Blog Archives: April 2009
April 27, 2009
Black Swan Proof-World? What About the Swine?
Diane Osgood, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago the Financial Times ran a tidy opinion piece on 10 principles for a Black Swan-proof world. I chuckled as I read the headline as a Black Swan is, by definition, unpredictable. Read more
April 21, 2009
Earth Day 2009—The Difference of a Few Years
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
I am spending Earth Day 2009 in Paris, and what a difference a few years makes. Read more
April 12, 2009
User-generated Sustainability Ratings
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
A new rating system for company sustainability performance, Scryve, came across my desktop today. Read more
April 2, 2009
Stakeholder Dialogue as a Web: Reflections from Union-Company Dialogue Processes
Diane Osgood, Ph.D.
We often set up dialogue processes as two sides talking to each other: on one side the company, and on the other side civil society, government,talking at or past each other. However, my recent experience of sitting down with union leaders, leaders of union confederations, and company executives reminds me that effective stakeholder engagement resembles a web rather than a two-sided dialogue. With a web model in mind, success comes to mean something beyond just hearing each other. Read more
April 1, 2009
The G20: Building Low-Carbon Economic Prosperity
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
Following on my post earlier this week, I want to draw your attention to an open letter (PDF) BSR joined in sending to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which outlines several steps to the creation of “low-carbon economic prosperity.” This letter is organized by the climate program of the World Economic Forum and is signed by 52 companies—including many BSR members—and other organizations and individuals actively working to combat climate change. Read more
