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The '''World Business Council for Sustainable Development''' (WBCSD), "formed in January 1995 through a merger between the Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) in Geneva and the World Industry Council for the Environment (WICE) in Paris," is an organization made of [http://www.sustainability.ca/index.cfm?body=SourceView.cfm&ID=78 165] international companies. The WBCSD claims to be committed "to [[sustainable development]] via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress". It has members from more than 35 countries in over 20 major industrial sectors. [http://www.csreurope.org/links/page3524/] Founded by [[Stephan Schmidheiny]] and [[Maurice Strong]].[http://world.std.com/~gmoke/AList.July1897.html]

*Former Chair (2004-5) - [[Bertrand Collomb]]