Blog Archives: February 2010
February 23, 2010
Evaluating the Impact of Supply Chain Sustainability
As discussed in BSR’s recent report on key performance indicators for responsible sourcing, metrics for identifying and evaluating the impact of sustainable supply chain initiatives on society are generally underdeveloped. Read more
February 22, 2010
In Conversation with Factory Workers in Bangalore
By Nandini Hampole
I was recently in Bangalore to kick off the HERproject Southern India expansion through renewed partnerships with international companies, their supplier factories, and our local partner St. John’s Medical College. Read more
February 22, 2010
Water Numbers for Real People
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
In preparation for my participation in a water scarcity risks and footprints conference in San Francisco this week, I’ve been thinking about the data that bring life to corporate water footprints. These footprints typically include a company’s water usage and wastewater discharges throughout a value chain, and allow companies to effectively account for water use and impacts. However, collecting meaningful water-related information is difficult at best, and today there is no clear guidance on what information should be collected, especially when it comes to a company’s supply chain. Read more
February 19, 2010
Going for the Cold: What the Vancouver Games Can Teach Us About Adaptation to Global Warming
Ryan Schuchard , Manager, Climate and Energy
When the winter Olympics kicked off virtually snowless last week, the record heat was due not only to El Niño, said Tim Gayda, vice president of the Vancouver Organizing Committee, but to “something else that nobody understands at this point." Read more
February 16, 2010
New Opportunities for ICT and Human Rights
Cody Sisco, Former Manager, Advisory Services
Last week, BSR hosted a meeting for information and communications technology (ICT) companies in our Paris office to discuss the current state of human rights in the industry. Companies from the telecommunications, software, semiconductor, and industrial equipment sectors, among others, attended. It was fascinating to hear diverse companies from across the whole ICT value chain come together to discuss similar issues that they are facing related to human rights. Read more
February 12, 2010
BSR Launches Sustainable Investment in China Newsletter
Xin Zhuo, Former Manager, Advisory Services
Yesterday, BSR launched its inaugural issue of the Sustainable Investment in China newsletter, a quarterly newsletter for Chinese and international investors actively investing in China. Read more
February 4, 2010
What I Saw and Heard at Davos
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
It’s never easy to sum up Davos with a single headline or sound bite. There are simply too many subcultures. It’s really several meetings within a meeting. Read more
February 2, 2010
BSR Debates: Should Sustainability Reporting Be Mandatory?
By Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, ICT Practice, and Blythe Chorn, Associate, Advisory Services
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement last week of guidelines regarding corporate disclosure of climate-related risks brings to the fore a question that has generated growing interest in business and policy arenas: Should sustainability reporting be required? Read more
