All Articles About Information & Communications Technology

BSR Insight Article: The Path to 'Conflict-Free': Risk Management or Responsibility?

Marshall Chase, Associate Director, Advisory Services

With recent headlines about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) broadcasting strong claims like “Break the Link Between Laptops and War” and “Death by Gadget,” it’s easy to get the impression that the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is solely responsible for the violence in that country. These articles generally focus on the association between “conflict minerals” (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) used in ICT supply chains and the ongoing violence in the eastern DRC that has contributed to the deaths of more than five million people during the past 15 years. Read more →

Posted: September 28, 2010 | Topics: Conflict Minerals, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain

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 →

Posted: August 6, 2010 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology

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 →

Posted: July 9, 2010 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology

Report: A Practical Approach to Greening the Electronics Supply Chain

This report, published by BSR and the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), reflects on the EICC’s efforts to increase transparency and focus on emissions reduction with respect to greenhouse gases (GHG) in the electronics industry. Read more →

Posted: June 30, 2010 | Topics: Environment, Information & Communications Technology | Download (PDF)

Case Study: Alcatel-Lucent’s CSR Council Embeds Sustainability Into Core Strategy

Information and communications technology (ICT) plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy—and, increasingly, investors, consumers, and NGOs expect ICT companies to step up to the challenge. Alcatel-Lucent, a world leader in high-tech equipment for telecommunications networks, wanted to meet not just these expectations, but also to embed a strategy to anticipate future sustainability requirements. Learn more →

Posted: June 13, 2010 Topics: Information & Communications Technology