Reports

Between the Lines: Listening to Female Factory Workers in China

Thursday Mar 7, 2013

BSR Staff

#Environment, #Supply Chain, #Womens Empowerment,

This report emphasizes the importance of in-depth engagement with workers to understand their specific challenges and ambitions, and offers strategies such as creating paths for development and promotion, based on listening to and responding to workers' needs and aspirations.

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Blog

Blockchain through the Whole Supply Chain

Tara Norton, Managing Director, BSR

The term “global supply chain” conjures up images of large ports filled with colorful arrays of ocean-bound shipping containers being systematically partitioned for each destination or commercial freight trucks arriving at highly-organized distribution centers. But global supply chains all start before that point—and our actions to make supply chains more visible, traceable, and sustainable need to start at the beginning.

Getting Circular Economy Right: Let’s Put People at the Center of Circular Fashion

Cliodhnagh Conlon, Manager, BSR; Magali Barraja, Associate Director, BSR

BSR is working with the C&A Foundation to explore the ways in which advancing circular fashion affects people and in particular, women. Our research reveals that very few companies adopting circular fashion models are considering the social aspects as they make this shift.

Eliminating Violence and Harassment Just Became an Obligation for Businesses Worldwide

Aditi Mohapatra, Director, Women’s Empowerment, BSR; Lauren Shields, Associate Director, BSR

The recent ILO Convention shows more is expected from businesses when it comes to tackling violence and harassment. Here’s how companies can take action using BSR’s “Act, Enable, Influence” framework.

#DontBanEquality: CEOs Step Up to Say Abortion Bans are Bad for Business

Aditi Mohapatra, Director, Women’s Empowerment, BSR; Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR; Aimee Louise Bataclan, Manager, Communications and Marketing, BSR

While it may seem safer for companies to stay silent on abortion legislation, many companies have concluded that they need to speak out to stay consistent on their commitments to gender equality and support for women’s health.

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