All Articles About Travel & Tourism

Case Study: BSR Membership: A Global Network of Sustainability Leaders

BSR is proud to support and partner with our powerful network of member companies, who share with us a focus on building a just and sustainable world. We work every day to provide our member companies with value based on the insights, expertise, and relationships we’ve built through years of hands-on work in the field.

Posted: June 3, 2011 Topics: Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

Case Study: Hyatt Hotels: Developing an Integrated CSR Strategy

We worked with Hyatt to develop an integrated sustainability strategy that connects corporate responsibility objectives to business goals and engages both senior leadership and the broader employee base.

Posted: June 3, 2011 Topics: Materiality, Strategy & Integration, Travel & Tourism

BSR Insight Article: Conducting Site-Level Human Rights Impact Assessments

Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services

Although more than 270 companies have human rights policy statements in place, few have implemented the policies, and even fewer have conducted human rights impact assessments at the site level. These assessments are particularly relevant for companies operating in remote areas where local governments and civil society have limited experience interacting with the private sector. Read more →

Posted: March 29, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Mining, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Transportation, Travel & Tourism

Report: Maximizing Benefits From a Sustainable Supply Chain

Leading companies are working to improve the social and environmental performance of their supply chains by building closer relations with suppliers, developing supplier capacity, and identifying and investing in opportunities for improvements along the supply chain. Read more →

Posted: March 24, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Media & Entertainment, Mining, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Transportation, Travel & Tourism | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Waste Not, Want Not—An Overview of Food Waste

Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services

As highlighted in BSR's new research brief on food waste—the first in a series exploring different elements of sustainable consumption—there is enough food to feed the world, but 30 percent of all food grown worldwide (approximately US$48.3 billion) is either lost or wasted before it reaches the consumer. Read more →

Posted: March 15, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption, Travel & Tourism