Reports
August 2, 2011
Financial Inclusion in the Supply Chain
Approximately 2.5 billion of the world’s adults do not use formal financial services to save or borrow money. About 90 percent of them live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Without access to formal financial institutions, people must rely on their own funds or risky informal services that charge excessive fees to invest in their health and welfare and that of their families. Read more
July 20, 2011
Step Up: Improving Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Indonesia
This report released by BSR’s Migration Linkages initiative examines the recruitment of migrant workers from Indonesia to Malaysia, highlighting key risks and opportunities for both workers and business. The research is part of the initiatives’ focus on identifying and promoting ethical recruitment practices among business and uncovered significant variability in the recruitment process—variability that can contribute to less-than-ideal outcomes for workers. The report also articulates some of the wholesale changes required of both government and business to address these issues and improve the recruitment system in Indonesia, laying the groundwork for Migration Linkages’ guidance for business on ethical recruitment to follow later in 2011. Read more
July 18, 2011
Protecting the Rights of Garment Factory Workers: A Train-the-Trainer Resource
In this document, you will find lessons and advice from pioneering factory trainers and organizations that the Levi Strauss Foundation is honored to support, in pursuit of protecting the rights of apparel factory workers. We invite you to grapple with and test this resource—and by offering your feedback and advice, join us on this journey toward improving the lives of factory workers around the world. Read more
May 23, 2011
Adapting to Climate Change: A Guide for the Consumer Products Industry
Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy
This primer on climate change adaptation in the consumer products (CP) industry summarizes how CP companies are reporting on climate change risks and opportunities. It outlines current and emerging best practices and guidance for CP companies on how to develop a proactive approach to climate change adaptation, and makes recommendations. Read more
May 23, 2011
New Business Decision-Making Aids in an Era of Complexity, Scrutiny, and Uncertainty
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research; Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Kit Armstrong, Senior Advisor, BSR
As ecosystem services is emerging as a potential category of corporate performance metrics, tools to support corporate decision-making are being launched. This new report summarizes the findings of the world’s first comparison of multiple ecosystem services assessment tools within one pilot application. The full report can be downloaded here and supplementary materials are available here. Read more
