All Articles About Economic Development

Blog: Collaborative-Consumption Markets Create New Opportunities for Economic Inclusion

Cody Sisco, Former Manager, Advisory Services

The rise of technology platforms is creating business opportunities for new producers and micro-entrepreneurs. Read more →

Posted: September 7, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Economic Development, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: How Freedom of Association Supports Economic Development

The International Labour Organization’s new report outlines how freedom of association—the right to create and join organizations without fear of reprisal—supports sustainable economic development. The report explores the challenges to freedom of association; provides case studies on the positive effects it can have when governments, employers’ organizations, and trade unions work together; and shares how these actors can promote respect for freedom of association. Read more →

Posted: September 6, 2011 | Topics: Civil & Political Rights, Economic Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: New BSR Tool Helps Business Identify Strategic Social Investments

Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services

BSR’s new tool helps companies make strategic social investments in communities where they operate, which is a critical aspect of building sustainable local economies. Strategic social investments allow companies to maximize the impact of their resource allocations, increase the long-term sustainability of their efforts, develop productive and mutually beneficial relationships with local stakeholders, and mitigate operational disruptions by strengthening their social license to operate. Read more →

Posted: September 6, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration

Blog: Empowering Women Through Mobile Technology

Cammie Erickson, Manager, Global Partnership Development

Google’s announcement this week to buy Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion signals its move into the telecommunications hardware business and provides further evidence that mobile technology is on the rise—and here to stay. Read more →

Posted: August 18, 2011 | Topics: Economic Development, Women & Sustainability

Report: 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 →

Posted: August 2, 2011 | Topics: Economic Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Financial Services, Strategy & Integration | Download (PDF)