BSR Insight Articles About Governance & Accountability
We found 24 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.
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
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
Five Traits of Sustainability Leaders
Adam Faruk, Founder, Changing Consciousness
Anita Hoffmann, Founder, Executiva Ltd
Most large companies acknowledge the need to be more responsive to shifting societal expectations, to better establish trusting relationships with stakeholders, and to become more open and accountable. And yet those same companies often struggle to translate good intentions into good practice. In no small way, this is due to the lack of any serious, practical guidance addressing the outmoded way in which leaders are selected and developed. Read more
ESG Reporting in Private Equity
Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate, Advisory Services
Investors and stakeholders are demanding greater transparency and accountability from the private equity sector. The global economic crisis and the 2012 U.S. presidential election have stirred up a public debate on the economic and social impacts of the private equity industry, most notably on job creation. Meanwhile, limited partners and other investors want better disclosure of financial and extra-financial risks. BSR believes the private equity sector should respond to these demands by defining a robust and proactive approach to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and by being more transparent about how it contributes to social and economic welfare. Our new report, which describes the public reporting practices of the top 20 U.S. and European firms, found that proactive ESG reporting to investors and the public at large is still emerging. BSR provides recommendations to fund managers on ESG reporting in private equity, such as using materiality assessments to integrate the most salient issues into reports, disclosing ESG management objectives and performance results, and developing tailored approaches to reporting to limited partners. Read more
How Business Can Help China’s Emerging Social Enterprises
Julia Beier, Associate, Advisory Services
Social entrepreneurs—who can help address a country's social and environmental challenges—have gained ground in Western countries, but the sector is still young in China. Read more
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