The knowledge you need to lead.
From remote communities and factory floors to boardrooms worldwide, our Research and Innovation team creates independent, business-critical research to help you stay ahead of the curve and advance corporate responsibility in four critical areas.
Economic Development
Corporate responsibility is an integral component of successful economic development. In partnership with our member companies, funders, international organizations, and multilateral institutions, we promote CSR strategies in emerging markets.
Our Focus Areas
Labor migration, supply chain management, community engagement, training, capacity building. Read more.
Environment
We help companies stay ahead of environmental issues through research projects, publications, innovative working groups, and strategic advice. We develop new approaches to solving problems that are grounded in corporate reality.
Our Focus Areas
Water, climate change, land use and biodiversity, toxicity and health, trends in corporate environmental strategy. Read more.
Governance & Accountability
Our research and practical advice on current and emerging trends in corporate governance and accountability can help you anticipate and adapt to the future of responsible business.
Our Focus Areas
CR and new media, CR and communications, socially responsible investing. Read more.
Human Rights
We explore and define the intersection of business and human rights through research, training and strategic advice, and by facilitating and participating in multi-stakeholder dialogues. Our goal is to help companies better understand and fulfill their important role in respecting and promoting human rights.
Our Focus Areas
Labor rights, free expression and privacy, risk assessments, corporate complicity, standards development, and economic, social, and cultural rights. Read more.
Human Rights in a Wired World (Special Series)
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marks its sixtieth year, don't miss our special series of snapshots on the impacts of information and communications technology on human rights.