Reports About Environment

Good Practices for Complying with Licensors’ Social and Environmental Requirements

This guide serves as a starting point for licensee executives and professionals to understand how they can meet licensors’ requirements related to social and environmental compliance. It also provides guidance on how licensees can improve working conditions within their direct and contract manufacturing operations and supply chains. Read more →

Posted: October 30, 2011 | Topics: Consumer Products, Environment, Human Rights, Reporting & Communications, Supply Chain | Download (PDF)

Wireless and the Environment: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges

The world is witnessing tremendous innovation in wireless technologies, leading to significant changes in how humans and machines interact with one another. These new wireless technologies and the changes they support are generating exciting opportunities to address environmental impacts in a range of fields, from agriculture to utilities. Read more →

Posted: October 11, 2011 | Topics: Energy, Environment, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Information & Communications Technology, Supply Chain, Transportation | Download (PDF)

New Business Decision-Making Aids in an Era of Complexity, Scrutiny, and Uncertainty

Linda Hwang, Former Manager, Research; Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Kit Armstrong, Senior Advisor, BSR

As ecosystem services is emerging as a potential category of corporate performance metrics, tools to support corporate decision-making are being launched. This new report summarizes the findings of the world’s first comparison of multiple ecosystem services assessment tools within one pilot application. The full report can be downloaded here and supplementary materials are available here. Read more →

Posted: May 23, 2011 | Topics: Ecosystem Services, Environment | Download (PDF)

Extending Supply Chain Sustainability Metrics to Terminal Operations

Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services; Raj Sapru, Former Director, Advisory Services

This report—supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund—highlights the risks and opportunities associated with improving the sustainability performance of ports and terminal operations, a part of the supply chain often left out of broader supply chain sustainability efforts. Read more →

Posted: April 25, 2011 | Topics: Environment, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Transportation | Download (PDF)

Adapting to Climate Change: A Guide for the ICT Industry

Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy

This primer on climate change adaptation in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry summarizes how ICT companies are reporting on climate change risks and opportunities. It outlines current and emerging best practices and guidance for ICT companies on how to develop a proactive approach to climate change adaptation, and makes recommendations. Read more →

Posted: March 31, 2011 | Topics: Climate Change, Environment, Information & Communications Technology | Download (PDF)