All Articles About Food, Beverage & Agriculture

Blog: Planning for an Uncertain Future and More at WEC

Mark Little, Director, Healthcare, Advisory Services

Last week, I joined the World Environmental Center’s colloquium on sustainable development as a driver for innovation, which gathered an impressive panel of leaders from both business and civil society. Speakers included Jeff Seabright (Coke), Andrea Thomas (Walmart), Claus Conzelmann (Nestle), Bob Langert (McDonalds), Gavin Neath (Unilever), Albert Cho (Cisco), Jason Clay (WWF), Jane Nelson (Harvard), Peter Schnurrenberger (Roche), and many more.   Considering the companies represented on the panels, it was no surprise to see the discussions focus predominantly on food and agriculture. But the key “calls to action” cut across industry lines: Read more →

Posted: May 24, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Conducting Site-Level Human Rights Impact Assessments

Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services

Although more than 270 companies have human rights policy statements in place, few have implemented the policies, and even fewer have conducted human rights impact assessments at the site level. These assessments are particularly relevant for companies operating in remote areas where local governments and civil society have limited experience interacting with the private sector. Read more →

Posted: March 29, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Mining, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

Report: Maximizing Benefits From a Sustainable Supply Chain

Leading companies are working to improve the social and environmental performance of their supply chains by building closer relations with suppliers, developing supplier capacity, and identifying and investing in opportunities for improvements along the supply chain. Read more →

Posted: March 24, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Transportation, Travel & Tourism | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: The Case (Book) for Responsible Labor

Terry Nelidov, Former Manager, Advisory Services

BSR's new "Stories From the Field" provides a reader-friendly collection of 14 case studies from our DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness Project in Central America and the Dominican Republic, which BSR created and led to make the business case for responsible labor in the region. Read more →

Posted: March 22, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Governance & Accountability, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Stakeholder Relations

Blog: Addressing Food Waste: Low-Hanging Fruit?

Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services

There is enough food to feed the world. But 30 percent of all food grown worldwide (approximately US$48.3 billion) is either lost or wasted before it reaches the consumer. If you then factor in the amount of waste that occurs once the food gets to the consumer, then it’s clear we have  a global, "farm-to-fork" issue. In our new research brief on food waste—the first in a series exploring different elements of sustainable consumption—we look at how tackling this problem can help us begin to face up to current and emerging food security concerns. Read more →

Posted: March 22, 2011 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption