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BSR and the State of CSR: What We Mean When We Say ‘CSR’

Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

When BSR celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, we chose themes for both our annual report (“Accelerating Progress”) and our annual conference (“Fast Forward”) to shine a bright light on the fact that we urgently need to develop more scalable and systemic solutions to address today’s sustainability challenges. Similar themes were sounded at another (somewhat larger) 20th anniversary event last year in Rio de Janeiro. Read more 

Posted: February 5, 2013 | Topics: Leadership, Strategy & Integration

Potential Over Profits: In Conversation With Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs’ Jean-Luc Beylat

Lisa Barrett and Benoit de Monspey, MBA students, INSEAD

Rapid technological advancements have coincided with a profound economic crisis and a growing global awareness of the limitations of our natural resources. But Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France President Jean-Luc Beylat—who recently spoke at a Grand Debats event at BSR’s Paris office—abides by the sentiment that great opportunities arise from great challenges. He shared his vision for how innovation and technology—alongside long-term thinking that values market potential as well as current profits—can help solve pressing sustainability challenges. Read more 

Posted: January 29, 2013 | Topics: Information & Communications Technology, Leadership, Strategy & Integration

A Look Ahead: 2013

Aron Cramer, President and CEO

One look at the daily headlines suggests little reason to be optimistic as we start 2013. We are now in the fifth year of the global financial crisis, the Eurozone continues to sputter, and all evidence suggests that climate change is accelerating even faster than feared. Read more 

Posted: January 8, 2013 | Topics: Climate Change, Economic Development, Ecosystem Services, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Leadership

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

What Happens After 2015: The Role of Business in Furthering Development Goals

Julia Robinson, Communications Associate

As we approach 2015, the end date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Save the Children’s new report explores what will happen next—and business’ role in furthering the aims of the MDGs. Read more 

Posted: December 4, 2012 | Topics: Economic Development, Leadership, Return on Investment, Strategy & Integration

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