All Articles About Water

BSR Insight Article: Experts Rate Top Sustainable Development Challenges

Globescan and SustainAbility's "Sustainability Survey 2010" polled approximately 1,200 sustainability experts globally from the corporate, government, academic/research, and service sectors on critical sustainability issues, climate change, and what is required to be a sustainability leader. Read more →

Posted: June 22, 2010 | Topics: Water

BSR Insight Article: Business Considers Broader Impacts of Sustainable Water Management

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

At the fifth working conference of the CEO Water Mandate last week, representatives from business, NGOs, the investment community, and water research organizations discussed emerging corporate water accounting methods and tools, and identified those that would benefit from more company field testing. While the accounting tools—such as the Water Footprint Network's Decision Support System—are still in early development stages, it is clear that many companies now have a broader understanding of their role in sustainable water management. Read more →

Posted: April 20, 2010 | Topics: Water

Report: Investing in Women for a Better World

Our 2010 report on HERproject confirms that our factory-based women's health initiative has provided positive benefits for women and business. The report summarizes the impacts of HERproject programs to date, which have touched approximately 50,000 women in China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Pakistan, and Vietnam. Read more →

Posted: March 28, 2010 | Topics: Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Water, Women & Sustainability | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Nestlé Waters’ Design for Communities: Reorienting From Water to People

Julia Nelson, Former Manager, Advisory Services Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

When we work with companies to integrate sustainability into their operations, we usually provide actionable advice that corporate managers can put into practice the very next day. Yet, in some ways, focusing on the tactics means losing sight of the “lived experience” of the individuals who are trying to envision and advocate for a new way of doing business. Indeed, achieving sustainability is a cultural transformation that reshapes the way corporate managers think about their daily responsibilities. Read more →

Posted: March 23, 2010 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Water

BSR Insight Article: New Web Portal Helps Investors and Businesses Understand China’s Water Crisis

The Asia Water Project (AWP) is a collaborative web portal that provides investors and businesses with information on China's growing water crisis, which is thought to be responsible for direct economic losses of US$35 billion every year. Read more →

Posted: March 23, 2010 | Topics: Environment, Water