'Something different is happening now... There are more corporations stepping up. More people resuming responsibility, more innovation, more money, more investment in the future.' - John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate at WBCSD Council Meeting, Dubai🇦🇪

We're proud to support Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate & the #AIM4C Summit — to promote innovation for #ClimateSmartAg before #COP28 . WBCSD EVP Diane Holdorf leads the CEO Plenary Session on Monday, featuring PepsiCo, ADM, Planet FWD & Gro Intelligence.

📺Watch: web.cvent.com/event/e0545bfa… #AIM4C

👉Read the UN Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) Brief “Global Impact of war in Ukraine on food, energy and finance systems”.

WBCSD created a business brief for this report, which helps identify six key actions the #businesscommunity can take now: wbcsd.org/UNGCRGB2

Remarkable leadership by the UK Monarch & Government after COP15 and an honor to participate in this reception driving action to #FinanceNature

Well done Defra UK for driving momentum following COP15 to develop ambitious plans to #FinanceNature . Great round table discussions, looking forward to helping drive Biz leadership action. See lnkd.in/e_hjZpbb WBCSD

Closing reflections from #Davos2023 :
🔹Discussions focused on “HOW” not “why”
🔹U.S. IRA Act already changing financial and material flows
🔹Climate & nature focus on data and finance
🔹Too little on tackling inequality
🔹ESG = crickets
Corporate accountability key into #COP28 !

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Inspiring closing comments by the new Environment Minister for Brazil at the #davos2023 #NaturePositive dinner. Collective celebration of the Global Biodiversity Framework outcome and focusing on the work ahead.

Imp. read from International Energy Agency: If countries fully implement announced #energy , #climate pledges, clean energy manufacturing jobs could more than double from 6 million today to 14 million by 2030. Critical we get behind the energy transition #ClimateAction .

iea.org/news/the-world…

Peter Bakker, President of the WBCSD, reflects on the need to bring businesses and finance together to achieve #COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan’s goal of tripling renewable energy capacity.

Watch the full session ➡️ ADSW.live

Checking in from #davos2023 where I’ll be sharing updates during the week. Check out events.wbcsd.org/virtual-meetin… for more info as well.

After two tenures as the Special Envoy for Climate Change, HE Dr. Sultan Al Jaber will serve as the COP28 President-Designate.

➡️ HE Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High Level Champion

➡️ HE Shamma Al Mazrui, Youth Climate Champion

bit.ly/3IHnTcA #COP28UAE

Always interesting to see #WEF23 annual risk analysis report; cost of living concerns dominates in short-term but are dwarfed in medium-term by potential impacts from #climate & #biodiversity crises

HELP NEEDED! I’m searching for the very best creative about climate.
The most compelling, most effective, most impressive climate campaigns you’ve seen.

Late 2023 we’ll share a review of climate communications (types, tropes, trends etc).

Today, I’m asking what’s awesome?

Arise, Sir David. Congratulations Dr David Nabarro CBE, knighted by HM The King in His first New Year Honours List for his lifelong contribution to global health, most recently as Special Envoy of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for Covid-19 Prevention and Response at the World Health Organization (WHO) #NYHonours

Governments have agreed a historic #Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework on nature at #COP15 to:

🌿protect 30% of the planet #ForNature by 2030
💸reform $500bn (£410bn) of damaging subsidies
🌱restore 30% of the planet’s degraded #ecosystems

The Guardian: theguardian.com/environment/20…

#Cop15 : Key Points at a Glance:

'The deal requires governments to ensure that large companies disclose “their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity”.

If implemented, this could be the start of a significant change in business practices.'

bit.ly/3G8vcIG

The #GlobalBiodiversityFramework was agreed at #COP15 . Now all stakeholders must work together to deliver on the agreement. Business should assess what is material, set targets and disclose risks & impacts on #nature .
👉Read Diane Holdorf's reflections: bit.ly/3PIQn7i

As champion of the Sharm El Sheikh to Kunming and Montreal Action Agenda for Nature and People, I reported back on the High Level Segment Plenary of CBD COP15 and welcomed the strengthening of the agenda and next steps we are taking based in the whole of society approach.

Along with 60 leading companies and partners, WBCSD are developing business guidance for actions to align strategies with the shared goal of a #NaturePositive planet by 2030.

Accelerating business accountability, ambition and action: wbcsd.org/Programs/Food-…

#COP15