Water Footprinting : Identifying & addressing water risks in the value chain
Anyone enduring this year’s British summer might be forgiven for questioning the fact that freshwater is becoming one of the most precious commodities on the planet – but it’s true. It’s also a reason why WWF’s partnership with SABMiller, one of the world’s largest brewers, has a particular importance.
Essential reading for low-carbon lifestyle
A consumer handbook on how individuals and families can reduce their carbon footprint and monthly outgoings has been published today by WWF. The WWF Pocket Guide to a One Planet Lifestyle contains top tips on how to be more environmentally-friendly in the home, the workplace and when planning a holiday.
Sustainability ‘no longer just CSR’ says WWF chief
Sustainability is no longer just a matter of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is a fundamental business proposition, James Leape, Director General of WWF International, told a business audience in Geneva this week.
Sustainable Cities and Communities Conference, 30 Sept – 01 Oct 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
The Sustainable Cities and Communities conference will look at the urban environment and our housing footprint, and ask how we can meet the challenge cities and communities face in tackling greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and congestion.
It runs on AIR and is made from LOCAL MATERIALS – is this the world's 1st truly zero-carbon car?
Eduardo Gonçalves, WWF One Planet Living Coordinator, went to Nice, Southern France, to see a prototype car that runs on compressed air, and is made almost entirely on local materials.
Cars should plug-in to a new future
Dramatically expanded use of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles would be a way to a transport future that doesn't risk climate catastrophe , a new WWF analysis has found.
Such a move would also reduce the risk of conflict over less and less oil more and more concentrated in relatively unstable areas of the world.
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.
The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems.
WWF, Abu Dhabi unveil plans for sustainable city
WWF and the government of Abu Dhabi today launched a Sustainability Strategy to deliver the world’s greenest city – Masdar City.
One Planet Living "Youth Ambassadors"
Young people from some of the poorest communities on Earth have produced a series of mini-documentaries about the effects of our growing ecological footprint around the world.
Human footprint too big for nature
The world’s natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate unprecedented in human history, according to WWF's biennial Living Planet Report.