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BSR Insight Article: New Guide to Human Rights Reporting

Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights

According to a new resource guide on corporate human rights reporting—developed by Realizing Rights, the UN Global Compact, and the Global Reporting Initiative—many businesses struggle with how to integrate human rights into their business practices and public reporting. In fact, most companies do not publicly disclose information on their human rights impacts. Read more →

Posted: December 8, 2009 | Topics: Human Rights, Reporting & Communications

BSR Insight Article: HERproject Update: Promoting Women’s Health in Pakistan

Last month, an appreciation ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan, celebrated the accomplishments of HERproject, a BSR initiative that raises female factory workers’ awareness of general and reproductive health issues. Read more →

Posted: December 1, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Human Rights, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

BSR Insight Article: Global Forum Advances Protection for Migrant Workers

By Nicolette van Exel

During the Global Forum on Migration and Development—held in Athens, Greece, earlier this month—civil society, governments, and business came together to discuss a collaborative approach to informing government policy to protect global migrant workers. Read more →

Posted: November 24, 2009 | Topics: Human Rights, Labor Migration, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: The State of Sustainable Business

For a snapshot on the state of sustainable business, take a look at our brief report from the BSR/GlobeScan survey of nearly 300 business leaders at the BSR Conference 2009. Highlights include: Read more →

Posted: November 3, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Human Rights, Strategy & Integration, Water

Report: Moving the Needle: Protecting the Rights of Garment Factory Workers

Advancing workers' rights at a factory level requires more than implementing a supplier code of conduct. In this report--commissioned by the Levi Strauss Foundation--BSR presents stories, lessons learned, and best practices from innovative NGOs working inside garment factories to promote workers' rights and responsibilities. Read more →

Posted: October 28, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)

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