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Registration Opens for BSR Conference 2012: Fast Forward, October 23-26 in New York
May 21, 2012
San Francisco—May 21, 2012—Registration opens today for the BSR Conference 2012: Fast Forward. This is BSR’s 20th anniversary Conference—the preeminent platform for business leaders to network, share best practices, and commit to strategies and actions for a sustainable future.
BSR, Hilton Worldwide Launch Center to Help Business Make Sustainable Purchasing Decisions
May 15, 2012
San Francisco—May 15, 2012—BSR and Hilton Worldwide launched the Center for Sustainable Procurement today to help global business procurement managers integrate sustainability into their purchasing decisions—providing a unique set of research and information that will help make sense of the increasingly available product sustainability data.
New Report: Wireless Products and Services Help Drive Socioeconomic Change
May 10, 2012
Wireless products and services are a powerful agent of social change that provide billions of people around the world with anytime, anywhere access, according to a report released today by BSR and commissioned by CTIA-The Wireless Association. The “Socioeconomic Impacts of Wireless Technology” report cites a variety of case studies and uses on the adoption of, and trends in, wireless-enabled applications for finance, healthcare, education, and community engagement.
BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute Deliver a Framework for Sustainable Fashion Consumption to EU Presidency and European Commission at Copenhagen Fashion Summit
May 4, 2012
Copenhagen—May 4, 2012—The NICE Consumer project—a joint initiative led by BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute, which aims to inspire changes in government policies and business practices to help consumers make more sustainable fashion choices—recently released a draft of its “Framework for Achieving Sustainable Fashion Consumption.” The framework outlines the possible roles and actions by consumers, industry, government, and other stakeholders to support sustainable fashion consumption, and was a main topic of discussion at the May 3 Copenhagen Fashion Summit.
New BSR Report: Companies Roll up Their Sleeves on Ecosystem Services
May 2, 2012
San Francisco—May 2, 2012—With an increasing number of companies and public agencies evaluating their impacts on ecosystem services—the flows from natural systems that provide raw materials for business—BSR’s new report outlines trends and emerging activities to help companies understand why and where they can begin to integrate this concept into their strategic decisions.
BSR, Danish Fashion Institute Launch ‘NICE Consumer’ to Define a Sustainable Future for Fashion
March 8, 2012
San Francisco—March 8, 2012—The NICE Consumer project—a new joint initiative led by BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute—aims to inspire changes in government policies and business practices to help consumers make more sustainable choices in the purchase, use, care for, and disposal of fashion items.
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New BSR Guidebook Helps Chinese Companies Launch Successful Private Foundations
December 19, 2011
San Francisco—December 19, 2011—BSR’s new guidebook helps Chinese individuals and companies establish and run effective private foundations, with information on managing a foundation, developing a mission and strategy, implementing governance practices, and engaging volunteers.
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BSR Adds Four Senior Executives to Board of Directors
December 14, 2011
San Francisco—December 14, 2011—BSR has added four new board members—Takashi Hatchoji, Chairman, Hitachi America; Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank; Anne-Marie Skov, Group Communications and CSR Senior Vice President, Carlsberg; and Robert Webb, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt—adding global diversity and broad industry perspectives to steer the organization toward its mission of working with business to create a just and sustainable world.
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BSR, LIMA Release Practical Guide for Licensees on Social and Environmental Compliance
November 15, 2011
BSR and the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) released “Good Practices for Complying With Licensors’ Social and Environmental Requirements: A Practical Guide for Licensees,” a new guide designed to help the licensing industry promote positive social and environmental practices among licensors, licensees, agents, suppliers, factories, and retailers. The publication was developed with the Licensing Working Group, which consists of some of the best known and most widely respected companies and organizations in the licensing industry, including BSR and LIMA, as well as Hasbro, NBCUniversal, Time Warner, and The Walt Disney Company.
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BSR/GlobeScan Survey: Optimism for Sustainable Business, Need for Integration into Core Business
November 2, 2011
Results from the “BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Poll 2011,” released today at the BSR Conference 2011, show that global businesses remain highly committed to sustainability. For the second straight year, more than eight in 10 respondents (84 percent) are optimistic that global businesses will embrace CSR/sustainability as part of their core strategies and operations in the next five years. BSR and GlobeScan surveyed nearly 500 business leaders drawn from BSR’s global network of nearly 300 member companies.
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BSR Conference 2011 Draws 1,000 Global Participants to Redefine Leadership for Sustainability
November 1, 2011
The BSR Conference 2011—“Redefining Leadership”—begins today, with 1,000 senior business executives, civil society representatives, and other experts from more than 30 countries gathering to share strategies and insights on the future of sustainability.
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BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer to Provide Live Briefing on Global State of Sustainable Business Survey: November 2
October 26, 2011
BSR will announce the results of the annual BSR-GlobeScan “State of Sustainable Business” survey at the upcoming BSR Conference 2011, taking place November 1-4 in San Francisco. BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer and GlobeScan Senior Vice President Chris Coulterwill discuss the trends and priorities identified by leaders within BSR’s global network of more than 250 member companies, and will be available for comment following the briefing. (See the results of the 2010 survey at www.bsr.org/pdfs/press-releases/PR_BSR_Conference_2010_Survey_11_02_10.pdf.)
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BSR Conference Speakers to Discuss the White House Perspective on Multisector Partnerships, How to Talk Climate Change With Your Employees, More
October 12, 2011
The BSR Conference 2011—taking place just three weeks from now, November 1 through 4 in San Francisco—will give participants a chance to hear directly from leaders in business and sustainability in an intimate, conversation-style setting.
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New Wireless and Sustainability Report Reveals Big Cost Savings and Efficiencies for Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, and Government Sectors
October 11, 2011
An emerging wireless-enabled environment has the potential to drive billions of dollars in energy savings and reshape how American industry, agriculture, and the public sector approach sustainability, according to a report authored by BSR that was sponsored and released today by CTIA-The Wireless Association. In one example cited in the report, wireless-enabled, fleet-management solutions would allow trucking and logistics companies to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 36 million metric tons annually—the equivalent of removing 6 million passenger vehicles from U.S. roads.
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Christine Bader Joins BSR as Human Rights Advisor
October 4, 2011
San Francisco—October 4, 2011—BSR is expanding its human rights practice with the addition of a new advisor: Christine Bader, nonresident senior fellow at Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics and former advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for business and human rights.
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