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Blog: Protecting Human Rights in a Networked Age
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Recent restrictions announced by the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on the use of BlackBerry services—citing various national security concerns—have shed light on challenging ethical questions that are growing in importance for major global companies across the whole information and communications technology (ICT) industry. Read more →
Blog: Water as a Human Right: Good for Business
Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights
On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly declared that access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right. While not directly legally binding, this step will end the longstanding debate about the status of water as a human right. With almost 900 million people worldwide without access to clean water this long-overdue declaration reflects the importance of water as a sustainability challenge. It is also good news for business. Read more →
Blog: Know What You Carry
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
“Know what you carry” was the threatening message that met me many years ago as I crossed the border between two South East Asian countries. The accompanying noose on the sign left no doubts to the consequences of not knowing what I was (inadvertently or not) transporting. Read more →
Blog: What Does the Global Network Initiative Tell Us About the Value of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives?
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
I didn’t know it at the time, but it was a phone call that would change my life. It was November 2005, and a group of internet companies wanted BSR and Harvard’s Berkman Center to help explore the human rights to privacy and freedom of expression that were of growing risk in many markets around the world. Read more →
Report: Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
More and more companies are extending their commitment to responsible business practices to their value chains, from subsidiaries to suppliers. They do so not only because of the inherent social and environmental risks and the governance challenges the supply chain poses, but also because of the many rewards supply chain sustainability can deliver. Indeed, sustainable supply chain management can be a strong driver of value and success--for business as much as for society. Read more
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