Who We Are

PeterBakker is a distinguished business leader, who since 2012, has led the WorldBusiness Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as the President &CEO. WBCSD is the premier global, CEO-led community of over 230 of the world’sleading sustainable businesses working collectively to accelerate the systemtransformations needed for a net zero, nature-positive, and equitable future. Priorto WBCSD, Peter was the CEO of TNT NV, the global transport, postal andlogistics company.

TIMEMagazine recently named Peter as one of the Top 100 Climate Leaders inBusiness. He was also a recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award (2009),the Sustainability Leadership Award (2010) and the Prix Voltaire International(2023). He received the royal order Officer of the Order ofOrange-Nassau in 2018 in recognition of his long-lasting commitment to engagingbusiness in tackling global sustainability issues.

Peter holdsseveral corporate sustainability advisory board positions, including asDirector of GenZero, Commissioner of the Business Commission to TackleInequality and Member of the Energy Transition AcceleratorHigh-Level Consultative Group..

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