Blog Archives: January 2013
January 31, 2013
Why Company Collaboration on Shipping Emissions is Increasingly Significant
Jonathan Morris , Associate, Advisory Services
Angie Farrag , Associate Director, Transport and Logistics
Leading global companies are setting ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions from their logistics networks. How can collaboration play a role in more sustainable ocean shipping and transport? And how can companies understand and manage their environmental impacts? Read more
January 30, 2013
Managing Corporate Performance in an Era of Expanded Disclosure
Sissel Waage , Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
BSR’s new report reviews the "state of play" in the domain of emerging ecosystem services analytical tools. Read more
January 28, 2013
The Rise of Reporting in China: How State-Owned Companies Can Dig Deeper
Chengbo Wang , Director, Advisory Services
In May 2011, the State-Owned Assets and Administration Commission mandated that all Chinese State-Owned Companies (SOEs) publish an annual corporate social responsibility report in an effort to increase their competitiveness. What can SOEs do to ensure a strategy beyond the reporting process exists? Read more
January 25, 2013
Supply Chain Carbon Management: From Disclosure to Better Performance
Ryan Schuchard , Manager, Climate and Energy
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s latest supply chain report, there remains a significant gap in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between multinational corporations and their suppliers. What is the reason for this gap? And what are the opportunities to close it? Read more
January 24, 2013
Chinese Migrant Workers 2.0
Jason Ho , Manager, Advisory Services & CTI
Over the past eight years, BSR’s China Training Institute has been working with multiple stakeholders in order to build sustainable workplaces along the supply chain. As China’s labor context is changing, forward-thinking employers are quickly upgrading their approach to managing the workplace—one that engages workers to understand employee needs. Read more
January 23, 2013
Solving Problems the Civil Society Way
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 unfolds in Davos, it will be clear that civil society is essential to solutions on every single question being debated—from water scarcity and human rights to economic opportunity for young people. Read more
January 22, 2013
Davos 2013: The Building Blocks for a Sustainable Future?
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
The World Economic Forum's 2013 annual meeting is kicking off amidst ongoing global economic stagnation. Will leaders in Davos be able to deliver sustainable solutions to accelerate progress? Read more
January 21, 2013
Focus on Cairo: Sustainable Urban Growth Amid Transition and Uncertainty
Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services
Julia Beier, Analyst, BSR
The latest in our series on sustainable urban growth explores what this looks like in Egypt, where a dramatic political landscape makes partnering with government a challenge. Read more
January 18, 2013
How Heineken and Maersk Line Are Reducing Their Environmental Impact Through Collaboration
Jonathan Morris , Associate, Advisory Services
Not long ago, it might have been seen as counterproductive for a company to set logistic supply chain goals based on improving its environmental performance. But two of today’s leading companies, Heineken and Maersk Line, have revealed a change in the business climate. Read more
January 17, 2013
A Second Term for President Obama: Four New Steps for Four More Years
Aron Cramer , President and CEO
Four years ago, Barack Obama assumed the presidency amidst expectations that, in retrospect, were clearly unrealistic in light of the historic problems engulfing the world’s economy. As he begins his second term, the question is: What comes next for climate change and the broader sustainability debate in Washington? Read more
January 16, 2013
The Future of Fuels: Michael Levi on the Politics of Energy
Ryan Schuchard , Manager, Climate and Energy
At a recent event, energy expert Michael Levi pointed to the need to expand domestic fuel supplies and curtail fuel consumption to strengthen political will to combat climate change. BSR’s Future of Fuels helps companies understand the impacts of their transportation fuel systems in this new and unconventional energy setting. Read more
January 15, 2013
The Power of Collaboration
Sasha Radovich, Former Manager, Advisory Services
Collaboration is essential in sustainability progress, but it can be very difficult to get it right—even for those working in the field. In the first in a series on collaboration, we share the lessons learned from our working groups and cross-sector partnerships. Read more
January 14, 2013
Four Ways to Promote Sustainable Consumption
Eva Dienel , Associate Director, Communications
BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer, GoodGuide Cofounder Dara O’Rourke, and Weber Shandwick Executive Vice President of Energy, Cleantech and Sustainability William Brent explore what it will take to reduce the impacts of what we consume—and to consume less. Read more
January 11, 2013
Grounded? Sustainability and Business Travel
Andrew Matthews , Associate, Advisory Services
Ryan Schuchard , Manager, Climate and Energy
Business travel is one of the fastest-growing areas of carbon emissions and a major sustainability impact for companies, but there has been too little progress to address the issue. BSR is proposing a new collaboration among major travel buyers, airlines, and other partners to establish guidelines, metrics, and partnerships for more sustainable business travel strategies. Read more
January 10, 2013
The Great Lifestyle Frontier
Solitaire Townsend, Cofounder, Futerra Sustainability Communications
Inspiring, persuading, and gently coercing consumers into “green” and ethical behaviors is the new frontier for business. And while we have a growing body of evidence on how businesses can change behavior, questions of why, who, and where still remain. Read more
January 9, 2013
Climate Resilience on a Warming Planet
Julia Robinson , Communications Associate
Recently, experts have released startling information signaling the new normal of our warming planet. How can we make communities, cities, and companies more resilient? Read more
January 8, 2013
Where BSR Will Be in January
Julia Robinson , Communications Associate
BSR staff will attend a few events in January, including the World Economic Forum. Read more
January 6, 2013
Sustainability in the Oil, Gas, and Extractives Industries: A Conversation with BSR Senior Advisor Nick Wood
Jeremy Prepscius , Vice President, Asia-Pacific
BSR's new Senior Advisor Nick Wood, a former Shell International executive who will focus on the global oil, gas, and extractives industries at BSR, shares his thoughts on the industries' sustainability challenges and opportunities—and why companies need to give up some control to get it right. Read more
January 3, 2013
Get Out of the Matrix Cage: Six Tips for Making the Most of Materiality
David Korngold , Manager, Advisory Services
The materiality matrix can be a lockbox for good intentions that never see the light of day, or the tool that propels a company's sustainability strategy. Read more
January 2, 2013
Is It Time for an Asian Sustainable Development Fund?
José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Former President, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Asia now has the money, resources, and know-how to take the lead in reversing environmental damage, ensuring sustainable development, and securing the welfare of its people. Read more
