Head of Shell to lead World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Philip Watts, chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, has been appointed chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Nov. 16, 2001

By the OGJ Online Staff

LONDON, Nov. 16 -- Philip Watts, chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, has been appointed chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Watts, who is co-chair of the WBCSD's Sustainable Mobility Project, will take on the council's chairmanship from January 2002 and hold the position for 2 years.

He said, "I am honored to become chairman of the WBCSD. The WBSCD plays a vital role in helping both to challenge and encourage business, governments and institutions to address the issue of sustainable development.

"We have been working very hard at Shell for a number of years to place sustainable development at the heart of all our activities. The pursuit of sustainable development is good for our business, the planet and its people."

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a coalition of 160 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development. Its members are drawn from more than 30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors.