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Blog: Three Ways to Benefit from Carbon Reductions with the New Scope 3 Guidance

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy Nathan Springer, Associate, Advisory Services

Last week, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol released its Scope 3 Calculations Guidance, an important milestone that can benefit business in three ways. Read more →

Posted: May 1, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Getting to Know Your Suppliers: The Three ‘A’s’ for Improving Climate Performance

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

For the past five years or so, global companies have started to seriously address climate change by using one of their biggest levers for impact: the supply chain. Efforts include the CDP Supply Chain initiative, industry collaborations such as the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition, and individual company initiatives like those from Walmart. In spite of this, most supply chain emissions-reduction activities have not been reaching their full potential. Read more 

Posted: March 26, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Tackling Food Waste

Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services

Approximately one in three food calories globally is wasted between “farm and fork.” Food spoilage and waste occurs during crop growth, harvesting and processing, in retail and restaurants, and in the home. As a result, millions of tons of food waste are generated annually, with the majority ending up in landfills or incinerators. In the United States, food scraps represent more than 14 percent of the total municipal solid waste stream (PDF). Read more 

Posted: February 19, 2013 | Topics: Energy, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption

Blog: Obama Says ‘Yes, We Can’ to Tackling Climate—But What Does That Mean?

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

U.S. President Obama's State of the Union address made it clear he intends to act on climate change—a good start that will go further if businesses rejoin the effort to promote low-carbon prosperity from the world’s largest economy. Read more →

Posted: February 13, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Strategy & Integration

Blog: The Future of Fuels: Michael Levi on the Politics of Energy

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

At a recent event, energy expert Michael Levi pointed to the need to expand domestic fuel supplies and curtail fuel consumption to strengthen political will to combat climate change. BSR’s Future of Fuels helps companies understand the impacts of their transportation fuel systems in this new and unconventional energy setting. Read more →

Posted: January 16, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Collaboration, Energy, Transportation

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