustainable management of forests via The Forests Dialogue (TFD) platform and process.