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Report: Clean Cargo Working Group Global Trade Lane Emissions Factors

This is the third year that Clean Cargo has released its average trade lane emissions data in an effort to improve transparency and understanding of environmental impacts from goods transport. Read more →

Posted: August 6, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Reporting & Communications, Transportation | Download (PDF)

Blog: Trying to Improve Sustainability Performance in Your Supply Chain? Keep Score.

Andrew Matthews, Associate, Advisory Services

Given the clear business case to rigorously measure supply chain sustainability, how can a company build a scorecard? BSR's Andrew Matthews shares insights and five lessons from Pfizer's experience with supplier scorecards. Read more →

Posted: July 24, 2012 | Topics: Reporting & Communications, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: BSR Guide: Implications of New CSR Reporting Law

Jonathan Morris, Associate, Advisory Services

BSR has launched a new guide to help foreign and domestic companies understand how France's new law (Article 225 of the Grenelle II Act) will affect how they report their CSR activities. The law requires reporting on more than 30 indicators spanning environmental, social, and governance categories for both foreign and domestic companies with operations in France . BSR's report covers: Read more →

Posted: July 10, 2012 | Topics: Reporting & Communications

Report: The Five W’s of France’s CSR Reporting Law

A new French reporting law is making waves with global companies operating out of France and could provide them with a competitive advantage. Read more →

Posted: July 10, 2012 | Topics: Reporting & Communications | Download (PDF)

Blog: When It Comes to Sustainability Reporting, Does the CEO Letter Matter?

Andrew Matthews, Associate, Advisory Services

Recently, I surveyed CEO letters from award-winning sustainability reports by Nike, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Marks and Spencer, HP, and GE. In the past, I used to gloss over such letters when doing reporting research, but this time I hoped to understand whether these letters enhance reports. What separates a good CEO letter from a mediocre one? What does a good CEO letter achieve, if anything? Read more →

Posted: June 25, 2012 | Topics: Reporting & Communications