The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the organization to which more than 240 companies and world associations whose purpose is to promote the sustainable development, presented today its own declaration to support for the Net-Zero Framework, the draft agreement for the decarbonisation of shipping approved last April by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with a view to its final adoption scheduled for next month ( of the 11th April 2025).

The WBCSD highlighted that the framework agreed by the MEPC "marks a key milestone in the global effort to decarbonise maritime transport and supply chains, offering a clear, predictable and harmonised regulatory approach that allows for companies to invest, innovate and accelerate the transition towards zero net emissions. Avoiding a mosaic fragmented national or regional norms - explained the WBCSD - The framework ensures a level playing field for companies engaged in international trade and logistics, a factor in essential to maintain global competitiveness and promoting sustainable growth. The need for certainty is reflected in the Business Breakthrough Barometer 2025 of the WBCSD, where 94% of 300 business leaders in over 50 countries have affirmed that policies to support clean energy and transition to net-zero emissions are crucial to guide their investment decisions. Il Net Zero IMO Framework - underlined the WBCSD - responds directly to this request by offering consistency at the global supply chains that companies need to build supply chains Resilient and future-ready value, aligned with goals climate".