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BSR Insight Article: Case in Point: How Intel Engages Employees in Sustainability

At Intel, an innovative high-tech company, a key focus of the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts is on environmental stewardship. While the company has had successful sustainability programs in place for many years, Intel decided that an effective way to expand the impact of its programs would be to increase the engagement of its employees in its CSR activities. Read more 

Posted: August 25, 2009 | Topics: Environment, Return on Investment, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Why Employees Join CSR Programs

Source: "The Engaged Organization" (National Environmental Education Foundation, March 2009) • View larger image Read more 

Posted: August 25, 2009 | Topics: Environment, Return on Investment, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Using Public Policy to Enhance Sustainability Initiatives

Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services

According to a new business brief written for BSR's DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness Project, more governments are developing public policies that encourage corporate responsibility. Common policies include voluntary and binding guidelines, awareness-raising, and fund allocation criteria; however, governments often lack the coordinated, strategic approach necessary to create comprehensive policy frameworks. Read more 

Posted: August 25, 2009 | Topics: Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Environment, Strategy & Integration, Women & Sustainability

Blog: Less Stick, More Carrot in the Carbon Tax Debate

Farid Baddache, Director, Europe

The carbon tax debate is all over the French media these days—and this fascinating battle may hold lessons for how this debate will play out across the rest of Europe and more widely. Read more →

Posted: August 20, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment

BSR Insight Article: Behind Gap’s New Label

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

As a member of BSR's Sustainable Water Group (SWG), Gap Inc. has spent the last five years creating and evolving its Clean Water Program for its denim laundries worldwide. Last week, the company’s Gap brand launched its new denim collection—1969 Premium Jeans—which, for the first time, features a "Clean Water Wash" label indicating that the water used to wash and dye the jeans was treated to meet safety and quality standards before leaving the denim laundry. Read more 

Posted: August 18, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Reporting & Communications, Water

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