Reports About Sustainable Consumption

BSR’s Center for Sustainable Procurement: Year 1 Findings and Insights

Celine Suarez, Manager, Advisory Services; Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services

BSR’s inaugural report from our Center for Sustainable Procurement (CSP) provides guidance for global companies to integrate sustainability into procurement decisions, given a range of product complexities and supplier relationships. Read more →

Posted: June 18, 2013 | Topics: Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

Household Food Waste: Opportunities for Companies to Provide Solutions

In the United States, more than 65 billion pounds of food is thrown away each year, making food waste the single largest component of municipal solid waste reaching landfills and incinerators. A large portion is from household waste—the food and drink that we buy but don't consume. Read more →

Posted: December 13, 2012 | Topics: Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Food Waste, Sustainable Consumption | Download (PDF)

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)