All Articles About Information & Communications Technology

Blog: IT Companies Collaborate to Address China’s Digital Divide

Adam Lane, Manager, Advisory Services

Last week, seven information and technology (IT) companies (five international and two Chinese) met in Beijing as part of a regular BSR working group for IT companies in China established earlier this year. This third meeting focused on how the companies could collaborate to address the digital divide, while still maintaining their competitive edge. Read more →

Posted: September 23, 2009 | Topics: Information & Communications Technology

BSR Insight Article: Electronics Companies Seek Cross-Industry Collaboration for the Responsible Sourcing of Metals

Because of the ongoing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is also a source of metals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold that are used in electronics products, electronics companies are being asked more frequently to identify the origins of their materials. Read more →

Posted: September 22, 2009 | Topics: Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: High-Tech Solutions for Low-Tech Problems

By Adrienne Cademenos

In the West African nation of Ghana, the women who pick and process shea nuts into shea butter may seem like unlikely candidates for software solutions provided by the global information and communications technology (ICT) leader SAP. Read more →

Posted: September 22, 2009 | Topics: Economic Development, Information & Communications Technology

BSR Insight Article: ICT as a Sustainability Solution: Moving from Theory to Practice

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Recently, several companies have taken the lead in using information and communications technology (ICT) to address pressing sustainability challenges as diverse as climate change, urban development, water scarcity, health care, and sustainable food chains: Read more →

Posted: September 1, 2009 | Topics: Information & Communications Technology, Strategy & Integration

Report: Human Rights in a Wired World

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services; Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights; Kimberly Murphy, Former Conference and Special Projects Manager

Sixty years after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the world finds itself in a very different place, where almost anyone, anywhere, has the potential to access an endless source of information and communicate directly with the rest of the world. Information and communications technology (ICT) has been one of the most powerful drivers of change in our global society and has greatly shaped how we protect and advance human rights today. Read more →

Posted: June 28, 2009 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, New Media, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Women & Sustainability | Download (PDF)