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BSR Insight Article: Sustainable Procurement in Practice: AT&T, Best Buy, and Dell

Celine Suarez, Manager, Advisory Services

One year after the launch of BSR’s Center for Sustainable Procurement (CSP), our first research paper captures four main insights from projects with AT&T, Best Buy, and Dell that covered a range of product complexities and supplier relationships: Read more 

Posted: June 18, 2013 | Topics: Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption

Report: BSR’s Center for Sustainable Procurement: Year 1 Findings and Insights

Celine Suarez, Manager, Advisory Services; Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

BSR’s inaugural report from our Center for Sustainable Procurement (CSP) provides guidance for global companies to integrate sustainability into procurement decisions, given a range of product complexities and supplier relationships. Read more 

Posted: June 18, 2013 | Topics: Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

Blog: Sustainable Lifestyles: Making Eco Chic

Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services

In BSR’s work with the fashion industry, we often hear that the designers reign supreme. But what if they were inspired to design clothing that was sustainable from its very threads? Read more →

Posted: June 6, 2013 | Topics: Consumer Products, Sustainable Consumption

Blog: Are Consumers Done with Fast Fashion?

Elisa Niemtzow, Associate Director, Consumer Products

Both data and recent citizen activism suggest that consumers may finally recognize their role in sustainable fashion—and may be willing to pay the price for it. Read more →

Posted: June 4, 2013 | Topics: Consumer Products, Labor Rights, Sustainable Consumption, Women & Sustainability

Blog: China’s Abundant Table: Where Does All the Food Go?

Min Bao, Manager, Partnership Development Xiaoshu Wang, Former Associate, Advisory Services

China’s tradition of offering a largesse at mealtimes is contributing to an unsustainable problem: The world’s most populous country, with per capita arable land at less than 40 percent of the global average, China can’t afford to waste 12 percent of its food every year. Read more →

Posted: April 26, 2013 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption

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