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Blog: Top 10 BSR Blogs of 2012

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

Looking for holiday-season reading? Consider one of our most-read blogs of 2012. Read more →

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Migration, Reporting & Communications, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: BSR at 20: What Did We Learn?

Eva Dienel, Associate Director, Communications Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

To celebrate BSR’s 20-year anniversary in 2012, we held a global series of dinner debates to explore what has, and what has not, changed in sustainability—and how to accelerate progress. Read more 

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Economic Development, Environment, Financial Services, Leadership, Materiality, Strategy & Integration, Sustainable Consumption

BSR Insight Article: The Waste on Your Plate

Kai Robertson, Senior Advisor

A large portion of the more than 65-billion pounds of food waste in U.S. landfills stems from household waste—the food and drink we buy but don’t consume. This costs businesses and consumers, contributes to greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and squanders the water, energy, and other outputs expended from farm to fork. Read more 

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption

Report: Household Food Waste: Opportunities for Companies to Provide Solutions

In the United States, more than 65 billion pounds of food is thrown away each year, making food waste the single largest component of municipal solid waste reaching landfills and incinerators. A large portion is from household waste—the food and drink that we buy but don't consume. Read more 

Posted: December 13, 2012 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Isabel Sebastian of Bhutan Luminous on Happiness and Sustainability

Joyce Sood, Former Digital Communications Manager

In a video interview at the BSR Conference 2012, Isabel Sebastian of Bhutan Luminous Consultancy discussed how happiness and well-being could be used as a measure of progress in sustainability. Read more 

Posted: November 27, 2012 | Topics: Conference, Economic Development, Leadership, Return on Investment, Sustainable Consumption

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