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BSR Insight Article: Not Just for Heavy Emitters: Why Climate Change Matters to Every Company

Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services

Recently, BSR has fielded inquiries from a range of member companies asking how climate change is relevant to their business. The timing of these questions is obvious: With prospective climate change legislation and policy discussions in the United States and elsewhere, intensive international negotiations culminating later this year, and ongoing stakeholder interest, companies are scrambling to develop or boost their climate change strategies, assess their internal and supply chain emissions, and examine the potential risks and opportunities throughout their operations, value chain, and industry. Read more →

Posted: October 6, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Consumer Products, Energy, Environment, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Transportation

BSR Insight Article: Hero for Troubled Waters: A Q&A with Sylvia Earle

Interview with Sylvia Earle by Eva Dienel, Communications Manager, BSR

The ringtone for renowned ocean explorer Sylvia Earle’s royal blue mobile phone is the hollow ping of a sonar device, a constant but unnecessary reminder to its owner that the world is mostly ocean, what Earle calls our planet’s “life-support system.” Earle, a 2009 TED Prize winner who will be speaking at the BSR Conference 2009, recently sat down to talk with us about her new book, The World Is Blue (released today by National Geographic Books), and why business should put nature—and especially the world’s water resources—on the balance sheet. Read more →

Posted: September 29, 2009 | Topics: Ecosystem Services, Energy, Environment, Strategy & Integration, Travel & Tourism, Water

BSR Insight Article: U.S.-China Climate Commitment at WEF Opens Door to Business Opportunities

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

Last week at the World Economic Forum in China, the United States and China announced a commitment to a cooperative clean energy plan that includes a trillion dollar market for low-carbon technology, special economic zones, and research and development to scale up renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, and smart-grid markets. Read more →

Posted: September 15, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Energy

BSR Insight Article: Responsible Engagement on Water Policy

By Gavin Power, Deputy Director, UN Global Compact

As the CEO Water Mandate prepares for its fourth working conference as part of World Water Week in Stockholm this week, we believe it is important to reflect on the broader context in which water resides—specifically, its role as a global security issue, and its relation to other critical environmental and social issues. Read more →

Posted: August 17, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain, Water

Case Study: Shell Wind: Community Engagement in a New Era of Energy

Shell Wind Energy is involved in 11 wind-generating facilities across the United States and Europe, with 550 megawatts of owned generating capacity—saving around 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year compared to conventional energy sources. Shell recognizes that wind projects can have a range of impacts that require community engagement, and that community engagement is central to positive outcomes. For example, while wind developments in rural areas can support the regional economy, important public services also need to be readied for managing revenues, safety, and communications regarding planned construction and operating activities. Shell asked BSR to support community engagement with wind projects in several locations, including New Mexico and Texas. Learn more →

Posted: June 1, 2009 Topics: Climate Change, Community Engagement & Development, Energy, Stakeholder Relations