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BSR Insight Article: BSR at 20: Accelerating Progress

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

Note: This article is an excerpt from BSR's 20th anniversary Report, "BSR at 20: Accelerating Progress." As BSR celebrates its 20th year—and its 20th Conference, which starts today—sustainability has entered the mainstream. Businesses and institutions around the globe are working to create an economy that thrives within planetary boundaries and enables all of the world's people to lead dignified, prosperous lives. Turning this vision into reality is the central challenge of the 21st century. Read more →

Posted: October 23, 2012 | Topics: Conference, Environment, Financial Services, Governance & Accountability, Leadership, Strategy & Integration

Blog: Strange but True: France to Influence Asian Sustainability Reports

Nina Jatana, Former Communications Manager, Asia

The promulgation of a new French sustainability reporting law puts an end to the "mandatory versus voluntary" reporting debate—in France and for foreign companies operating there. Since the law’s passage, BSR has been investigating how certain Asian countries might approach the application of this law, given their different approaches to disclosure—in particular, Japan, China, and South Korea. Read more →

Posted: October 11, 2012 | Topics: Environment, Governance & Accountability, Reporting & Communications

Blog: Dispatches from SXSW Eco: Sustainable Design, Behavior Change, and Clean Energy

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

At SXSW Eco's second annual conference, which took place in Austin, Texas, last week, the experts focused on new approaches to sustainability and on how to get beyond words to lasting impact. Read more →

Posted: October 10, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Events, Environment, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: Biomimicry: Designing a Train to Work Like a Bird

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

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Posted: October 9, 2012 | Topics: Ecosystem Services, Environment

Report: The Sustainability Impacts of Fuel: A Paper from the Future of Fuels Working Group

Any treatment of fuel and sustainability requires consideration of climate change and the dangers it poses to global well-being. Because of these concerns, we have seen an increase in demands for substantial shifts in policy, business practices, and consumer behavior to change our energy mix. Read more →

Posted: October 8, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Transportation | Download (PDF)

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