All Articles About Climate Change

BSR Insight Article: Business’ Role in Ocean ‘Custodianship’

BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer will lead a discussion on how companies can be “custodians” of the oceans at the Economist’s World Oceans Summit in Singapore later this week. Read more →

Posted: February 21, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Environment, Water

Blog: Davos 2012: Easy Decisions, Hard Decisions

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

Davos 2012 opens against the backdrop of some pretty ominous numbers. European debt figures are high, and projections for growth in the mature economies are low. Income equality is declining in emerging markets like China and in the home of the 99 percent, the United States. 2011 was yet another year of record-setting warmth, with more summer melting in the Arctic. And this year’s Edelman Trust Barometer reports poor levels of trust, with faith in government tumbling to all-time lows in the West. Read more →

Posted: January 24, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Strategy & Integration, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: When Policy Fails on Climate, What Can Business Do? BSR’s 2012 Climate Initiatives

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

As 2011 draws to a close, we have registered a record year for weather disasters following the largest-ever jump in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the carbon intensity of the world’s fastest-growing economies is only rising. Following the inconclusive end of the UN climate talks in Durban, there is also little reason left to believe that our outmoded international treaty system is going to lead the world away from the ever-worsening state of climate change. Read more →

Posted: December 20, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Black Carbon Provides Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities

Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services

Black carbon—which includes particles emitted from cars, trucks, stoves, industrial facilities, and some forest fires—is the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon-dioxide emissions. This happens because when black carbon is suspended in the air, particles absorb sunlight and warm the atmosphere. Also, when black carbon is deposited on ice and snow, it decreases reflectivity and accelerates melting. In addition to accelerating global warming, black carbon has significant impacts on human health and crop yields. Read more →

Posted: December 20, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Strategy & Integration

Blog: Protecting Our Oceans: Key to Sustainability

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

In February, I will speak at The Economist's "World Oceans Summit," a valiant—and valuable—effort to increase awareness and commitment to preserving the oceans. The world's oceans cover three-fourths of the Earth's territory, but they occupy far less than that in terms of mindshare regarding sustainability. This Summit may help change that. Read more →

Posted: December 19, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment