BSR Podcast Series

Responsible AI Today

While the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, into companies’ everyday operations, products, and services is creating new opportunities for business, it is also raising questions about risks to people and the environment, as well as how these technologies should be governed to ensure transparency and accountability.

In this three-part series, BSR’s Responsible Tech experts and guests explore what responsible AI means in practice, the geopolitical and regulatory trends shaping its development and use, and how sustainability teams are leveraging AI to improve efficiency, reporting, and strategic decision-making.

Responsible AI: A Conversation with Elisa Moscolin, EVP of Sustainability, Sage

Laura Gitman, BSR’s Chief Impact Officer, and Elisa Moscolin, Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Foundation at BSR Member, Sage, join host David Stearns to explore the nexus between AI and sustainability. Drawing on Sage’s AI journey and BSR’s engagement with CSOs, they discuss how companies are using AI to improve efficiency, reporting, strategy, and risk management, as well as how responsible AI is unlocking new opportunities to address sustainability challenges.

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Responsible AI: Regulatory Trends and Governance Challenges

Richard Wingfield, Director of BSR's Responsible Tech practice, and Will Manley, Head of Digital Regulation for the international law firm Slaughter and May, join host David Stearns to discuss the geopolitical and regulatory trends shaping how companies develop, procure, and deploy AI tools and products. From the EU’s comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Act to the U.S.’s more decentralized, innovation-led approach, the conversation examines how divergent regulatory models around the world are influencing companies’ business strategy, risk management, and responsible AI governance.

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Responsible AI in Practice

Lindsey Andersen and Lale Tekişalp, Associate Directors of BSR’s Responsible Tech practice, join host David Stearns to unpack the responsible AI landscape, its origins and evolution, and what responsible AI looks like in practice for tech companies developing models and products, and for those deploying and using these technologies. Together, they explore the role of sustainability teams in responsibly developing and deploying AI across environmental and societal considerations.

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Doing Business in an Era of Geopolitical Conflict

Geopolitical instability, including the war in Iran, is reshaping the operating environment for sustainable business and posing profound challenges for the global economy and business operations, including the continuity of energy supplies, supply chains, and the safety and well-being of workers.

In this two-episode series, BSR experts offer their insights on how companies can leverage sustainability approaches to strengthen their resilience and manage acute risks to operations and supply chains, and how to effectively integrate human rights management tools which help to protect employees and mitigate reputational and legal risks.

Safeguarding Human Rights in High-Risk and Conflict-Affected Areas

Christine Diamente, BSR Managing Director of Business Transformation, and Jenny Vaughan, BSR Managing Director of Human Rights and Inclusive Business, join host David Stearns to discuss how companies operating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas can navigate increased risk of involvement in human rights abuses. Together, they explore best practices for anticipating and mitigating potential risks, steps to protect employees across the supply chain, and BSR tools companies can use to help manage specific human rights risks in these contexts.

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Doing Business in an Era of Geopolitical Conflict

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