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February 23, 2021

Accelerating Progress for Gender Equality through the Generation Equality Forum

Annelise Thim, Manager, Women's Empowerment, BSR; Aditi Mohapatra, Managing Director, BSR; Elisa Pinto de Magalhães, Associate, BSR

BSR is partnering with the B Team and Women Win/Win-Win Strategies to engage the private sector—mobilizing both companies with established women’s empowerment programs and those looking to get involved in the movement—toward making meaningful commitments to promote gender equality through the Generation Equality Forum.

#Human Rights #Womens Empowerment

Feb

February 22, 2021

Inside BSR: Q&A with Francesca Manta

Francesca Manta, Associate Director, BSR

Originally from Italy and currently leading BSR's Copenhagen office, Francesca Manta’s childhood passion for justice and equity now fuels her work on business and human rights. .

#Inside BSR

Feb

February 18, 2021

Larry Fink Adds His Voice to the Call for Business Transformation

David Korngold, Director, BSR

Companies and their leaders need to articulate ambitious transformation plans to navigate and participate in the push from “shareholder capitalism,” past “ESG shareholder capitalism,” and toward a just, sustainable, and thriving world.

#ESG #Financial Services

Feb

February 17, 2021

To Combat Systemic Discrimination, Companies Need to Acknowledge Their Role

Salah Husseini, Associate Director, Human Rights, BSR; Aditi Mohapatra, Managing Director, BSR

How can companies play a role in tackling systemic racism and discrimination?

#DEI #Human Rights #Information and Communications Technology #Strategy and Integration

Feb

February 11, 2021

Workers’ Mental Health Is Suffering. Now, There’s a Roadmap for Companies That Want to Help

Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Former Associate, BSR; Elisa Pinto de Magalhães, Associate, BSR; Sara Enright, Director, BSR

As companies decide how to address workforce mental health, the Healthy Business Coalition has released a roadmap to promote mental well-being and resilience.

#Healthcare #Healthy Business Coalition #Sustainability Management

Feb

February 10, 2021

Women’s Empowerment in the Era of Social Distancing

Margaux Yost, Manager, HERproject, BSR; Jessica Witten, HERproject Associate, BSR

A new digital tool from HERproject aims to reach women workers in global value chains and build resilience to COVID-19 impacts.

#HERproject #Womens Empowerment

Feb

February 9, 2021

Why Companies Should Assess Double Materiality

Denielle Harrison, Manager, BSR; Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate Director, BSR

In the first part of our blog series on materiality, we discuss why companies should assess double materiality.

#Materiality #Sustainability Management

Feb

February 9, 2021

Double and Dynamic: How to Enhance the Value of Your Materiality Assessment

Denielle Harrison, Manager, BSR; Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate Director, BSR

After 20 years of discussions and evolving perspectives on what materiality means, who is it for, or whether the sustainability field should even be using the term “materiality,” a consensus is emerging.

#Materiality #Sustainability Management

Feb

February 4, 2021

Companies Can’t Ignore the ‘She-cession’ Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Annelise Thim, Manager, Women's Empowerment, BSR; Aditi Mohapatra, Managing Director, BSR

COVID-19 has fueled a recession for women. BSR recommends six actions for companies to incorporate a gender lens on recovery efforts.

#Womens Empowerment

Feb

February 3, 2021

Looking Ahead to the Next Decade of Business and Human Rights

Jenny Vaughan, Human Rights Director, BSR; Roberta Pinamonti, Manager, BSR

As we look ahead to the next decade of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), we see the need to start focusing on six areas that will enable us to achieve the most meaningful progress toward the realization of human rights.

#Human Rights

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