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BSR Insight Article: Starting a Responsible Labor Initiative: Lessons From the DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness Project

Read part one of our series on responsible labor here. Read more →

Posted: April 27, 2010 | Topics: Human Rights, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Jordanian Government Mandates the Better Work Program

Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services

At the recent Better Work Jordan Buyers' Forum, Labor Minister Ibrahim Amosh announced that Jordan's exporting apparel factories will be required to use Better Work's assessments on labor standards. His aim is to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the country’s garment sector by reducing duplicative audits so factories can focus their resources on continuous improvement. Read more →

Posted: April 27, 2010 | Topics: Human Rights, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: 2010 Proxy Preview

Elissa Goldenberg, Associate, Advisory Services

As You Sow's "2010 Proxy Preview" categorizes the hundreds of proxies filed in the United States on social and governance issues, explores important issues, identifies the key investors and organizations filing them, and provides a list of companies and upcoming proxy votes. Read more →

Posted: April 20, 2010 | Topics: Climate Change, Governance & Accountability, Human Rights, Investor Perspective, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: Why Good Labor Practices Are Good for Business: Lessons From BSR’s DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiven

Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services Terry Nelidov, Former Manager, Advisory Services

Read part two of our series on responsible labor here. Read more →

Posted: April 20, 2010 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Peer-Education Model Raises Tuberculosis Awareness in China

Pei Bin, Former Director, China Partnership Development

In 1990, tuberculosis accounted for half of all deaths from infectious diseases in China. From 2001 to 2009, the country documented and treated more than 8 million cases. TB has serious business impacts including work flow disruption, productivity decline, and costs related to treatment and the replacement of workers. To address this pandemic, BSR piloted an innovative toolkit, created by the World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative and Lilly's Multi-Drug Resistant TB Partnership, in three of our member companies' contract facilities and promoted the toolkit to an additional 15 suppliers. Read more →

Posted: April 13, 2010 | Topics: Human Rights, Supply Chain

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