Reports and Primers

Aug

August 28, 2018

Artificial Intelligence: A Rights-Based Blueprint for Business

Dunstan Allison-Hope, Vice President, BSR

Artificial intelligence (AI)—and the big data business models underpinning it—is disrupting how we live, work, do business, and govern. We have published three papers describing a human rights-based blueprint for responsible business practice with regard to AI, both within and beyond the technology sector.

#Human Rights #Information and Communications Technology #Sustainability Management

Aug

August 21, 2018

The Future of Sustainable Business

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR; Jacob Park, Director, Sustainable Futures Lab, BSR; Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, BSR; Elisabeth Best, Former Manager, Sustainability Management, BSR

The time is here for a new approach to sustainable business. Business as usual won’t get the job done—and sustainability as usual won’t suffice. This paper offers our thinking on where to go next.

#Sustainability Management #Sustainable Futures Lab

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Aug

August 16, 2018

Clean Cargo Emissions Factors 2018 Report

BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group

#Clean Cargo Working Group #Supply Chain #Transport and Logistics

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Jul

July 25, 2018

What Can Business Do to Prevent Plastic from Becoming Waste in Asia Pacific?

Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR; Joanna Lovatt, Manager, BSR; Eileen Gallagher, Associate Director, BSR

This report provides a primer on plastic waste and recycling in Asia Pacific and offers recommendations for business action on plastic waste.

#Consumer Products

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Jul

July 19, 2018

Disrupting Luxury: Creating Resilient Businesses in Times of Rapid Change

Elisa Niemtzow, Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Global Membership, BSR

This report offers a roadmap toward a resilient luxury sector and highlights three opportunities for luxury companies to invest in future success.

#Consumer Products #Sustainability Management

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Jul

July 17, 2018

Resilient Business, Resilient World: A Framework for Private-Sector Leadership on Climate Adaptation

Edward Cameron, Former Managing Director, BSR; Samantha Harris, Associate Director, BSR; Emilie Prattico, Former Manager, BSR

This report assesses and consolidates the best available knowledge to present an accessible and actionable framework for private-sector leadership on climate change resilience.

#Climate Change

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Jun

June 12, 2018

Win-Win-Win: The Sustainable Supply Chain Finance Opportunity

Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate Director, BSR; Christoph Karge, Former Associate, BSR; Tara Norton, Former Managing Director, BSR

This report seeks to demystify the US$6 billion revenue opportunity for financial service providers to integrate sustainability considerations into supply chain finance, allowing buyers, suppliers, and financial service providers to create mechanisms that reward and incentivize sustainable behavior in supply chains.

#Financial Services #Supply Chain

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Apr

April 9, 2018

Women in the Jewelry Supply Chain: Landscape Review of Barriers to Women’s Economic Empowerment

Ouida Chichester, Director, BSR; Jessica Davis Pluess, Expert Contributor; Hetal Momaya, Manager, Global Events, BSR

This white paper explores the role of women in the jewelry supply chain and the challenges they face to their well-being and advancement.

#Consumer Products #Supply Chain #Womens Empowerment

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Mar

March 13, 2018

Financial Needs of Garment Workers in India

Chhavi Ghuliani, Director, Partnership Development, BSR; Lucia Flores Guevara, Manager, BSR

This report examines the opportunity to expand financial inclusion for women in India’s garment sector by increasing women’s access to and use of mobile financial products and services.

#Consumer Products #Financial Services #HERproject #Womens Empowerment

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Feb

February 28, 2018

Private-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development

Sara Enright, Director, BSR; Cecile Oger, Director, BSR; Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Former Senior Vice President, BSR; Angie Farrag-Thibault, Former Director, Collaborative Initiatives and Transport and Logistics, BSR

This report, published in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, identifies the key success factors of collaboration for sustainable development and provides guidance to business leaders on preparing for participation in impactful collaborations.

#Collaboration #Collaboration Cocktail

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