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The Business Role in Creating a 21st-Century Social Contract

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR; Dunstan Allison-Hope, Vice President, BSR; Roger McElrath, Associate Director, BSR; Katie Abbott, Manager, Inclusive Economy, BSR; Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Associate, BSR

The time is now for an overhaul of the social contract to address 21^st-century realities and needs. A new social contract can deliver long-term value creation that enables economic security and mobility, is genuinely inclusive, and addresses challenges such as the transition to clean energy and the emergence of a digital world.

The Business Role in Creating a 21st-Century Social Contract

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

2020 has demonstrated powerfully the importance of a fully functioning social safety net, public health systems, and global collaboration. Reforms to the social contract are clearly needed to protect public health, economic security, and the right of all people to participate fully in society.

COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis: Building Resilience with People at the Core

Samantha Harris, Global Lead, Climate and People, BSR

Whether it’s a pandemic or climate-related impact, those with the least, and those faced with the most extreme socioeconomic barriers, will suffer the most. The impacts that these populations face have the potential to disrupt business, from operations and supply chains down to the vital communities on which business depends.

Understanding Connections Between Climate and Public Health

Unzipped Staff, Levi Strauss & Co.

Trish Koman, PhD, MPP, University of Michigan, School of Public Health and College of Engineering

Tom Murray, Vice President, EDF+Business, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Cécile Oger, Director, BSR

Rachelle Wenger, System Vice President, Public Policy & Advocacy Engagement, CommonSpirit Health

Jessica Wolff, Director of Climate and Health, Health Care Without Harm

The global coronavirus pandemic is bringing the connection between climate and public health into focus. In recognition of Earth Day, Levi Strauss & Co. interviewed experts at the nexus of climate and public health to better understand the links and what needs to be done.

COVID-19 and Our Future World

Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate Director, BSR

BSR and Polecat analyze the top ESG issues and sectors arising in global discourse about COVID-19 over the last fortnight.

Climate Action in the Value Chain: Reducing Scope 3 Emissions and Achieving Science-Based Targets

BSR Staff

The only way for companies to achieve ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets is to go beyond direct company operations and tackle value chain (Scope 3) emissions.

Business Lessons from Phase One of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

As we take time to think first of the health of our families, friends, and communities in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, here are five lessons to guide us through these turbulent times and the uncertainties which lie ahead.

Sustainable Business in Asia: Three Environmental Drivers of the Decisive Decade

Jeremy Prepscius, Vice President, Asia-Pacific, BSR

Companies with operations in Asia will face a unique set of challenges and opportunities as we enter the decisive decade of the 2020s. BSR has identified the following trends relating to climate and the environment that are likely to impact how companies do business in the region.

The Decisive Decade

BSR Staff

The 2020s will be the decisive decade in terms of meeting the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shifting the economy to achieve the aspirations of the Paris Agreement, and achieving a fair economy that works for everyone. For companies, this decade will be about creating resilient business strategies, moving beyond integration of sustainability to truly redefine business and the role of the company in society.

Climate Action in the 2020s: Three Steps to Reducing Value Chain Emissions

Giulio Berruti, Associate Director, Climate, BSR; Thibault Gravier, Director, BSR

A company's value chain contains its largest GHG reduction potential, and value chain decarbonization is a necessity to achieve SBTs. For companies that are pursuing SBTs, we propose three steps as key to achieving value chain emissions reductions.

In Conversation with Ross Rachey, Director, Global Fleet & Products, Amazon Logistics

Denielle Harrison, Manager, BSR

Companies like Amazon are exploring technologies to address the challenges of climate change. Recently, BSR spoke with Ross Rachey, Director of Global Fleet & Products, Amazon Logistics at Amazon, to discuss the company’s approach to sustainable fuel technologies and how their work supports their broader climate and sustainability agenda.

Davos 2020: Progress in a Time of Turmoil?

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

Entering Davos Week 2020, there is clearly a new climate for business.

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