NYK joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

NYK has been United to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a global community of business sectors to address sustainability issues.

NYK President Takaya Soga will represent the Japanese company as a WBCSD council member.

The WBCSD is a community led by CEOs of more than 200 companies from across business sectors around the world united by a shared vision of “creating a world where more than 9 billion people live well, within planetary boundaries, for 2050”.

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The WBCSD has identified the climate emergency, nature loss and rising inequalities as the world’s three critical challenges and is currently working with the United Nations, governments and NGOs to address these issues. NYK is the first Japanese shipping company to join this organization.

Through its participation in the WBCSD, NYK, as a corporate group conducting business against the backdrop of a natural environment that encompasses the oceans, land and air, aims to become more aware of and understand best practices. world-leading sustainability leaders, and actively exchange views on these issues, as the Group seeks to address social issues through its business activities.