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Community Engagement: A Cornerstone of Effective Stakeholder Engagement

BSR explores international standards governing company responsibilities to community members, the business value of community engagement, and practical tips for conducting it.

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Effective Stakeholder Engagement: Ensuring Internal Company Alignment

BSR shares key actions to ensure internal alignment ahead of stakeholder engagement: establishing an overarching vision, identifying internal ownership, shifting from ad hoc to ongoing engagement, and balancing transparency and legal risk.

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How Stronger Just Transition Policies Can Enable Business Action

In the shift toward a net-zero economy, advancing a just transition is both a social and business imperative. BSR and We Mean Business outline 12 policy asks to guide business engagement on the just transition and drive investment in equitable transformation.

Insights+

ESRS Revisions Mark a Turning Point Toward Principle-Based Reporting, With Open Questions

Proposed ESRS changes aim to streamline disclosure requirements by shifting toward principle-based, materiality-driven reporting. In this Insights+, BSR outlines what’s changing, why it matters, and how companies can maintain sustainability momentum amid ongoing shifts.

Tools

BSR COP30 Insights

At COP30, governments and businesses showed continued commitment to climate action, yet the gap between ambition and implementation is widening. Explore the major themes from Belém and what they signal for companies and their role in implementing actionable pathways that enhance competitiveness and strengthen resilience. 

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Reports

Business Action for Climate Adaptation: Ensuring Co-Benefits for Communities

To help companies respond to climate change and community vulnerability, UNICEF and BSR have developed a suite of complementary tools that guide companies on understanding and committing to adaptation, engaging effectively with policymakers, and collaborating with peers and partners to scale impact. 

Reports

Decarbonization Lever Library: Mapped Sectoral Transition Pathways

With BSR's Decarbonization Lever Library, companies will be able to pinpoint the origin of their emissions across Scopes 1-3, connect each source with the most effective decarbonization solutions, and identify practical steps to take now to capture future transition opportunities.

Reports

Stay the Course: Advancing Integrated Transition Plans

BSR's new report discusses the current climate transition plan landscape, including key developments in 2025, stakeholder expectations, and what's next.

Case Studies

Human Rights Due Diligence in the Financial Sector: A Compendium of Industry Case Studies and Practice

BSR, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and Shift Project published six case studies that illustrate how financial institutions are embedding human rights due diligence into their downstream operations and value chain.

Reports

Decarbonization Lever Library: Mapped Sectoral Transition Pathways

With BSR's Decarbonization Lever Library, companies will be able to pinpoint the origin of their emissions across Scopes 1-3, connect each source with the most effective decarbonization solutions, and identify practical steps to take now to capture future transition opportunities.

Reports

Reproductive and LGBTIQ+ Health Access

Emerging Risks and Responsibilities

Access to reproductive and LGBTIQ+ healthcare is becoming increasingly fragmented across the United States. This report offers practical guidance to companies in various sectors on protecting their workforce, preparing for future impacts, and advancing meaningful solutions.

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Advancing a People-Centered Approach to Sovereign Debt

A sovereign debt crisis is not only a financial crisis—it is also a human rights crisis. BSR shares recommendations for sovereign investors on aligning investment practices with relevant human rights standards.

Blog

Community Engagement: A Cornerstone of Effective Stakeholder Engagement

BSR explores international standards governing company responsibilities to community members, the business value of community engagement, and practical tips for conducting it.

Blog

Effective Stakeholder Engagement: Ensuring Internal Company Alignment

BSR shares key actions to ensure internal alignment ahead of stakeholder engagement: establishing an overarching vision, identifying internal ownership, shifting from ad hoc to ongoing engagement, and balancing transparency and legal risk.

Case Studies

Human Rights Due Diligence in the Financial Sector: A Compendium of Industry Case Studies and Practice

BSR, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and Shift Project published six case studies that illustrate how financial institutions are embedding human rights due diligence into their downstream operations and value chain.

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From Innovation to Impact: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Tech Against Trafficking Summit

BSR shares takeaways from the 2025 Tech Against Trafficking Summit, where participants discussed how innovative technology, increasingly driven by AI, can be a powerful enabler to fight modern slavery when responsibly and carefully designed and deployed. 

Tools

Future of Inclusion and Impact Roundtable

Insights and Takeaways

Our summary of the Future of Inclusion and Impact Roundtable.

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Tools

Memos for Advancing Inclusive and Impactful Business in a New Era

Advancing Inclusive Business Series

While employees and customers still expect companies to engage in business inclusion and social impact efforts, the range of opportunities to act openly are narrowing. These memos are designed to help you determine what actions are feasible in this environment, and navigate the rapidly shifting context for inclusive business initiatives.

BSR Members Only

Reports

Reproductive and LGBTIQ+ Health Access

Emerging Risks and Responsibilities

Access to reproductive and LGBTIQ+ healthcare is becoming increasingly fragmented across the United States. This report offers practical guidance to companies in various sectors on protecting their workforce, preparing for future impacts, and advancing meaningful solutions.

Blog

Four Tips for Authentic Business Leadership During Pride 2025

Pride celebrations come amid ongoing challenges to LGBTIQ+ equality, with some companies pulling back and others still prioritizing inclusion. BSR shares four practical tips for company engagement on LGBTIQ+ equality efforts.