BSR Insight Articles About Financial Services
We found 25 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.
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
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
New Emissions Reporting Guidelines for Banks on Investment Footprints
Andrew Matthews, Associate, Advisory Services
Of the financial services companies who responded to the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Project Global 500, 72 percent reported on one or more Scope 3 categories (emissions stemming from the value chain). Read more
BSR Launches HERfinance to Improve Financial Literacy for Women in Global Supply Chains
Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject
Today, BSR is launching HERfinance, an initiative that will create a financial literacy curriculum to educate female factory workers in global supply chains and help them access financial products. Read more
BSR at 20: Accelerating Progress
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
Note: This article is an excerpt from BSR's 20th anniversary Report, "BSR at 20: Accelerating Progress." As BSR celebrates its 20th year—and its 20th Conference, which starts today—sustainability has entered the mainstream. Businesses and institutions around the globe are working to create an economy that thrives within planetary boundaries and enables all of the world's people to lead dignified, prosperous lives. Turning this vision into reality is the central challenge of the 21st century. Read more
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