BSR Insight Articles About Strategy & Integration
Redefining Leadership at the BSR Conference 2011
Kara Hurst, Former Vice President
The BSR Conference 2011, taking place in San Francisco on November 1 through 4, will showcase ideas, trends, and tools in sustainable business related to the theme of “Redefining Leadership.” Here, we talk with BSR Vice President Kara Hurst about the highlights this year, what “Redefining Leadership” means to her, and the questions she has for plenary speaker Al Gore. Read more
Increasing Costs, Water Scarcity Top Business’ Climate Change Concerns
According to a recent report by the Global Compact, UN Environment Programme, Oxfam, and World Resources Institute, water scarcity and the increasing costs of raw materials and natural resources are business’ two greatest concerns about climate change risks. As the report notes, climate change impacts—including rising temperatures, floods, and extreme weather events—present a variety of risks to companies’ operations and value chains, including: Read more
‘Smart’ Networks Pave the Way for Innovation and Efficiency
Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research
At GreenBiz.com's VERGE Roundtable last week in San Francisco, more than four dozen top executives gathered to look at how energy, information, buildings, and vehicle technologies are coming together to enable new waves of innovation and efficiency. Throughout the conversation, speakers discussed how "intelligent" products like electric vehicles, smart buildings, and the smart grid are quickly becoming commoditized. As a result, potential value will be realized in software that links these products together. For example, “intelligent” cities are being conceptualized with smart buildings, electric vehicles, and smart grids all sharing data for better energy management. Read more
Leading Retailers Discover the Power in Numbers: Driving Environmental Sustainability with Employee Engagement
By Adam Siegel, Vice President, Sustainability and Retail Operations, Retail Industry Leaders Association
Retailers today are doing a great deal to engage their employees on sustainability, from hosting sustainability fairs at their headquarters to putting together employee videos, intranet sites, blogs, and volunteer days. Through these efforts, these companies have reaped many benefits: They have generated innovative ideas for running different business segments, brought new products to the shelves, and saved money. Read more
‘Lack of Understanding’ Tops List of Business Hurdles to Human Rights
Although John Ruggie’s mandate ends this month with the UN Human Rights Council’s endorsement of his Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, most companies are still in the nascent stage of embedding human rights throughout their operations. According to an Institute for Human Rights and Business survey of 97 people—including directors of global communications and CEOs from all sectors—the greatest hurdle (56 percent of responses) for companies in doing so is a “lack of understanding among key managers.” Read more
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