All Articles About Transportation

Report: Assessing Terminal Operator Environmental Performance

Terminal operations are a key node in the logistics and transportation value chain—at the nexus where global supply chains meet communities—and the time has come for terminal operators to align with the environmental improvement approaches adopted by global shippers and carriers. Read more →

Posted: May 25, 2012 | Topics: Environment, Supply Chain, Transportation | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Sustainability Leadership in Manufacturing

Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services

Despite persistent volatility in the markets, the manufacturing sector is cautiously optimistic about growth. Sustaining this growth will require that sector become a lot more adept at anticipating the future. Read more →

Posted: February 28, 2012 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Transportation

BSR Insight Article: 2012: Sustainability Steams Ahead in Uncertain Times

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

History moved fast in 2011, even as the economy was stuck in neutral, and 2012 promises to be a wild ride. Exactly how it will play out is hard to say. 2011 provides ample evidence of how difficult it is to foresee specific changes: Last January, few anticipated the Arab Spring, and Hosni Mubarak was ejected from office before the end of February. And early in 2011, any mention of the "Occupy Movement” was more likely to be considered a good name for a new indie rock band than one of the most potent political forces seen in years. Read more →

Posted: January 10, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Strategy & Integration, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

BSR Insight Article: The Future of Fuels

Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

The recent public actions and debate around the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to transport increasing amounts of fuel produced from Alberta’s oil sands into the United States, have demonstrated just how important—and complicated—the questions about our common energy future have become. Read more →

Posted: November 29, 2011 | Topics: Energy, Environment, Supply Chain, Transportation

BSR Insight Article: Reflections From the BSR Conference 2011: We Have the Will—and the Power—to Act

Kara Hurst, Former Vice President

In his opening address at the BSR Conference 2011, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore talked about the “functional insanity” of CEOs and CFOs who choose short-term gains over long-term sustainability. He referenced a study in which these leaders were asked what they would do if they were given a chance to make an investment that would increase their company’s profitability and sustainability—with the catch being that they would miss their quarterly targets. Eighty percent said they would not make the investment.   Read more →

Posted: November 7, 2011 | Topics: Conflict Minerals, Consumer Products, Environment, Governance & Accountability, Health Care, Human Rights, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Transportation, Travel & Tourism