Jessica works with companies and BSR partners to explore meta-trends and key issues shaping sustainable development in the coming decades. Jessica focuses on a variety of industries to integrate sustainable practices into core business models.
As a member of the Partnership Development and Research team, Jessica plays a key role in drawing lessons from leading business practices and providing insights on how business can contribute to advancing sustainable development.
Prior to joining BSR, Jessica worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, where she managed working groups on measuring business impact on socioeconomic development. Jessica also spent several years in China as a teacher, public relations intern, and sports researcher during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She speaks French, English, and Mandarin Chinese.
Jessica holds an M.A. in Development Economics from Tufts University, and a B.A. from the University of Southern California.
Insights From Jessica Davis Pluess
- Women in the Jewelry Supply Chain: Landscape Review of Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment / April 9, 2018 / Reports
- Innovative Finance for Sustainability at Scale / September 7, 2017 / Blog
- Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Business Action / March 7, 2017 / Reports
- Can the Sharing Economy Work for Everyone? / September 6, 2016 / Blog
- From Women’s Economic Participation to Empowerment: Insights from Ghana / June 20, 2016 / Blog
- Women’s Economic Empowerment Strategies Should Be Holistic and Integrated / February 9, 2016 / Blog
- 3 Ways to Make Employee and Community Health Programs Work Better / February 4, 2016 / Blog
- Gaining a Competitive Edge Through Investments in Population Health / October 28, 2015 / Blog
- Global Development in the Age of Automation: Catapult or Detour? / The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs / October 23, 2015 / News
- Why Companies Need to Think Deeply about the Labor Implications of a Second Machine Age / Fast Co.Exist / August 24, 2015 / News
- Building an Inclusive Economy: A Conversation with World Bank Group’s Nigel Twose / August 19, 2015 / Blog
- Will Robots Create Good Jobs? / The Atlantic / August 16, 2015 / News
- Advancing the Sustainable Development Agenda through Social Finance / August 5, 2015 / Blog
- The Future Is Now: Making the Benefits of Automation Work for Everyone / June 30, 2015 / Blog
- Harnessing the Capital Markets for Gender Equality / March 9, 2015 / Blog
- Creating a Safe Space for Women’s Economic Empowerment / April 10, 2014 / Blog
- How Business Can Build an Inclusive Economy / April 8, 2014 / Blog
- Making the Economy Work for Everyone: Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy / January 28, 2014 / Blog
- Can the WTO Succeed in Creating an Inclusive Trade Regime? / December 5, 2013 / Blog
- The Power of Physical and Virtual Networks for Social Impact / October 31, 2013 / Blog
- The Role for Business in Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases / October 25, 2013 / Blog
- How Can We Improve Fuel Sustainability? / May 15, 2013 / Blog
- How to Conduct an Effective Human Rights Impact Assessment / March 19, 2013 / Blog
- Top 10 CSR Issues and Trends for the Extractives Industry in 2013 / January 15, 2013 / Blog
- What Total Cost of Ownership Offers Sustainable Procurement / September 11, 2012 / Blog
- The Not So Sweet Truth: Corporate Responsibility and the Obesity Epidemic / August 20, 2012 / Blog
- Improving Worker Well-Being: A Case Study of Levi Strauss & Co.‘s Supply Chain Approach / April 24, 2012 / Blog