Reports

Back to the Future of CSR: A Retrospective on ‘Fade, Integrate, or Transform’

Wednesday Jan 19, 2011

BSR Staff

#Strategy and Integration, #Sustainability Management

Where is CSR headed in the coming decade? Five years ago, we asked this question and framed a response in the form of three scenarios: fade, integrate, and transform. Today, a picture has emerged that is both encouraging and disappointing. Although CSR has more than survived amid the worst global economic downturn in the post-WWII era, truly disruptive change in mission, strategy, and practice has been limited to relatively few leading companies.

Download Report

Reports

Redefining Sustainable Business: Management for a Rapidly Changing World

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Managing Director, BSR; Alison Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR; Beth Richmond, Manager, BSR; Charlotte Bancilhon, Manager, BSR

This report provides a guide for sustainability practitioners to create resilient business strategies, governance, and management so that their companies are fit for a disruptive world.

Sustainability Management for a Rapidly Changing World: Q&A with Erb Institute’s Terry Nelidov

Alison Taylor, Managing Director, Sustainability Management, BSR

Terry Nelidov, managing director of the Erb Institute, shared his insights on how millennials in leadership roles will impact sustainability management, the importance of metrics and leadership support for sustainability, and the convergence of environmental and social issues.

We Need to Talk about Blockchain—Together.

Tara Norton, Managing Director, BSR; Michael Rohwer, Associate Director, Information and Communications Technology, BSR

Blockchain offers immense opportunities to achieve business and sustainability goals, but it is going to take serious collaboration to unleash its full potential.

Corporations as Citizens: Have We Come Full Circle?

Laura Gitman, Senior Vice President, BSR

Until the past few years, our society has not expected corporations to act like exemplary citizens. But we are seeing hopeful signs that this could be changing.

Back to Reports List

About Us

BSR™ is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Learn more about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.