BSR Insight Archives: 2011 08
August 30, 2011
Supply Chain Energy Efficiency
With the “Scope 3” standard for reporting supply chain GHG emissions due in early October, many companies are thinking about supply chain energy efficiency. This week, BSR’s Climate and Energy Manager Ryan Schuchard makes the business case for these opportunities in a video feature:
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August 23, 2011
The Future of Business-NGO Relationships
This week, in her new role as BSR’s Director of Stakeholder Collaboration, Ayesha Barenblat provides her assessment of the five main trends currently shaping NGOs—from the rise of the global South to the social network effect—and how these changes will affect the relationship between business and civil society.
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August 16, 2011
What CSR Can Learn From Quality
Launched a half century ago, the total quality movement has some striking similarities to CSR: It strives to make hidden costs visible, it focuses on corporate governance, it empowers individuals to improve quality, it takes a proactive approach to prevention and continuous improvement, and it breaks down barriers to internal, cross-functional collaboration.
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August 9, 2011
Medicine in China, Addressing Factory Worker Suicides, and More
With an annual 23 percent increase in overall R&D spending in China, the country's pharmaceuticals industry is growing fast. Already the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, China is starting to invest more in innovation, which will position the country well to supply its large market with medicine.
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August 2, 2011
Understanding the Complexity of Living Wage
Following the United Nation’s endorsement of a new human rights framework, companies have had an added impetus to ensure that the treatment of their employees, workers in supply chain partners, and people in local communities is just and in accordance with international standards. This week, BSR Manager Roger McElrath breaks down the complexity behind living wage—a critical element of fair employment and workplace conditions.
