BSR Collaborations Open House: High-Impact Partnerships to Address Global Challenges

Webinar

October 22, 2026

11 am - 12 pm EDT

Registration

As sustainability challenges become increasingly complex and interconnected, collaboration remains one of the most effective ways for companies to accelerate progress and scale impact.

Learn how BSR Collaborations are helping companies navigate these challenges and build resilience in a trusted, pre-competitive environment.

During the session, we will share an overview of current and upcoming BSR Collaboration opportunities across our main focus areas – Business Transformation, Climate and Nature, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, and Responsible Technology, followed by interactive breakout sessions hosted by Collaboration Leads to discuss the activities and goals of:

To support an engaging and interactive discussion, registration priority will be given to corporate sustainability professionals.

Scheduled Speakers

Lindsey Andersen, Director, Responsible Tech, BSR

Director, Responsible Tech, BSR

San Francisco

Lindsey works with companies across industries to responsibly develop and deploy technology in line with international standards, regulations, and emerging best practice. She focuses primarily on risks to people in the fields of Responsible AI and online trust and safety. She leads BSR’s Responsible AI Working Group and has particular experience building out Responsible AI governance approaches, especially risk assessment processes.

She also has extensive experience in developing responsible sales processes, designing and conducting human rights assessments, conducting in-depth research exploring implications of emerging technology, and integrating human rights-based approaches into responsible technology development and deployment.

Prior to joining BSR, Lindsey worked with digital rights organization, Access Now, to drive the then burgeoning conversation on the human rights implications of AI. As part of this, she wrote the foundational report Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Lindsey previously worked at Internews, implementing a large portfolio of digital rights projects across Latin America, which focused on equipping journalists and human rights defenders with digital security and policy advocacy skills. Lindsey has worked and lived across Latin America and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Lindsey holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Charlene Collison, Managing Director, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Managing Director, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

London

As Director, Collaborations, Charlene develops and implements strategies to engage BSR member companies and other stakeholders in high-impact collaborations for sustainable development. She specializes in building collaborative approaches between consumer-facing companies and their value chains to embed long-term sustainability, build resilience in the face of disruption, and increase equity, inclusion, and justice.

Charlene brings over 20 years of experience in sustainability, systems change, futures, and collaboration. Prior to BSR, Charlene was associate director for sustainable value chains and livelihoods with global sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future, where she directed collaborative system change initiatives in cotton, tea and other commodities, and led strategy projects with partners across the fashion and textile, agricultural and food sectors.

Charlene has an extensive background in futures, including working with the UK government’s futures unit developing and testing strategies across government departments.

Charlene holds an MSc in Sustainability and Responsibility from Ashridge Management College (UK), a BA in International Relations from the University of Puget Sound (US), and a Diploma in Organisation Development from Henley Business School (UK).

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Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Business Transformation, BSR

Managing Director, Business Transformation, BSR

London

Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab.

She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability.

She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.

Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.

Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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Laura Donnelly, Director, Climate and Nature, BSR

Director, Climate and Nature, BSR

New York

Laura is a Director on BSR's Climate and Nature team, helping global companies develop integrated environmental strategies that strengthen business resilience and create long-term value. She advises companies across industries on assessing and managing climate- and nature-related risks and opportunities, with a focus on translating sustainability commitments into business strategy, governance, and implementation across global value chains.

Over her eight years at BSR, Laura has partnered with multinational companies on a broad range of sustainability topics, including climate and nature strategy, risk assessments, supply chain engagement, biodiversity, and the intersection of environmental sustainability with emerging issues such as artificial intelligence. She also works closely with companies to navigate evolving sustainability frameworks and regulations, helping embed environmental considerations into business decision-making and risk management.

Before joining BSR, Laura worked at the Rainforest Alliance supporting companies in integrating nature-based approaches into agricultural supply chains, and previously held roles in brand management and marketing within the beauty industry.

Laura holds a Master of Communication Management from the University of Southern California and a BS in Business Administration from Boston University.

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Claudio Formisano, Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Global Lead, Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, Collaborations and Partnerships, BSR

Paris

Claudio leads BSR’s portfolio on addressing modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced labor. He develops guidance for companies seeking to prevent and mitigate human trafficking and forced labor risks and advances policies to scale impact through BSR’s collaborative initiatives like Tech Against Trafficking, the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and Building Responsibly.

He brings almost two decades of years of experience in managing multidisciplinary programs on criminal justice, human rights, and security in multilateral settings. Prior to joining BSR, he worked at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), establishing and leading the Secretariat of the UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT). As a senior advisor to the Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), he oversaw country needs assessments in North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Claudio holds a MA in Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria and an Executive Certificate from Harvard JFK School of Government in building and leading diverse organizations. He speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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Laura Hansson, Collaboration Development Lead, BSR

Collaboration Development Lead, BSR

Copenhagen

Laura supports BSR’s Business Transformation work across industries. She has also worked on several of BSR’s multistakeholder collaborations, including the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition and Maritime Anti-Corruption Network.

Prior to joining BSR, Laura was the director of the Copenhagen branch of a global social impact consultancy advising startup companies and social enterprises on fundraising and communications strategies as well as social impact creation and measurement. She also held an internship position at a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the rights of women journalists. Laura speaks German, English, and Spanish.

Laura holds an M.Sc. in Business and Development Studies with a Minor in Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship and a B.Sc. in Business, Language, and Culture, both from Copenhagen Business School.