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GLOBAL: ‘World’s most influential urban companies are failing to take responsibility for inclusive and sustainable cities’

CIVICUS discusses corporate accountability efforts with Sibora Dhima, Engagement Manager at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).

The WBA is a multi-stakeholder alliance that uses benchmarks to measure corporate performance on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Its most recent assessment, the 2024 Urban Benchmark, ranks the sustainability performance of the 300 most influential companies that shape urban environments worldwide across sectors such as construction, energy, real estate, transport and waste and water management. This finds that most companies are not doing enough to tackle key issues such as air and noise pollution, affordability and disaster preparedness, and are failing to meet the standards for creating sustainable and inclusive urban environments.

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