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Why Solar Should Care About Sustainability

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

Solar power is a poster child of sustainability, at least from the standpoint of energy users. It provides a clean alternative to GHG-emitting fossil fuels and runs indefinitely on free energy from the sun. What more, then, is there to the sustainability of solar energy? Read more →

Posted: July 14, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Human Rights, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

Pessimism Rules the Day—And Why We Can’t Afford It

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

At dinner following BSR’s Board meeting in London last month, discussion turned quickly to the potential for a looming crash in global markets (no, sadly, this is not a post from 2008). Round and round we went, debating whether the sovereign and consumer debt levels weighing down Europe and the United States were precursors to another crash in the global financial system. Read more →

Posted: July 13, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Strategy & Integration, Sustainable Consumption

GBC Health’s 10th Anniversary: Time to Look at the Big Picture

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

I spoke yesterday at the morning plenary of GBC Health (formerly the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria), along with business leaders like AngloAmerican CEO Cynthia Carroll, Conservation International Founder Peter Seligman, and Sarah Brown, health care activist and wife of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  Read more →

Posted: June 3, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Strategy & Integration

Calling Port in Oakland in a Hybrid

Eva Dienel, Associate Director, Communications

I pull into the Port of Oakland’s Global Gateway Central terminal following a silver Honda Insight that looks microscopic next to the Singapore, an APL container ship at berth nearby. But the 14-foot car and the 900-foot ship have something in common: They’re both hybrids. Read more →

Posted: May 31, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Supply Chain, Transportation

Where BSR Will Be in June

June is shaping up to be a busy month for BSR staff around the world. Here’s a few of the place we’ll be—and events we’re hosting. We hope to see you there! Read more →

Posted: May 31, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Financial Services, Philanthropy, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

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