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Case Study: Building Collaboration: The ILO/IFC’s Better Work Program

A joint project of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Better Work program is designed to improve working conditions in global supply chains while boosting both countries' economic competitiveness and business for national industries. The ILO and IFC selected BSR to help increase the involvement of international buyers in order to create systemic improvements of the working conditions in their supply chains. Learn more →

Posted: June 1, 2009 Topics: Supply Chain

Case Study: Archer Daniels Midland: A Sustainable Supply Chain for Agribusiness

As one of the largest agricultural processors in the world—producing food, feed, and bio-energy products—Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) addresses one of the world’s most pressing challenges: meeting the growing global demand for agricultural products, while balancing the need to use such resources for food, fuel, or animal feed, and minimizing environmental degradation. Seeking guidance as it navigated these interconnected issues, ADM engaged BSR, beginning in 2007, to help the company align its supply chain management with best practices in social and environmental stewardship. Learn more →

Posted: June 1, 2009 Topics: Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Supply Chain

Report: Value Chain Approaches to a Low-Carbon Economy: Business and Policy Partnerships

This paper is prepared in support of a workshop at the World Business Summit on Climate Change Summit on leveraging value chains to reduce climate impacts and build a low-carbon economy. Read more →

Posted: May 28, 2009 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain, Transportation | Download (PDF)

Blog: Sorry Mr. Kristof, We Don’t Need More Sweatshops

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

With his January 14 column in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof succeeded in sparking a debate over the role of "sweatshops" (his term) in economic development. Unfortunately, he failed in analyzing the question and presents a false choice between the roles of the informal and formal economy in economic development. Read more →

Posted: January 27, 2009 | Topics: Supply Chain

Report: Internal Alignment: An Essential Step to Establishing Sustainable Supply Chains

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Posted: October 23, 2008 | Topics: Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)

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