Peter Bakker — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Climate Leaders in Business.
President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) since 2012.
Served as CEO of TNT NV, a global transport, postal, and logistics company, for 10 years.
Holds advisory board positions with organizations including GenZero and Mercedes-Benz Group.
Recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award (2009) and the Prix Voltaire International (2023).
Holds a master's degree in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Biography

Peter Bakker serves as the President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a position he has held since 2012. The WBCSD is a global, CEO-led community comprising over 250 leading sustainable businesses. Its mission is to collectively accelerate the system transformations necessary for achieving a net zero, nature-positive, and equitable future.