WBCSD member companies have a combined annual turnover of more than 5 trillion USD, and their products and services touch the lives of about 2.5 billion people every day. Imagine the possibilities if even a portion of this business energy is harnessed to transform the lives of the world's poorest people. This premise forms the basis for Business for Development, a new WBCSD report that makes the business case for sustainable development by illustrating how the private sector is taking an active role in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.