How Business Leads in a Changing World (San Francisco)

San Francisco

Date and Time

Monday June 5, 2017
6:00 pm-8:30 pm PDT

Location

San Francisco

Topics

#Strategy and Integration, #Sustainability Management

In celebration of our 25th anniversary, BSR is hosting a global series of dialogues exclusively for senior representatives of our member companies and select partners.

In the last quarter-century, BSR has played a key role in shaping the field of sustainable business, focused on creating value by addressing society’s most pressing needs. The global economy is now in the middle of fundamental changes that are producing unprecedented opportunities and challenges for businesses everywhere. Join us for an open and honest conversation with your peers to discuss how we can redefine sustainable business and collaboratively fulfill our mission of creating a just and sustainable world.

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR and Steve Howard, Co-Chair, We Mean Business and Outgoing Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Group will share their perspectives and facilitate the discussion, along with other members of BSR’s leadership. This intimate dinner event will offer a unique opportunity to network with other sustainability decision-makers. With business leading the way, we look toward greater progress over the next 25 years.

Speakers

Steve Howard, Co-Chair, We Mean Business and Outgoing Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Group

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

Reports

Redefining Sustainable Business: Management for a Rapidly Changing World

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR; Alison Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR; Beth Richmond, Manager, BSR; Charlotte Bancilhon, Manager, BSR

This report provides a guide for sustainability practitioners to create resilient business strategies, governance, and management so that their companies are fit for a disruptive world.

Five Reporting Trends for 2019: Insights on the Future of Reporting

Elisabeth Best, Manager, Sustainability Management, BSR; Jeannie Cho, Associate, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR

Here are the five innovations that BSR's Future of Reporting collaborative initiative would like to see improve reporting and disclosure in 2019.

The Future of Sustainability Reporting

Elisabeth Best, Manager, Sustainability Management, BSR; Jeannie Cho, Associate, BSR

These are the five innovations that we would like to see improve sustainability reporting and disclosure in 2019.

Large Companies Have a Key Role in Strengthening Small Supplier Integrity

Alison Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR

Multinational companies need to take a more active role in influencing supplier integrity via procurement processes enforced across their value chains.

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About Us

BSR™ is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Learn more about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.