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- How can we deliver a sustainable chemical industry?Sustainability’ and ‘climate-friendly’ might not be the first thing we think of when imagining a Chemical company. Have Japanese giant Sumitomo Chemical succeeded in driving sustainability in their industry? And how are they encouraging staff to engage in blue-sky thinking in this area? We sit down with Yoshihisa Takasaki, Manager at Sumitomo Chemical’s Responsible Care Department and Ms. Kathleen Buyle, CSR Manager at Sumitomo Chemical Europe to discuss this and more.12 min
- Mitsubishi Corp in profile: A century of sustainabilityWere Japanese companies like Mitsubishi Corp ahead of the curve when it came to including corporate responsibility into their business values? And how has sustainability evolved in the decades since Mitsubishi Corp first became active in this area? We speak with Julie Rogers, General Manager for Corporate Communications and Sustainability at Mitsubishi Corporation Europe and WBCSD’s James Gomme to get their first-hand insights.20 min
- A deep-dive into Water – resolving a global crisisWith the world on the precipice of a water crisis, what do we need to do to better manage this precious natural resource? And what role can business play? To discuss this, I’m joined by Henk Ovink, the Netherland’s Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Diane Holdorf, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP at Kellogg’s, and Tatiana Fedotova, The World Business Council’s Water Director.28 min
- Non-financial reporting – what is it, and why is it so important?
We are at the London Stock Exchange in the City of London to discuss how companies monitor and report sustainability. We talk to experts in this area and ask if enough progress is being made.
18 min - The legacy of Paris and business at COP23
This week, Panorama brings you to the COP23 climate conference in Bonn, where we sit down three experts at the event. Jennifer Austin, Policy Director at We Mean Business; Nicolas Beaumont, Senior Vice President for Sustainable Development and Mobility at Michelin; and Ed Cameron, senior climate advisor to WBCSD give their perspectives on progress of the Paris Agreement and the contribution of business at COP23.
24 min - Heineken – from barley to bar
Check out Panorama’s latest interview with Heineken, where we discuss sustainability right across the value chain. Blanca Juti, Heineken’s Chief Corporate Relations Officer, and Willem de Jonge, the company’s Global Sustainability Director, give their insight on both challenges and opportunities facing a modern brewery giant.
24 min - A President’s perspective from Felipe Calderón: Renewable energy in the United States, sustainable cities and the just transition
Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón sat down with WBCSD CEO Peter Bakker to discuss sustainability in Latin America, why renewable energy is much more important to the American jobs market than coal and much, much more.
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is the leading community of over 250 global businesses making sustainability performance a key driver for competitiveness. Established in…
1995, WBCSD is a non-profit member-led organization that connects business leaders through all sectors and major economies, and creates the tools and frameworks to scale collective impact, drive cross-sector innovation, and shape an ambitious, enabling policy agenda. We operate from seven offices worldwide - in Geneva, New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, London, Singapore and Wuhan - enabling collaboration across value chains and geographies. Together with our members, we are rewiring economic and financial systems to support the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive, and equitable future that creates business value.