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BSR Insight Article: Top 10 CSR Issues and Trends for the Extractives Industry in 2013

Jessica Davis Pluess, Manager, Research Michael Oxman, Director, Advisory Services

For the extractives industry, 2013 will bring key challenges, but at BSR we are optimistic that leading companies will continue to integrate sustainability into their core business models and identify new opportunities to collaborate within and across sectors on mega-issues such as climate change and poverty alleviation. Read more →

Posted: January 15, 2013 | Topics: Energy, Mining

Blog: Sustainability in the Oil, Gas, and Extractives Industries: A Conversation with BSR Senior Advisor Nick Wood

Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific

BSR's new Senior Advisor Nick Wood, a former Shell International executive who will focus on the global oil, gas, and extractives industries at BSR, shares his thoughts on the industries' sustainability challenges and opportunities—and why companies need to give up some control to get it right. Read more →

Posted: January 6, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Community Engagement & Development, Energy, Mining

Blog: China’s Social Risk Reviews: A Tool Not a Burden

Christine Bader, Human Rights Advisor, BSR

Earlier this month, China's leadership announced that "social risk reviews" will be required for all major industrial projects. Read more →

Posted: November 28, 2012 | Topics: Energy, Human Rights, Mining, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: New Emissions Reporting Guidelines for Banks on Investment Footprints

Andrew Matthews, Associate, Advisory Services

Of the financial services companies who responded to the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Project Global 500, 72 percent reported on one or more Scope 3 categories (emissions stemming from the value chain). Read more →

Posted: November 20, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Financial Services, Reporting & Communications, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

Case Study: Bettercoal: Improving Performance in the Coal Supply Chain

In the next 25 to 50 years, despite efforts to shift to lower-carbon energy sources, increasing demand from large emerging economies means that coal will continue to be critical to meet energy needs. And, increasingly, future production is likely to be based in countries such as Mongolia, Mozambique, and parts of Indonesia that, to date, have had modest coal mining operations. Learn more →

Posted: October 22, 2012 Topics: Energy, Mining