All Articles About Water

BSR Insight Article: WEF Report Reveals Top Global Risks

Elissa Goldenberg, Associate, Advisory Services

Based on a survey of 469 experts from industry, government, academia, and civil society, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) new “Global Risks 2012” report examines 50 global risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological. Read more →

Posted: January 31, 2012 | Topics: Environment, Governance & Accountability, Strategy & Integration, Water

Blog: In Your Words: Ocean Conservancy President and CEO Vikki Spruill on Leadership

Vikki Spruill, President and CEO, Ocean Conservancy

This guest blog is part of BSR's ongoing series exploring what leadership for sustainability looks like in today's world.

Posted: November 15, 2011 | Topics: Leadership, Toxicity & Product Design, Water

BSR Insight Article: New Tool Helps Companies, Investors Assess Water-Related Risks

The Ceres Aqua Gauge, an Excel-based tool to help companies and investors assess water-related risks and opportunities, allows investors to score a company's water-management activities using a four-tiered rating system: no action, initial steps, advanced progress, and leading practice. Read more →

Posted: October 25, 2011 | Topics: Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Water

BSR Insight Article: Re-Scaling for the New Local

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

In the next decade, rapidly growing urban regions will need redesigned infrastructure, goods, and services to match peoples’ needs and work within planetary constraints. New efforts to track well-being and happiness, ecological systems under stress, and community and culture shocks like forced water restrictions and food-safety scares are driving people to pursue more resilient solutions such as low-impact housing, off-grid water and energy, seed-sharing programs, and community-supported agriculture. Read more →

Posted: October 25, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Energy, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Information & Communications Technology, Toxicity & Product Design, Transportation, Travel & Tourism, Water

BSR Insight Article: Water in an Urbanizing World

The World Wildlife Fund’s new report explores the implications of rapid urbanization on water supply and availability. The report analyzes issues such as water scarcity, decreasing quality and pollution, overuse, and salt-water intrusion, as well as infrastructural, institutional, and social challenges in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Nairobi, Karachi, Kolkata, and Shanghai. Read more →

Posted: August 30, 2011 | Topics: Water