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Blog: Does Sustainability Equal Happiness?

Melanie Janin, Managing Director, Communications

The question of happiness really gets people talking. Earlier this week, FastCoExist.com Senior Editor Ariel Schwartz posted a thought-provoking (and heavily tweeted) blog about the World Happiness Report, recently released by Columbia University’s Earth Institute, with a fascinating introduction by Jeffrey Sachs. The report itself is voluminous, and worth reading if you’re interested in what Sachs refers to as “the emerging scientific study of happiness.” Read more →

Posted: April 11, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: Using CSR to Grow Locally, Mind the Talent Gap

At a time when global economies are sputtering, sustainability is a key issue for global business leaders, according to the 15th Annual Global CEO Survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read more 

Posted: February 28, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Strategy & Integration

Blog: Guiding Social Investment in China

Brooke Avory, Manager, Partnership Development

In honor of International Corporate Philanthropy Day, which is led by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, I want to highlight the state of corporate philanthropy in China.    Read more →

Posted: February 27, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Philanthropy

Blog: HERproject Partner Profile From Bangladesh: Awaj Foundation

Amaya Gorostiaga, Former Manager, Advisory Services

Note: This is the third blog in a three-part series highlighting the impact of HERproject in Bangladesh. The first blog explored impacts within and beyond factory walls through the stories of HERproject peer educators. The second blog shared a participating brand’s perspective on health and business impacts she has seen, and this blog profiles one of our NGO partners. Read more →

Posted: February 24, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

BSR Insight Article: Facing the Dilemmas of Sustainable Development

Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate, Advisory Services

At the first of BSR’s “Great Debates”—an event series held in our Paris office to help celebrate BSR’s 20-year anniversary—Sodexo CEO Michel Landel and Ashoka France CEO Arnaud Mourot discussed how companies and their stakeholders can identify innovative sustainable solutions together through collective thinking. Read more 

Posted: February 21, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Stakeholder Relations

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