How businesses can achieve the living wage and its benefits At IDH, one of our goals is to achieve strong, resilient businesses that fuel prosperity for millions of employed people When companies delve into the topic of living wages, they quickly find several potential benefits: greater productivity, lower turnover, more substantial worker commitment and a better quality of life that contributes to stronger communities
Joost Oorthuizen | World Economic Forum Joost Oorthuizen is the Executive Director of IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH aims to deliver sustainable impact in commodity supply chains by co-investing with business front runners and civil society organizations to create mainstream market transformations IDH works on 18 internationally-traded commodities and partners with over 300 companies in 50 countries The organization
What incentives will prevent deforestation? - The World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
Stewardship Board on Food Systems | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum’s Board of Stewards for Food Systems Initiative provides championship in the business, policy and social sectors to strengthen food systems, linking global-level insight and collaboration to country-led action The group holds a shared vision to work towards inclusive, efficient, sustainable, nutritious and healthy food systems through multistakeholder and market-led
First Movers Coalition for Food to Create up to $20 Billion Value Chain . . . World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition for Food aims to create aggregated market demand for sustainably produced and low-emission agricultural commodities The UAE and over 20 leading food companies will create a combined procurement commitment with an estimated value of $10-$20 billion by 2030 In mid-December 2023, the Forum and participating companies and governments will identify
Five levers for decarbonizing the global economy Sustainability is an economic imperative – amid the ongoing global crises, companies will not remain competitive without innovation and climate action