Reports About Consumer Products

Sustainable Fashion Design: Oxymoron No More?

Susanne LeBlanc, Analyst, Advisory Services, BSR

Design choices are some of the most important levers in creating more sustainable products. From inventing new concepts, selecting materials and construction methods to influencing broader choices about manufacturing and disposal, designers play a key role in achieving sustainability. Read more →

Posted: October 10, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

Actions to Enable Sustainable Fashion Consumption

Cody Sisco, Former Manager, Advisory Services; Jonathan Morris, Associate, Advisory Services

Johan Arnø Kryger, Project Manager, Danish Fashion Institute

This document—the culmination of BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute's NICE Consumer project—provides a set of policy options on sustainable fashion consumption that we recommend the European Commission and the Danish EU Presidency design and implement to ensure progress in partnership with industry and civil society. Read more →

Posted: May 4, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

The NICE Consumer Framework for Achieving Sustainable Fashion Consumption Through Collaboration

In our second report for the NICE Consumer initiative, the Danish Fashion Institute and BSR have created a framework on the sustainable consumption of fashion that is intended to inspire and drive coordinated action and innovation over the long term. Read more →

Posted: April 26, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

NICE Consumer Research Summary

Jonathan Morris, Associate, Advisory Services

Consumers can play a pivotal role in transitioning the fashion industry toward more sustainable business models. To this end, the Danish Fashion Institute and BSR have collaborated on the NICE Consumer project to create a framework for sustainable fashion consumption. Read more →

Posted: February 23, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

Migrant Workers and Health—The Role of Business

Migrant worker health is increasingly important for companies following the UN‘s endorsement of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the identification of migrant workers as a group specifically requiring protection related to health. Business is expected to adopt or establish standards and procedures to support the protection of individuals belonging to specific groups, including migrant workers. Among these principles, Principle 121 states, ―with respect to the International Bill of Human Rights, additional standards for vulnerable groups, such as migrant workers and their families, should be considered to prevent adverse human rights impacts. Read more →

Posted: January 13, 2012 | Topics: Consumer Products, Human Rights, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)