All Articles About Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: A Call for Collaboration in BSR Initiatives

Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

BSR’s President and CEO Aron Cramer opened our recent 20th anniversary Conference in New York by laying out a vision for pushing “Fast Forward” on sustainability that features collaboration as a critical ingredient for our collective success. He gave three reasons for redoubling our focus on collaboration: Read more →

Posted: November 20, 2012 | Topics: Conference, Leadership, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration

Case Study: Twin Metals Minnesota: Using Early Stakeholder Engagement to Improve Strategy

By helping Twin Metals Minnesota engage early with a broad set of stakeholders for its development of an underground copper mine, BSR worked with the company to integrate stakeholder ideas into a more robust sustainability strategy for the company as a whole. Learn more →

Posted: October 22, 2012 Topics: Mining, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: (Not) Sharing the Benefits: A Business Risk?

Jessica Davis Pluess, Manager, Research

Ernst & Young's most recent annual report of business risks facing the mining and minerals industry has a notable addition this year: "sharing the benefits." Read more →

Posted: October 2, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Energy, Mining, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: Generating and Protecting Value Through Sustainability: Five Lessons From Private Equity

David Korngold, Manager, Advisory Services

Even though credible sustainability initiatives serve as an engine of value creation, there are still critics who claim such efforts are more about public relations. Yet several prominent private equity firms—known for their rigorous focus on producing returns for investors—are emerging as sustainability leaders, particularly when it comes to integrating sustainability into investment decisions and management. Read more →

Posted: October 2, 2012 | Topics: Financial Services, Investor Perspective, Leadership, Return on Investment, Stakeholder Relations

BSR Insight Article: Community Engagement With Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

Jasmine Campbell, Former Manager, Advisory Services

Based on a workshop BSR held in June, we have launched a new report that discusses how extractives companies can use free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) to engage affected communities throughout project development. The report defines FPIC and discusses best practices for stakeholder engagement that can be applied within the company and with external stakeholders: Internally: Read more →

Posted: September 25, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Mining, Stakeholder Relations