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BSR Conference 2010: ‘Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.’

Latest Entry: June 3, 2011

BSR Conference 2010: ‘Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.’

The BSR Conference 2010—“Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.”—brought together more than 1,100 senior business executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders from the public sector and civil society to connect with their peers and define the business models essential for future success. Learn more 

Tags: Strategy & Integration



Driving Innovation Through Partnerships

Driving Innovation Through Partnerships

Since BSR’s founding, we have been strongly committed to achieving our mission through powerful partnerships. BSR’s Partnership Development team is dedicated to catalyzing collaboration between business and social and environmental innovators in the public and nonprofit sectors to make progress on systemic sustainable development challenges. Learn more 

Tags: Labor Migration, Water, Women & Sustainability

Creating Business Opportunity by Tackling Sustainable Consumption

Creating Business Opportunity by Tackling Sustainable Consumption

By nearly any measure, the way we consume natural resources is unsustainable: Research suggests that we are currently using 50 percent more natural resources than the Earth can sustain. Learn more 

Tags: Sustainable Consumption

Actionable Research on Sustainability

Actionable Research on Sustainability

Our Research team tracks emerging trends and solutions central to building sustainable business. We aim to help business leaders stay ahead of the curve and shape future-oriented decisions on a wide range of challenges, from energy management, to sustainable consumption, to human rights. Learn more 

Tags: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Human Rights, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Membership: A Global Network of Sustainability Leaders

BSR Membership: A Global Network of Sustainability Leaders

BSR is proud to support and partner with our powerful network of member companies, who share with us a focus on building a just and sustainable world. We work every day to provide our member companies with value based on the insights, expertise, and relationships we’ve built through years of hands-on work in the field. Learn more 

Tags: Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Agriculture & Beverage, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

Sumitomo Trust and Banking: A Sustainable Investment Strategy for China

Sumitomo Trust and Banking: A Sustainable Investment Strategy for China

Our research and analysis enabled Sumitomo to create a new investment model and achieve outstanding performance that has attracted significant attention and serves as a role model for investors in China. Learn more 

Tags: Financial Services, Materiality, Reporting & Communications

Maersk Line: Developing a ‘Future-Proofed’ Sustainability Strategy

Maersk Line: Developing a ‘Future-Proofed’ Sustainability Strategy

We helped Maersk Line set a strong sustainability vision supported by clear objectives: reducing carbon-dioxide emissions by 25 percent by 2015 and striving for zero sulfur-dioxide emissions. Learn more 

Tags: Materiality, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Transportation

KKR: Boosting ESG Performance Through a Supply Chain Strategy

KKR: Boosting ESG Performance Through a Supply Chain Strategy

We designed a resource guide and trainings to help KKR reward sustainable supply chain practices and improve the ESG performance of its portfolio companies—and set an important precedent for private equity more broadly. Learn more 

Tags: Financial Services, Supply Chain

Hyatt Hotels: Developing an Integrated CSR Strategy

Hyatt Hotels: Developing an Integrated CSR Strategy

We worked with Hyatt to develop an integrated sustainability strategy that connects corporate responsibility objectives to business goals and engages both senior leadership and the broader employee base. Learn more 

Tags: Materiality, Strategy & Integration, Travel & Tourism

ExxonMobil: Early Planning for Sustainable Economic Development

ExxonMobil: Early Planning for Sustainable Economic Development

For the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project, we helped ExxonMobil create sustainable economic development programs focused on workforce and supplier development and strategic community investments. Learn more 

Tags: Economic Development, Energy

Best Buy: A Focus on Delivering Solutions and Sustainability

Best Buy: A Focus on Delivering Solutions and Sustainability

We analyzed more than 60 issues and conducted more than 60 interviews to create a strategy and goals focused on four Best Buy priorities: Product Stewardship, Sustainability Solutions, Access, and Inspired Workplace. Learn more 

Tags: Consumer Products, Materiality, Strategy & Integration

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