BSR Voices: Business and Sustainability in Asia Podcasts
The Fair Winds Charter: How Shipping Companies Collaborated For Cleaner Air in Hong Kong
March 21, 2013 | Runtime: 9:09
In 2010, 17 shipping companies signed the Fair Winds Charter and committed to switching to cleaner fuel when berthing in the Hong Kong harbor. According to Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department, there has been a significant drop in at-berth sulphur dioxide emissions and particulate matter for the past three years, resulting in cleaner air in the area surrounding one of the world's largest ports.
Hosts
Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services, BSR
Special Guests
Veronica Booth, Senior Project Manager, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong
A Conversation About Convergence: Corporate Governance and Sustainability in Asia’s Capital Markets
January 18, 2013 | Runtime: 15:10
BSR’s Vice President of Asia-Pacific Jeremy Prepscius speaks to John Hodges, BSR’s Financial Services Director, and Jamie Allen, the Founding Secretary General of the Asian Corporate Governance Council, about the connection between corporate governance and sustainability.
Hosts
Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR
Special Guests
John Hodges, Director, Financial Services, BSR ; Jamie Allen, Founding Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Council
Risks and Opportunities for Companies Entering Myanmar
January 14, 2013 | Runtime: 9:42
BSR’s Vice President of Asia-Pacific Jeremy Prepscius speaks to Chris Nolan—BSR’s Energy and Extractives Manager in Asia and in-house expert on Myanmar—about the issues that companies should consider as they enter this new frontier.
Hosts
Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR
Special Guests
Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services, BSR
China’s Social Security System: Impact on Brands and Suppliers
October 15, 2012 | Runtime: 43:40
BSR's latest podcast examines China’s social security system through the lens of collective bargaining challenges facing factory managers, workers, brands, and China-based suppliers.
Hosts
Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR; Jason Ho, Manager, Advisory Services & CTI, BSR
Special Guests
Geoff Crothall, Communications Director, China Labor Bulletin; William Nee, Development Director, China Labor Bulletin
