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Press Releases
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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Now in Paperback: Sustainable Excellence by Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell
September 27, 2011
“Essential reading for any business aiming to understand how they can turn sustainability into an opportunity.” —Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired
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Newest BSR Conference Sessions Focus on Conflict Minerals, Rebuilding Japan, and the Global Water Crisis
September 14, 2011
San Francisco—September 14, 2011—The latest BSR Conference 2011 sessions highlight compelling issues in sustainability today: how companies can address the challenge of using minerals that come from conflict mines, the opportunity for Japan to “build back better” after its tsunami and earthquake, and how companies can use the power of the market to solve the worldwide water crisis.
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New BSR Conference 2011 Plenary Speakers: Best Buy, Autodesk, Women’s World Banking CEOs, and CIVICUS Secretary General
August 24, 2011
San Francisco—August 24, 2011—The BSR Conference 2011 will feature a powerful lineup of plenary speakers, including Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn, Autodesk President and CEO Carl Bass, Women’s World Banking President and CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian, and CIVICUS Secretary General Ingrid Srinath.
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BSR Factory-Based Women’s Health Program Delivers 4:1 Return on Investment for Business
August 16, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO—August 16, 2011—BSR’s factory-based women’s health education program has the potential to deliver a US$4 return for every US$1 invested in the project, according to a new study funded by the Levi Strauss Foundation and USAID in Egypt and Pakistan.
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New BSR Conference 2011 Sessions Announced: Rebuilding Japan; Sustainability Storytelling; More
July 27, 2011
San Francisco—July 27, 2011—The newest sessions in the BSR Conference 2011 agenda examine how CSR initiatives are helping recovery efforts in Japan, how to tell a compelling sustainability story for maximum impact, and how to create fundamentally new business models that promote—and reward—sustainability. The Conference, taking place November 1 through 4 in San Francisco, focuses on the theme “Redefining Leadership.”
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BSR, Bloomberg Businessweek to Produce Special Ad Section on ‘Redefining Leadership’: Sponsors of BSR Conference 2011 to Receive Discounted Ad Rates
June 15, 2011
San Francisco—BSR and Bloomberg Businessweek have partnered to co-create a special advertising section that will focus on the BSR Conference 2011 theme of "Redefining Leadership."
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United Nations Vote This Week Marks a Milestone for Global Business and Human Rights
June 14, 2011
San Francisco—This week marks a seminal moment for the global business community and the human rights movement. At its session this week in Geneva (June 16 and 17), the United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to pass a resolution accepting the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, effectively creating a global standard for governments and business to address human rights abuses involving corporations.
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BSR and Tomorrow Partners Launch New Tool to Educate Women on Health Issues in Developing Countries
June 14, 2011
San Francisco—Last week in Jakarta, Indonesia, BSR’s HERproject launched the HERproject Toolbuilder—a web-based application to create training tools for factory- and farm-based health education in developing countries. The Toolbuilder, created by BSR and design firm Tomorrow Partners, provides local partners in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, Pakistan, and Vietnam with a web-based platform for creating culturally specific material on a variety of women’s health topics.
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BSR Annual Report, ‘Redefining Leadership,’ Outlines Path for Sustainable Business Success
June 7, 2011
San Francisco—To excel as a corporate leader in sustainable business today requires flexibility, transparency, and an inclusive approach to management, according to the BSR Report 2010, “Redefining Leadership.”
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