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November 6, 2019

The Case for Prioritizing Net Zero Carbon Emissions, Especially in Value Chains

Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, BSR

Kaiser Permanente and BSR recently partnered with Newsweek for a survey of 300-plus multinational companies on progress toward carbon neutrality and found that 70 percent of corporations are experiencing disruptions in operations due to climate change. Now, these businesses’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and integrate sustainable practices into their operations have created new challenges—and opportunities—for global supply chains.

#Climate Change #Strategy and Integration #Sustainability Management

Oct

October 30, 2019

Google’s Human Rights by Design

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

Google commissioned BSR to conduct a human rights assessment of its new celebrity recognition application program interface (API) while it was in development to identify, prevent, and mitigate potential human rights impacts.

#Human Rights #Information and Communications Technology

Oct

October 25, 2019

Human Rights in a Global Supply Chain: Challenges and Approaches

Jenny Vaughan, Human Rights Director, BSR; Salah Husseini, Associate Director, Human Rights, BSR; Cynthia Wang, Associate, BSR

During its summer meetings, BSR's Human Rights Working Group covered topics ranging from women’s empowerment in the business context to applying human rights considerations to artificial intelligence systems as part of its discussion on implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

#Human Rights #Supply Chain

Oct

October 23, 2019

The Building Blocks of Integrating ESG into Private Infrastructure Investments

Nandini Hampole, Manager, Financial Services, BSR; John Hodges, Managing Director, BSR

While private equity firms have made significant progress in integrating ESG considerations into their company-focused equities investing models, infrastructure funds have not been as proactive in integrating ESG considerations into business decisions—and we think this is a missed opportunity.

#Financial Services #Sustainability Management

Oct

October 15, 2019

Answering the Call for Business Leadership on Climate Policy

Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, BSR

Our recently released letter calling for business action on climate policy—which we were delighted to publish in partnership with 10 other leading environmental and sustainability organizations—is a sign of the times.

#Climate Change

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