All Articles About Women & Sustainability

BSR Insight Article: Using Public Policy to Enhance Sustainability Initiatives

Ryan Flaherty, Manager, Advisory Services

According to a new business brief written for BSR's DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness Project, more governments are developing public policies that encourage corporate responsibility. Common policies include voluntary and binding guidelines, awareness-raising, and fund allocation criteria; however, governments often lack the coordinated, strategic approach necessary to create comprehensive policy frameworks. Read more →

Posted: August 25, 2009 | Topics: Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Environment, Strategy & Integration, Women & Sustainability

Report: Human Rights in a Wired World

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services; Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights; Kimberly Murphy, Former Conference and Special Projects Manager

Sixty years after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the world finds itself in a very different place, where almost anyone, anywhere, has the potential to access an endless source of information and communicate directly with the rest of the world. Information and communications technology (ICT) has been one of the most powerful drivers of change in our global society and has greatly shaped how we protect and advance human rights today. Read more →

Posted: June 28, 2009 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, New Media, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Women & Sustainability | Download (PDF)

Case Study: Women’s Health Enables Return in Global Supply Chains

Women between the ages of 18 to 25 often comprise the vast majority of developing world workers making products for export to the developed world. Much of this work is performed in environments where access to information about reproductive health, as well as critical health services, is lacking. Moreover, factory managers often question the value of investing financial resources in health programs due to high turnover and the perception that young, unmarried women workers are not sexually active and thus are not at risk for reproductive health problems. Despite the challenges presented by this reality, we set out to leverage our unique position to improve the general and reproductive health of women workers along global supply chains. Learn more →

Posted: June 1, 2009 Topics: Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

Report: Women's General and Reproductive Health in Global Supply Chains

Women between the ages of 18–25 comprise the vast majority of workers making products for export from the developing world to the developed world. They often work in environments where access to information about reproductive health, as well as critical services, is lacking. Read more →

Posted: October 28, 2006 | Topics: Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability | Download (PDF)