All Articles About Climate Change

BSR Insight Article: Moving Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Natural Resources Management

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

As we prepare for the Copenhagen climate negotiations, there is a parallel discussion about the need for an "ecosystem approach" that includes ecological restoration and biological conservation to counter the loss of ecosystem services caused by climate change. Ecosystem services—the collective benefits, such as clean water, that people obtain from healthy, functioning ecosystems—represent a new development in the relationship between society and nature. Read more →

Posted: September 29, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Environment

Blog: Climate Leaders: A Break from the Industry Pack

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

Some of this week’s most interesting developments related to business and climate didn’t come from the UN Climate Summit in New York or from Pittsburgh (site of the G20 Summit), but instead from San Francisco and Beaverton, Oregon. Read more →

Posted: September 24, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Sustainability the Danish Way

As Denmark prepares to host the COP15 climate change talks this December, it’s a good time to look at the country’s sustainability progress. Read more →

Posted: September 1, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment

Blog: Less Stick, More Carrot in the Carbon Tax Debate

Farid Baddache, Director, Europe

The carbon tax debate is all over the French media these days—and this fascinating battle may hold lessons for how this debate will play out across the rest of Europe and more widely. Read more →

Posted: August 20, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment

BSR Insight Article: Responsible Engagement on Water Policy

By Gavin Power, Deputy Director, UN Global Compact

As the CEO Water Mandate prepares for its fourth working conference as part of World Water Week in Stockholm this week, we believe it is important to reflect on the broader context in which water resides—specifically, its role as a global security issue, and its relation to other critical environmental and social issues. Read more →

Posted: August 17, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain, Water