BCSRM NEWS
Highlights about what we are doing for
corporate sustainability and
responsibility, organisation news, and
general highlights.
13 December 2011
Presentation by John Zinkin
from ICLIF and the BCSRM
John highlights six board responsibilites and the ability to reconcile dilemmas in delivering sustainable results
13 December 2011
Presentation by Puvan J Selvanathan
from Sime Darby and the BCSRM
Puvan highlights BCSRM’s role and how the organisation will work with the local business community towards this global sustainability agenda.
13 December 2011
Presentation by Marcel Engel
from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Mr Marcel Engel highlights the Vision2050 project, a result of a collaborative effort governed by four co-chair companies, and its content developed by 29 companies from hundreds of representatives from business, government and civil society around the world. He also further elaborated how these global sustainable agenda can be translated the Malaysian context to help the local companies turn sustainability into strategy.
5 December 2011
Press release launch BCSRM
BCSRM officially launches
The Business Council of Sustainability & Responsibility Malaysia (BCSRM) together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) held a panel discussion titled "How Business Solutions will Deliver The Vision Of A Sustainable World" at Bursa Malaysia today, in conjunction with the Corporate Governance Week, jointly organised by Bursa Malaysia and Securities Commission Malaysia.
5 December 2011
Vision 2050
changing the way we see the future
The WBCSD's cornerstone Vision 2050 report 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. The report is a consensus piece that was compiled by 29 leading global companies from 14 industries and is the result of an 18 month long combined effort between CEOs and experts, and dialogues with more than 200 companies and external stakeholders in some 20 countries.
The report features a set of agreed must haves. They represent vital developments that the report's stakeholders hope organizations will consider putting in place within the next decade, to help ensure a steady course towards global sustainability is set. Ultimately, they are intended to provide a springboard for dialogue and debate.
Must haves include:
- Incorporating the costs of externalities, starting with carbon, ecosystem services and water, into the structure of the marketplace;
- Doubling agricultural output without increasing the amount of land or water used;
- Halting deforestation and increasing yields from planted forests;
- Halving carbon emissions worldwide (based on 2005 levels) by 2050 through a shift to low-carbon energy systems;
- Improved demand-side energy efficiency, and providing universal access to low-carbon mobility.
Vision 2050, with its best-case scenario for sustainability and pathways for reaching it, is a tool for thought leadership and a platform for beginning the dialogue that must take place to navigate the challenging years to come.
