Case Studies

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Healthcare

Conducting a DEI Assessment in Asia Pacific

BSR worked with Zuellig Pharma to conduct a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Assessment using BSR methodology to guage the effectiveness of Zuellig Pharma's DEI efforts and determine its level of maturity and ability to continuously improve.

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Nature | Energy and Extractives

Defining Ambition and a Pathway toward a Nature-Positive Future

BSR worked with Hafslund to 1) help provide a better understanding of the current nature landscape, including key regulations, initiatives, frameworks, and standards, and 2) define the company’s stated goal of, and pathway to, contributing to a nature-positive future.

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Technology | Human Rights

Developing Best Practices for Human Rights Due Diligence in Technology Sales Channels

BSR worked with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and another BSR member company to develop a set of best practices and recommendations for how to ensure human rights due diligence (HRDD) is conducted across sales channels.

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Financial Services | Human Rights

Updating Scotiabank’s Human Rights Strategy

BSR worked with the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) to refresh its Human Rights Assessment (HRA) and update its Human Rights Statement.

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Climate Change | Energy and Extractives | Industrials

Conducting a Climate Risk Assessment through Scenario Analysis

BSR worked with Mercer International Inc., a global producer of market pulp and solid wood products, to conduct a climate scenario analysis.

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Financial Services | Human Rights

Phoenix’s Human Rights Journey: Designing a Human Rights Roadmap

BSR worked with Phoenix Group to provide a clearer understanding of its impacts on human rights, publish its first human rights policy, and develop a roadmap to deliver an approach to respecting human rights.

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Supply Chain | Consumer Products | Nature

Leather-Linked Soy Deforestation

In partnership with Trase, the Responsible Luxury Initiative (ReLI) investigated the deforestation risk linked to its members’ leather supply chains via soy in cattle feed.

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Climate Change | Consumer Products | Food, Beverage, and Agriculture

Developing a Climate Justice Framework

BSR worked with Unilever to provide the company with a deeper understanding of the concept of climate justice and its implications across different communities throughout the value chain.

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Sustainability Management | Sustainable Futures Lab | Emerging Issues

Climate Scenarios with the National Association of Corporate Directors

BSR and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) collaborated on a joint climate scenarios workshop for NACD’s Climate Continuous Learning Cohort, demonstrating the potential and value of these scenarios to navigate risks and opportunities for boards.

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Technology | Supply Chain

Blockchain in Brazil and Sustainable Supply Chains

This short case study describes the context and objectives of a blockchain project, as well as the analysis process of the three companies’ supply chains, the technical solutions identified, and conclusions of the feasibility study.

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Women’s Empowerment | Supply Chain | Human Rights | Consumer Products

Kering: Italian Women in Luxury Supply Chains

Kering and its family of Italian brands partnered with BSR to understand the status of women working in their Italian luxury supply chain and identify opportunities to support gender equality in the country.

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Supply Chain | Human Rights

Stora Enso: Human Rights Commitment through Prioritization

For four years, BSR has worked with Stora Enso, a leading forest products company based in Finland, to support the company’s human rights journey.

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Supply Chain | Food, Beverage, and Agriculture | Consumer Products | Climate Change

The Coca-Cola Company: Building a Climate-Resilient Value Chain

The Coca-Cola Company partnered with BSR to examine what climate risk and resilience might mean for its value chain.

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Technology | Climate Change

Creating an Internet Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Energy

In 2012, BSR brought tech leaders together to form the Future of Internet Power, a collaborative initiative working toward a shared vision: an internet powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

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Women’s Empowerment

Empowering 100,000 Women in ANN’s Global Supply Chain

Through its work with BSR and participation in BSR’s HERproject, ANN was able to set—and achieve—its commitment to empower 100,000 women in its global supply chain community between 2012 and 2018.