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2022: Purposeful Sustainability Leadership for Turbulent Times

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer discusses major themes shaping the year ahead: net zero, climate action and social justice, attention on ESG, board role redefinition, and the business voice on the "great fragmentation."

China’s Carbon Emission Trading Scheme and its Implications for Businesses

Lin Wang, Director, BSR; Paris Zhang, Office Coordinator, BSR; Olivia Li, Associate, BSR

China’s new national Emission Trading Scheme is a critical part of China's plans to use market mechanisms to reach peak emissions before 2030 and net zero by 2060 – it has become the world’s largest emission trading system. BSR shares insights to help you to understand exactly how the ETS works, how it will likely evolve, and its potential impacts on business.

Inside BSR: Q&A with Erin Leitheiser

Erin Leitheiser, Manager, Climate Change, BSR

This month's Inside BSR features Erin Leitheiser, who recently joined BSR’s Climate team as a Manager in our Copenhagen office.

The New SBTi Standard Places Science at the Heart of Corporate Net-Zero Targets

Giulio Berruti, Director, BSR

The launch of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard just before COP26 marks a significant milestone. It is the first independently certifiable standard that assesses a company's net-zero targets, and importantly it clearly grounds them into 1.5°C-aligned short-term and long-term action.

COP26 Made Climate Action Mainstream Business and Put 1.5°C on Life Support

David Wei, Managing Director, BSR; Giulio Berruti, Director, BSR

What happened at COP26? BSR Managing Director David Wei and Director Giulio Berruti share their takeaways on international cooperation, climate action and business, and upcoming trends seen at the event.

Transform to Net Zero: Five Key Steps to Setting Net Zero Goals

PS Narayan, Vice President and Head of Sustainability, Wipro Limited

While more than 3,000 businesses have pledged to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, many companies face challenges in putting this guidance into practice. Transform to Net Zero member Wipro shares five steps for navigating the net-zero goal-setting process and committing to meaningful emission reduction targets.

COP26 and the Real Economy: Climate Change Solutions at and beyond Glasgow

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

As many of us prepare to descend on Glasgow for the once-delayed, badly needed COP26, the urgency of action is blindingly clear. Here are four things we want to see emerge by the time this COP ends on November 14.

The Stars Are Aligning

Dunstan Allison-Hope, Vice President, BSR

We are entering the next era of just and sustainable business with a much clearer pathway. BSR Vice President Dunstan Allison-Hope shares a framework around which the field seems to be coalescing.

Climate Change: Building Resilience While Protecting Human Rights

Hannah Darnton, Associate Director, BSR; Samantha Harris, Former Associate Director, BSR; Jacob Park, Director, Sustainable Futures Lab, BSR

This report explores the intersection between climate and human rights and makes recommendations on taking first steps to create long-term, resilient business strategies that address human rights impacts related to physical climate impacts as well as the transition to a low carbon economy.

Only Transformative Net-Zero Implementation Will Meet Our Climate Crisis

David Wei, Managing Director, BSR

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report revealed that climate change isn’t a problem we should solve for the next generation, but one we must deal with immediately. Are the thousands of business net-zero commitments up to the task of changing our global trajectory? A look at how companies can ensure that their net-zero implementation plans are commensurate to the crisis at hand.

The Case for SEC-Mandated Climate and ESG Disclosure

Nina Hatch, Manager, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Vice President, BSR

In response to the SEC's interest in taking steps to require climate disclosure, we discuss crucial steps that the SEC should enable to provide consistent, comparable, and reliable information that will strengthen investors’ ability to make decisions, provide incentives for business to generate long-term value, and lead to a market economy that delivers on society’s greatest needs.

China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: Broad Insights for Investors

Lin Wang, Director, BSR; Olivia Li, Associate, BSR

What does China's 14th Five-Year Plan mean for investors? We discuss five ways investors can seek opportunities.

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