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BSR Insight Article: The Green Screen for Safer Chemicals

Clean Production Action's "Green Screen for Safer Chemicals" is the first open-source tool to help companies and governments identify substances that are less hazardous for humans and the environment. Companies can use the tool—which focuses on hazard reduction, rather than controlling exposure—to assess the inherent hazards of the chemicals they use in their products and find safer substitutes, while governments can use the tool to support legislation on phasing out chemicals of high concern. Read more 

Posted: September 22, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Supply Chain, Toxicity & Product Design

BSR Insight Article: A New Path for Worker Rights

Ayesha Barenblat, Former Director, Stakeholder Collaboration

Over the past 10 years, the Levi Strauss Foundation (LSF) has provided grants to further the rights and responsibilities of more than a million workers in more than 20 countries. Read more 

Posted: September 8, 2009 | Topics: Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Responsible Engagement on Water Policy

By Gavin Power, Deputy Director, UN Global Compact

As the CEO Water Mandate prepares for its fourth working conference as part of World Water Week in Stockholm this week, we believe it is important to reflect on the broader context in which water resides—specifically, its role as a global security issue, and its relation to other critical environmental and social issues. Read more 

Posted: August 17, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain, Water

BSR Insight Article: ILO Experts Guide Companies on Best Labor Practices

Are workers in your supply chain free to organize? What can you do to prevent trafficking of migrant labor? These questions and more can be answered by the new International Labour Organization's (ILO) HelpDesk—a free and confidential service that can help your company align its operations with the ILO's socially responsible labor principles. Read more 

Posted: August 4, 2009 | Topics: Human Rights, Labor Migration, Supply Chain

BSR Insight Article: Who Cares About the Millennium Development Goals?

All companies—particularly those with market and supply chain exposure in emerging economies—continually face health, environmental, and human rights challenges that impact their business. Such challenges affect market access, supply chain sustainability, and base-of-the-pyramid strategies. With more than a billion people currently living on less than US$1 per day, and even more lacking access to safe water, proper nutrition, and basic health care, these challenges show few signs of abating. Read more 

Posted: August 4, 2009 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

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