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BSR Insight Article: BSR at 20: What Did We Learn?
Eva Dienel, Associate Director, Communications Julia Robinson, Communications Associate
To celebrate BSR’s 20-year anniversary in 2012, we held a global series of dinner debates to explore what has, and what has not, changed in sustainability—and how to accelerate progress. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Environmental Performance 2.0: How Will Ecosystem Services Affect Corporate Decision-Making Next?
Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
In January 2012, a potentially significant shift occurred for corporate decision-makers: Companies seeking financing from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, as well as from 76 global banks that signed on to the Equator Principles, became subject to due diligence processes that examine corporate impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services. This occurred even as more than 16 national and regional governments continued to focus on ways to integrate ecosystem services into public policy. With small-scale exploratory work underway for several years, corporate applications covered the spectrum—from integration of ecosystem services into accounting, to consideration of the issues as an element in risk-management and impact-assessment protocols. Read more
BSR Insight Article: EDF’s New Tool for ESG Management in Private Equity
John Hodges, Director, Financial Services
EDF’s new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management tool—which BSR is helping roll out—will help private equity companies integrate ESG analysis as a fundamental part of investment decisions. The tool will help companies establish ESG management programs, assess their current performance, and create measurable results. It defines 21 best practices, which include ensuring senior leadership’s commitment to ESG, integrating ESG management into the due diligence process, and integrating ESG monitoring and reporting into portfolio companies. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Sustainable Urban Growth: Is Hong Kong a Model for China?
Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services
Note: This is the second of a multi-part series on sustainable urban growth. Read part one, on the private sector’s role in sustainable urban development, here. Read more
BSR Insight Article: The Challenges of Living Large: Scaling Up Sustainable Urban Growth
Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services
Note: To read part two of our series on sustainable cities, “Sustainable Urban Growth: Is Hong Kong a Model for China?” click here. Read more
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