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Investing in the Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

Most years, people are reluctant to see summer fade into fall. But the summer of 2011 was a bit of a bummer, bringing hurricanes and earthquakes in the American Northeast; ongoing political stagnation in the United States, Europe, and Japan; and signs that the world’s mature economies are stuck in neutral—and may remain that way for some time. Leaving this summer behind feels like a relief. Read more →

Posted: September 8, 2011 | Topics: Strategy & Integration

Where BSR Will Be in September

Summer is over for BSR staff in the Northern Hemisphere with September shaping up to be a packed month. Here are a few of the places we’ll be and events we’re hosting. We hope to see you there! Read more →

Posted: August 30, 2011 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Toxicity & Product Design

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

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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