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Blog: Regulating Supply Chain Sustainability

Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa

What would have been unthinkable only a few years ago is now the order of the day. Read more →

Posted: September 13, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Governance & Accountability, Human Rights, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Best Practices in Reporting on Ethics

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Ethics and integrity disclosure—reporting on the implementation of codes of ethics—is an important part of corporate transparency. Leading companies typically take one of the following approaches: Read more 

Posted: August 30, 2011 | Topics: Governance & Accountability, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations

Blog: How Companies Can Help Prevent Trafficking

Celine Suarez, Manager, Advisory Services

It’s estimated that 80 percent of global trafficking victims are women, and the vast majority are ensnared in sexual exploitation through the promise of legitimate jobs, marriage, “a way out,” or the lure of love from a male figure. Women and girls often become trapped in their situations through the threat (or reality) of violence, physical bondage, psychological control, and drug addiction. Around the world, poverty and illiteracy are some of the most common factors among female victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.   Read more →

Posted: August 23, 2011 | Topics: Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Governance & Accountability, Human Rights, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

BSR Insight Article: Sustainability: What’s Quality Got to Do With It?

Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services

About a half century ago, Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran were asking some questions that sounded ahead of their time: How can companies redesign whole systems to overcome corporate challenges and improve products, service, and the organization? Read more 

Posted: August 16, 2011 | Topics: Governance & Accountability, Supply Chain

Report: CSR and Quality: A Powerful and Untapped Connection

Launched a half century ago, the total quality movement has some striking similarities to CSR: It strives to make hidden costs visible, it focuses on corporate governance, it empowers individuals to improve quality, it takes a proactive approach to prevention and continuous improvement, and it breaks down barriers to internal, cross-functional collaboration. Read more 

Posted: August 15, 2011 | Topics: Governance & Accountability, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)

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