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Kai Robertson, Director, Food, Beverage & Agriculture Practice, Advisory Services
Latest Entry: May 28, 2010
Sustainable Consumption: More than Meets the Eye
Sustainable consumption is an uncomfortable topic—especially when you’re talking with companies who are in the business of selling “stuff” and whose business models for growth are built on selling even more stuff. Read more →
May 28, 2010
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: What It Means for CSR
Michael Oxman, Director, Advisory Services
I’ll admit it. I fell in love with the oil industry many years ago—a bunch of scientists running around studying rocks, working in fascinating environments, interacting with diverse cultures, and building facilities in unfathomable places that deliver energy around the world. But I am not blind to the energy challenges, which explains how I ended up after many years in the industry at my current BSR position—helping the oil and gas industry tackle sustainability issues in increasingly complex political, social, and environmental settings. The latest crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, with its tragic loss of life and related impacts on the environment and livelihoods, is a clear reminder of the ongoing work that is needed. Read more
May 26, 2010
Sustainability Outlook 2020: Hyper-transparency and the New Global Supply Chain
Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services
Over the past several months, I‘ve worked with a wide range of companies in global shipping, financial services, retailing, and consumer electronics to devise forward-looking sustainability strategies that take account of radically shifting conditions in their sectors and markets. In every one of these cases, the twin trends of “hyper-transparency” and global supply chain shifts have been at or near the center of attention. Read more
May 24, 2010
Addressing the Implementation Gap in Saudi Arabia
Guy Morgan, Manager, Advisory Services
Understanding corporate social responsibility (CSR) theory is not the key issue in Saudi Arabia. Rather, as I recently found with fellow BSR team members Faris Natour and Nandini Hampole, it’s all about translating theory into practice. Read more
May 17, 2010
Corporate Responsibility in Brazil: What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding?
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
From my perch on the stage in the middle of a crowd of several hundred people at Instituto Ethos’ 2010 International Conference in São Paulo on Friday, I was struck by the language used to discuss sustainable business in Brazil. Read more
May 10, 2010
Bankers You Can Believe In
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
With their brethren parading to Capitol Hill to explain themselves and their industry to skeptical lawmakers and an angry public, three bankers at last week’s CERES Conference in Boston may revive faith in a profession that is sorely in need of respect. Read more
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