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BSR Insight Article: Rising Above the Noise of Greenwash

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

Despite countless indicators that today's "battered consumer" is seeking deep discounts and shopping for necessities only, consumer demand for environmentally friendly products is on the rise, according to National Geographic and Globescan's 2009 Greendex survey of consumers in 17 countries. Read more 

Posted: July 28, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Reporting & Communications

Report: Water Quality and Environmental Health in Southern China

The Pearl River Delta in southern China combines abundant freshwater resources and high population density with one of the most intensive export manufacturing zones in the world. The rapid development of the area over the last 20 years has created a similar boom in water pollution discharge, which provincial environmental protection officials have been scrambling to contain. Read more 

Posted: July 28, 2009 | Topics: Environment, Water | Download (PDF)

Blog: All (Climate) Politics Is Local

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

The failure of last week’s G8 summit to make meaningful progress toward an agreement on climate change is dispiriting enough—but the reasons behind it may be even more worrying. Read more →

Posted: July 15, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment

BSR Insight Article: Corporate Engagement with Public Water Policy

As water resources become more stressed, the ecological, economic, and social risks increase, requiring a shift from technical solutions to integrated, multidisciplinary, stakeholder approaches, as illustrated in the chart above, moving from the bottom left to the upper right quadrant. Companies operating in complex environments are beginning to engage public policy processes to communicate their interests in stability and cooperation, rather than compete over a resource that is becoming scarcer over time. Read more 

Posted: July 14, 2009 | Topics: Environment, Water

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