BSR Insight Archives: 2009 09
September 29, 2009
Accounting for Nature
As both a scientist and an entrepreneur, Sylvia Earle, the subject of this week's feature article and also a speaker at the BSR Conference 2009, has an interesting take on accounting. She points out that the words "ecology" and "economics" have the same root—and both ecologists and corporate leaders need to be "bean counters" who recognize that one small change can impact the whole system.
In This Issue
September 22, 2009
Solving Challenges—and Finding Opportunities—through ICT
Our feature article this week looks at sustainability challenges and opportunities for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector—a theme we examined previously with our feature article on sustainability solutions and a topic we'll explore at the BSR Conference in sessions such as one featuring "serial innovator" John Kao.
In This Issue
- In Depth: The Value of Using Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria in Mainstream Investing
- Spotlight: U.S.-China Climate Commitment at WEF Opens Door to Business Opportunities
- Toolbox: Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices in Large Emerging Markets
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September 15, 2009
Long-Term Value and Sustainability
Lehman Brothers' declaration of bankruptcy one year ago today was the de facto beginning of the global financial crisis. With today's hindsight, it's obvious that a focus on short-term returns played a significant role in creating the financial markets’ instability. It's no coincidence that last week, almost exactly a year after the crisis began, the U.S.-based Aspen Institute's Business & Society Program convened an influential group of business and other leaders to publish a call to action: It's time to shift from the rampant short-termism that symbolized the pre-crisis era to a long-term focus on value that will guarantee success in the reset economy.
In This Issue
- In Depth: The Value of Using Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria in Mainstream Investing
- Spotlight: U.S.-China Climate Commitment at WEF Opens Door to Business Opportunities
- Toolbox: Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices in Large Emerging Markets
- View the entire email publication
September 8, 2009
Trust: Your Social License to Operate
In 2009, the public's trust in business hit a 10-year low. It's no surprise, really. Around this time last year, the economy itself took a nose dive, igniting fires that burned right through people's jobs, their savings, their faith.
In This Issue
- In Depth: Winning Back the Public’s Trust in Business
- Spotlight: A New Path for Worker Rights
- On the Record: U.S. Government Admits Fault in Madoff Investigation
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September 1, 2009
Is Innovation the Answer?
As we gear up for the BSR Conference 2009, our hallway discussions revolve around what it takes for business to succeed in a reset world—a theme we will continue to explore in the Insight until our Conference (October 20 to 23 in San Francisco).
