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Blog: My Wish List for the Information and Communications Technology Industry

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Five things the ICT industry can do to shape a sustainable future through experimentation, innovation, and investment. Read more →

Posted: March 1, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: Four Human Rights Issues Every Food and Agriculture Company Needs to Understand

Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services

When the United Nations endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 18 months ago, businesses in nearly every industry took a more serious look at their human rights impacts. For food, beverage, and agriculture companies, labor rights are often the most well-understood and critical human rights risks. But a holistic approach to assessing human rights will uncover several other potential impacts that are often overlooked. Read more 

Posted: February 12, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Rights, Land Use & Biodiversity, Water

Blog: China’s Labor Contract Law: New Protections for Workers

Medea Huang, Associate, Advisory Services

The Chinese government has revised its labor contract law to better protect "dispatched" workers. Companies in China will need to shift their hiring, compensation, and labor structures in July, when the amendments come into effect. Read more →

Posted: February 6, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Labor Rights

BSR Insight Article: A Look Ahead: 2013

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

One look at the daily headlines suggests little reason to be optimistic as we start 2013. We are now in the fifth year of the global financial crisis, the Eurozone continues to sputter, and all evidence suggests that climate change is accelerating even faster than feared. Read more 

Posted: January 8, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Economic Development, Ecosystem Services, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Leadership

Blog: Top 10 BSR Blogs of 2012

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

Looking for holiday-season reading? Consider one of our most-read blogs of 2012. Read more →

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Migration, Reporting & Communications, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption

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