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Sep

September 26, 2019

How Companies Can Tackle Poverty Through Inclusive Employment Strategies

Jessica Custer, Manager, Inclusive Economy, BSR; Sara Enright, Associate Director, BSR

BSR and the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC) are pleased to launch the Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit, a guide for companies on how to get started or how to enhance existing efforts to employ, empower, and improve the advancement prospects of those living in poverty as a part of their direct and indirect workforces.

#Inclusive Economy

Sep

September 20, 2019

Responsible Use of Technology

Hannah Darnton, Manager, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR

BSR has partnered with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to publish Responsible Use of Technology and offer a framework for the responsible use of disruptive technologies.

#Human Rights #Information and Communications Technology

Sep

September 19, 2019

Climate Week 2019: Going from Climate Risk to Resilience through Collective Action

Samantha Harris, Manager, BSR

While the list of impacts and resulting climate risk to business grows as the amount and intensity of climate-related events rises, the opportunity to address these risks through robust climate resilience solutions also increases.

#Climate Change

Sep

September 18, 2019

Climate Week 2019: Time for Bold Commitments—and Action

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

As we approach Climate Week, which kicks off with the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit, it is clear that more action is needed.

#Climate Change

Sep

September 5, 2019

Empowering Women in Toy Factories: Insights from Our Pilot in India

Lucia Flores Guevara, Associate, HERproject, BSR

BSR and the Ethical Toy Program collaborated on a women’s empowerment program that was piloted in three toy factories in India with a total population of 824 workers—including 198 women. From the pilots, we gained several insights into what it takes to develop successful programs to advance women in the workplace.

#HERproject #Supply Chain #Womens Empowerment

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