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BSR Insight Articles About Community Engagement & Development

We found 40 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.

Mining in Latin America: Navigating the Divide Between National Policies and Local Opinion

Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services

After decades of moderate activity, most countries in Latin America have experienced a dramatic increase in mining operations due to attractive metals prices and the need to generate more government revenue. In just the last decade, the value of mining in Latin America tripled from US$90.1 billion in 2001 to US$305.8 billion in 2011. While the mining boom is not limited to the region, the activity in Latin America presents a range of unique challenges and opportunities to mining companies and other stakeholders. Specifically, BSR has seen two important trends: Read more 

Posted: March 11, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Mining

HERfinance: Empowering Workers in the Supply Chain Through Financial Inclusion

Chhavi Ghuliani, Manager, Advisory Services

A few months ago, my colleagues and I visited a number of factories in India to launch BSR’s new HERfinance initiative, which aims to bring low-income workers into the formal financial system and help them better manage their incomes. Read more 

Posted: March 5, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Supply Chain, Women & Sustainability

Size Wise: Where Small Suppliers Fit Into a Sustainable Supply Chain

Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services

Sometimes, small is better. Read more 

Posted: February 26, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Economic Development, Supply Chain

Four Human Rights Issues Every Food and Agriculture Company Needs to Understand

Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services

When the United Nations endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 18 months ago, businesses in nearly every industry took a more serious look at their human rights impacts. For food, beverage, and agriculture companies, labor rights are often the most well-understood and critical human rights risks. But a holistic approach to assessing human rights will uncover several other potential impacts that are often overlooked. Read more 

Posted: February 12, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Rights, Land Use & Biodiversity, Water

Devex Impact: Where Business and Development Meet

Nancy Wildfeir-Field, Former Director, Global Partnership Development

How does a company do well and do good? Increasingly, companies want to know how to create solutions to maximize economic outcomes, how to use their expertise to improve development outcomes, and how to put in place stewardship and governance policies that create a level playing field.   Read more 

Posted: November 20, 2012 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Conference, Economic Development, Strategy & Integration

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