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In Your Words: Christine Bader on Leadership

Christine Bader, BSR Advisor

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

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Posted: October 4, 2011 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Leadership, Reporting & Communications

Water, Water, Nowhere?

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research

It’s impossible to read the news these days without coming across an article about water scarcity: Read more →

Posted: August 12, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Reporting & Communications, Water

How to Tell Your Sustainability Story: the Messier the Better

Melanie Janin, Managing Director, Communications

We all know that a picture tells a thousand words and creative visuals are a powerful way to engage audiences around an issue of concern. In the world of sustainability communications, slideshows, video documentaries, and case study success stories are common—and often very effective—tools to highlight the many environmental, social, and economic challenges and opportunities facing global business today.  So the question becomes, in the mid of all this creative cacophony for the greater good, how will your company’s own sustainability story stand out from the crowd? Read more →

Posted: August 1, 2011 | Topics: Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations

The Danger of ‘Web 2.0’ Enthusiasm for Sustainability Reporting

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

I’ve been a proponent of increased sustainability reporting and transparency since the late 1990s. I produced one of the world’s first “written-for-the-web” sustainability reports while at BT in 2001. I’ve also been heavily involved in the recent internet and human rights agenda, advising Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft on freedom of expression and privacy issues. Read more →

Posted: July 25, 2011 | Topics: Reporting & Communications

Five Merits of Sustainability Reporting for Management

David Korngold, Manager, Advisory Services

Some think of sustainability reporting as a tack-on to a company’s strategy—that it’s all a bunch of granola that doesn’t matter to meat-and-potatoes management decisions. Yet sustainability reporting offers a tremendous opportunity to generate and communicate management insight, develop a more robust organization, and drive value for the company. This is all in addition to the potential environmental and social benefits that can result from developing a sustainability strategy and report. Read more →

Posted: July 7, 2011 | Topics: Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration

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