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WBCSD emphasizes strong business engagement during regional roll out and DSDS

The World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and TERI-BCSD have convened the side event Business Solutions for Sustainable Energy for All: Corporate Leadership in Addressing Energy Challenges in India, on the 1st February 2012 (9.30 am – 1 pm) in Taj Palace Delhi. The event aimed to promote dialogue between business leaders in the Indian energy [...]

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Member Update: WBCSD launches first major publication on energy access

Business solutions to enable energy access for all is the first major publication of the WBCSD Access to Energy initiative. It was released to coincide with the launch of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All by the United Nations’ Secretary-General, HE Ban Ki-moon in January 2012. The document highlights the critical role that business plays in enhancing access [...]

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Member Update: WBCSD provides business voice at international energy access and financing conference

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, Development Focus Area, took part in the discussions along with various WBCSD member companies (Acciona, Alstom, DNV, eni, ERM, [...]

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WBCSD’s Development Focus Area team to participate in various international events in September

Marcel Engel will participate in the United Nations’ Private Sector Forum in New York City on September 20. Hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the forum will feature high-level roundtable discussions among business, government, civil society and UN leaders. Discussions will be centered on the role of the private sector in supporting the Secretary-General’s strategy [...]

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Member Update: WBCSD launches access to energy initiative

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies from more than 30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors.  The Council deals exclusively with business and sustainable development Current activities on Energy for All: In April 2011, the WBCSD launched an initiative focused on Access to Energy. [...]

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