Rio de Janeiro, 22 June 2012 – On the last day of the conference, the WBCSD, BASD along with the governments of The Netherlands (represented by Aruba), Vietnam, Barbados and Benin, co-hosted a closing side event. During this event the four governments along with the WBCSD and other business organizations declared their intent: to establish [...]

Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012 – BASD 2012 organized an official side event to present the outcomes of the Business Day and other preparatory events to the delegations represented during the Rio+20 process. Read the BASD Outcome Document Learn more about the Rio+20 outcomes: The Future We Want (pdf version) BASD Analysis of The Future We [...]

Rio de Janeiro, 19 June 2012 – The global business community today called on negotiators at the Rio+20 Conference to take advantage of this historic opportunity to integrate business capabilities into solutions necessary to achieve a sustainable world where 9 billion people are living well and within limits of the planet. During an unprecedented, day-long [...]

New York, 2 May 2012 – Building on the results of a consultation held in the Hague last month, Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD 2012) today presented constructive global private sector key messages to government and civil society representatives on the role of business and industry in delivering solutions to promote inclusive and green [...]

Pre-registration for BASD Business Day June 19, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pre-registration for the Business Day is now open, please appreciate that due to limited availability we might not be able to accommodate all requests. Pre-registration is now closed. We will be sending invites shortly. Pre-registrations remain open until May 11, 2012. By May 18, 2012 we [...]

The Hague, April 12, 2012 – In the run-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), business representatives, government officials and other stakeholders engaged in a two-day consultation in The Hague, the Netherlands. More than 300 participants discussed the theme “Realizing Inclusive and Green Growth” and how business’ strengths in innovation, adaptation and [...]

 New York, March 27 2012 – Only a few months prior to the Rio+20 Conference, some 100 representatives of governments, business and other stakeholders gathered in New York for a high-level dialogue on the business case for sustainable development, hosted by Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012 (BASD) in partnership with the governments of Barbados, [...]

Save the Date 26 March 2012 : BASD 2012 and Barbados, Benin, Netherlands and Vietnam co-host “The Business Case for Sustainable Development” in New York, USA.

Globalisation has strengthened the business case for sustainability and a wide range of tools are already in use to measure environmental, social and governance impacts. The temporary coalition of the Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD) has been re-established to coordinate the participation of the private sector to Rio+20 and enhance its contribution to sustainable and inclusive [...]