BSR Insight Archives: 2012 03
March 27, 2012
The Quiet Revolution in Corporate Environmental Performance Expectations
Today, it is becoming more important for companies to consider how their operations are affecting the “natural infrastructure” upon which we all rely. Put another way, companies need to look at how they are impacting and depend on ecosystem services—fertile topsoil, a relatively predictable climate, and coastal protection from storms— that provide the raw materials for business.
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March 20, 2012
What Investors Think of ESG Disclosure in China
At a recent focus group BSR led with the Shanghai Stock Exchange, six investors shared a perspective that might surprise some Chinese companies: They are using ESG data.
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March 13, 2012
The Power of Partnerships
“Cross-sector collaboration” may sound like a mouthful, but in this week’s feature article, BSR Vice President Kara Hurst unpacks its meaning and highlights the potential for great progress when business, government, and civil society work together on sustainability challenges.
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March 6, 2012
Transparency in China: The Nonprofit Sector
Earlier this year, we examined the proliferation of CSR reports in China, part of a larger trend of transparency that is affecting all sectors in the country. In the second of our two-part series on transparency in China, we look at the NGO sector.
