Business projects we support
Follow the links below to find out more about some of our business projects where we work with others.
Agriculture
Better Cotton Initiative
WWF and other partners created The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) which is a collaborative global process, involving a wide range of stakeholders along the cotton chain from farmers to retailers.
Better Sugarcane Initiative
The Better Sugarcane Initiative (BSI) is a collaboration of sugar retailers, investors, traders, producers and NGOs who are committed to sustainable sugar production.
Roundtable on Responsible Soy
Together with social organisations and business partners, WWF has initiated the international Roundtable on Responsible Soy. This roundtable provides stakeholders with the opportunity to jointly develop solutions leading to responsible soy production.
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through cooperation within the supply chain and open dialogue between its stakeholders. WWF was instrumental in making the RSPO possible.
WWF-UK Forest and Trade Network
WWF-UK set up the Forest & Trade Network (FTN) to improve the management of the world's production forests by using the purchasing power of UK businesses. More than 40 companies are now members and together they account for over 40% of timber imports into the UK.
Banking & Finance
Banktrack
WWF is represented on the steering committee of the international NGO BankTrack. Its work includes continuing the advocacy and lobbying of commercial banks over their lending and overall sustainability focusing on the Equator Principles.
Fair Pensions
WWF supported the setting up of Fair Pensions, an NGO that lobbies pension funds to integrate sustainability into their Statements of Investment Principles.
One Planet Finance
One Planet Finance is a WWF led project that is exploring the question of what new financial system is required in order to support a One Planet Future. Together with a small group of leading thinkers and practitioners who work with the financial system, WWF will examine the current barriers and constraints in our existing system and look to address these gaps and failures.
UK Social Investment Forum
The UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF) promotes responsible investment and other forms of finance that support sustainable economic development, enhance quality of life and safeguard the environment. WWF is represented on the advisory board.
Climate change
Carbon Disclosure Project
A WWF-supported project with $10 trillion of assets which lobbies companies to take climate change more seriously. www.cdproject.net
Marine industries
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) was founded in 1996 by WWF and Unilever, one of the world's largest consumers of fish. The MSC is a non-profit, non-government organisation set up to oversee accreditation and set standards in the fishing industry.
Legal
The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
WWF supports the CORE Coalition, which comprises more than 100 charities, faith-based groups, community organisations, unions, businesses and academic institutions. The CORE Coalition was formed in response to the UK government's Modernising Company Law White Paper, which failed to specify rules that would require companies to be more transparent and accountable to the communities and environments in which they operate.
WWF sets sail around the world
Leading yachtsman Mike Golding will be flying the flag for marine conservation when he sets sail in the Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race on 9 November.
Arctic lecture highlights Canon Europe partnership
The plight of the Arctic came into focus at an exclusive event, which helped to mark 10 years of successful collaboration between WWF and Canon Europe.
Government plans could spark 'green energy revolution'
The UK government's renewable energy strategy, announced today, could spark 'a much-needed green energy revolution' and give incentives for homeowners to go green, said WWF-UK