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BSR Insight Articles About Environment

We found 71 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.

Learning From Gravity: Lessons for Business Decision-Makers

Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Of the engineers among us, who has ever woken up and said, in the words of my former colleague George Basile, “Today, I am going to design a bridge that ignores gravity!” Read more 

Posted: April 9, 2013 | Topics: Ecosystem Services, Environment, Land Use & Biodiversity

Safe and Sustainable Chemicals: The Case for Action

Corinna Kester, Associate, Advisory Services Mark Rossi, Chair, BizNGO

Note: This is part one of a two-part series highlighting societal trends and drivers for companies to address chemical impacts. Part two will offer examples of and information about how companies can approach chemical management. Read more 

Posted: April 2, 2013 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Supply Chain, Toxicity & Product Design

BSR at 20: What Did We Learn?

Eva Dienel, Associate Director, Communications Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

To celebrate BSR’s 20-year anniversary in 2012, we held a global series of dinner debates to explore what has, and what has not, changed in sustainability—and how to accelerate progress. Read more 

Posted: December 18, 2012 | Topics: Economic Development, Environment, Financial Services, Leadership, Materiality, Strategy & Integration, Sustainable Consumption

Environmental Performance 2.0: How Will Ecosystem Services Affect Corporate Decision-Making Next?

Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

In January 2012, a potentially significant shift occurred for corporate decision-makers: Companies seeking financing from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, as well as from 76 global banks that signed on to the Equator Principles, became subject to due diligence processes that examine corporate impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services. This occurred even as more than 16 national and regional governments continued to focus on ways to integrate ecosystem services into public policy. With small-scale exploratory work underway for several years, corporate applications covered the spectrum—from integration of ecosystem services into accounting, to consideration of the issues as an element in risk-management and impact-assessment protocols. Read more 

Posted: December 11, 2012 | Topics: Ecosystem Services, Environment, Strategy & Integration

EDF’s New Tool for ESG Management in Private Equity

John Hodges, Director, Financial Services

EDF’s new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management tool—which BSR is helping roll out—will help private equity companies integrate ESG analysis as a fundamental part of investment decisions. The tool will help companies establish ESG management programs, assess their current performance, and create measurable results. It defines 21 best practices, which include ensuring senior leadership’s commitment to ESG, integrating ESG management into the due diligence process, and integrating ESG monitoring and reporting into portfolio companies. Read more 

Posted: December 11, 2012 | Topics: Environment, Financial Services, Governance & Accountability, Reporting & Communications

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