Building Climate Resilience in Asia: Why Companies Should Invest in People thumnail image

Building Climate Resilience in Asia: Why Companies Should Invest in People

Investing in human capital is essential for enhancing societal and corporate resilience to climate change in Asia.

BSR at 25: Meeting the Moment thumnail image

BSR at 25: Meeting the Moment

This year marks BSR’s 25th anniversary. And in a time of extraordinary change, we're staying firmly focused on what these shifts mean for the future of sustainable business.

How Men Can Help Empower Women through HERproject thumnail image

How Men Can Help Empower Women through HERproject

It has become increasingly clear that for women to be able to make and act on choices they value, support from men—as coworkers, as managers, and as family members—is vital.

Better Energy Management Electrifies the Corporate Agenda thumnail image

Better Energy Management Electrifies the Corporate Agenda

Forward-looking businesses are realizing huge cost savings by investing in energy efficiency measures and switching to renewable energy.

Automation: How Business Can Lead a Sustainable Transition thumnail image

Automation: How Business Can Lead a Sustainable Transition

Adopting these four practices can help companies facilitate a smooth transition to automation.

Beyond Today’s Conflict and Beyond Today’s Minerals thumnail image

Beyond Today’s Conflict and Beyond Today’s Minerals

Companies can create conflict minerals programs with positive social impacts by broadening their geographic focus and responsible procurement efforts and deepening their transparency and partnerships to engage government.

Made in Africa: How the Apparel Sector Can Build an Ethical Sourcing Destination thumnail image

Made in Africa: How the Apparel Sector Can Build an Ethical Sourcing Destination

Many apparel brands are starting to source from sub-Saharan Africa. Here's how they can embed responsible business practices and advance women's economic empowerment from the beginning.

Business Risk, Reward, and Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather thumnail image

Business Risk, Reward, and Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather

As businesses begin to assess extreme-weather risks and opportunities and consider investments in building resilience, they should keep the following in mind.

Emptier Refrigerators as Social Capital: Redefining the Value of Food in the United States thumnail image

Emptier Refrigerators as Social Capital: Redefining the Value of Food in the United States

Our vision is that emptier refrigerators become a badge of social awareness of reducing food waste—and companies can help reach that vision through collaboration.

A Guide to Stakeholder Engagement for Healthier Communities thumnail image

A Guide to Stakeholder Engagement for Healthier Communities

The Healthy Business Coalition’s new Stakeholder Engagement Guide is designed to help companies engage key stakeholders on their healthy business goals, progress, and obstacles.

The Growing Business Risks in Fossil Fuels thumnail image

The Growing Business Risks in Fossil Fuels

As fossil fuels present an increasing number of economic and business risks, smart companies are investing in renewable energy to power their growth.

BSR’s Statement on the U.S. Administration Executive Order on Climate Change thumnail image

BSR’s Statement on the U.S. Administration Executive Order on Climate Change

The executive order to dismantle the U.S. Clean Power Plan puts significant progress toward a clean economy at risk, but two factors will ensure that this low-carbon transition is inevitable.

The Five Levels of Building an Ethical Culture thumnail image

The Five Levels of Building an Ethical Culture

Companies seeking to understand and build an ethical culture should consider systems thinking and group dynamics theory.

Lessons in Technology and Convergence from SXSW 2017 thumnail image

Lessons in Technology and Convergence from SXSW 2017

Here are four trends that ran through this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.

Investors, Consumers, and Markets Demand Climate Action: Four Trends for Your Business to Know thumnail image

Investors, Consumers, and Markets Demand Climate Action: Four Trends for Your Business to Know

When it comes to key business drivers, it’s clear that climate ambition is a growing requirement for companies.

Evolution in Private Equity ESG: From Policies and Efficiency to Impact thumnail image

Evolution in Private Equity ESG: From Policies and Efficiency to Impact

The private equity sector has a unique and powerful opportunity to evolve to an integrated, strategic approach to sustainability, which will enhance stakeholder relations and reputation; advance positive environmental, social, and governance impacts; and improve business outcomes.