
Technology
Looking Under the Hood: ORION Technology Adoption at UPS
This case study, published by BSR’s Center for Technology and Sustainability, examines UPS’s deployment of ORION, a route-optimization software program for its drivers, and focuses primarily on the challenges related to technology adoption, from development to deployment.

Technology
Measuring Environmental Benefits of Health Information Technology
This case study, published by BSR’s Center for Technology and Sustainability, examines the environmental benefits and impacts of health IT, focusing on Kaiser Permanente's electronic health records system.

Sustainability Management
Sharing Sustainability Best Practices Through Executive Workshops
BSR’s executive workshops help companies share best practices, work together to solve problems, and build camaraderie across global sustainability teams.

Sustainability Management | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
A Tool for Companies to Make Strategic, Inclusive Community Investments
BSR developed a tool to help leading companies shift from ad hoc philanthropic donations to strategic investments that make sense for both the business and the community.

Technology | Human Rights
Telenor: Responsible Decision-Making in Myanmar
BSR helped the telecommunications company Telenor understand the sustainability risks and opportunities before entering a new market in Myanmar.

Technology | Climate Change
Working with Tech Leaders to Power the Internet with 100 Percent Renewable Energy
The Future of Internet Power was founded in 2012 with a vision to power the internet by 100 percent renewable energy.

Women’s Empowerment | Supply Chain | Financial Services | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
HERfinance: Increasing Financial Inclusion Among Women Workers in Global Supply Chains
Between 2012 and 2014, BSR piloted the HERfinance program with 10,000 garment factory workers in India.

Human Rights | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice | Energy and Extractives
Freeport-McMoRan: Localizing Global Social Investment Strategies
BSR helped Freeport-McMoRan develop a new approach to engaging local communities, shifting from an emphasis on philanthropy to a participatory approach to investments that satisfies both the company’s and the community's needs.

Supply Chain | Healthcare
Bayer: Collaborating with Key Partners to Improve Supplier Engagement
Through performance assessments, identification of high-risk suppliers, and collaborative initiatives, Bayer uses its influence over global suppliers to ensure accordance with the company’s ethical, environmental, and social standards.

Supply Chain | Food, Beverage, and Agriculture
Anheuser-Busch InBev: Empowering Procurement Professionals toward Sustainable Procurement
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is the leading global brewer and a top-five consumer-goods (FMCG) company with operations in 25 countries and procurement departments in 22 countries.

Supply Chain
Cathay Pacific: Enabling Procurement Teams to Choose More Sustainable Plastics
Each year, Cathay Pacific Airways uses millions of plastic items for its in-flight services, ranging from meal trays to cutlery to amenity kits. While the company has made tremendous efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle, it still has to rely on single-use disposable plastic for some items due to concerns about hygiene, and regulatory and operational constraints. Could choosing a different type of plastic help Cathay Pacific to meet their environmental goals?

Technology | Human Rights
Microsoft: Embedding Human Rights Across a Global Technology Company
BSR helped Microsoft develop a global human rights strategy that ensures human rights are considered in all major business decisions.

Supply Chain | Climate Change
Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chinese Supply Chains
Over the past few years, BSR has helped dozens of companies improve supply chain greenhouse gas performance in China through a portfolio of initiatives.

Supply Chain | Nature
Clean Cargo Working Group: Measuring and Improving the Environmental Performance of Ocean Shipping
BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group, founded 10 years ago, now works with 85 percent of the container ship industry to report on and improve the environmental performance of ocean shipping.

Technology | Human Rights
Global Network Initiative: Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age
Since its formation in 2008, the Global Network Initiative has created standards on freedom of expression and privacy that have been implemented by the major internet and telecommunications companies, which reach a total of more than 2 billion users.