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Evolving regulatory frameworks and rising stakeholder expectations are prompting companies to move beyond one-size-fits-all compliance and collaborate with suppliers to strengthen human rights across the value chain. Discover practical tools for fostering a partnership-based approach to human rights due diligence and examples of effective supplier engagement models. 

Human Rights Assessments are foundational to the due diligence process, but real impact comes from embedding HRA findings into daily operations, governance, and strategy. BSR share six key steps companies can take to move beyond one-time assessments and build credible due diligence approaches that strengthen risk management and deliver positive outcomes for both people and business. 

The mining industry plays a dual role in climate change as both a contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and enabler of the clean energy transition. Explore key actions companies can take to facilitate a just transition, as mining expands with the growing demand for renewable energy technologies.

Siloed operational frameworks, data issues, and limited guidance on how EU-wide sustainability regulations interact hinder effective human rights and environmental due diligence. BSR shares insights and emerging good practices for integrated approaches to human rights, climate, and nature.

As sustainability leaders face significant headwinds, from regulatory uncertainty to shifting leadership priorities, today’s sustainability strategies must be principled and adaptive. Drawing on 30 years of cross-sector experience, BSR shares ten lessons for building resilient strategies that drive long-term value.

BSR explores how leaders can align sustainability with a vision of business and societal success.

Amid shifts in the regulatory environment for human rights due diligence, BSR highlights key elements related to remedy from the UNGPs, CSDDD, and the EU Omnibus that companies should consider to prepare for emerging regulations, as well as four pathways to facilitate effective remedy for business impacts.

As recent global events disrupt supply chains, it is vital to remain focused on the fundamentals of value chain management to enable resilience and efficiency. BSR's freshly updated Value Chain Leadership Ladder aims to help companies assess their maturity in supply chain management across eight key dimensions.

Abrupt shocks and long-term transformations are reshaping the sustainable business landscape. Explore how embedding foresight into sustainability strategies can help companies anticipate change, prepare for uncertainty, and identify opportunity.

At the midway point of 2025, BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer discusses five key components for a renewed approach to sustainable business that will meet the present moment and convey value for business, people, and communities. 

Learn how companies can use materiality as a lens for strategic clarity in shaping sustainability strategies that enhance impact, resilience, and long-term value.

Manufacturers face constant crisis management, with billion-dollar disasters forcing them to rethink risk. BSR shares 5 key steps to assess climate risks.

Pride celebrations come amid ongoing challenges to LGBTIQ+ equality, with some companies pulling back and others still prioritizing inclusion. BSR shares four practical tips for company engagement on LGBTIQ+ equality efforts.  

A sovereign debt crisis is not only a financial crisis—it is also a human rights crisis. BSR shares recommendations for sovereign investors on aligning investment practices with relevant human rights standards.

While the EU has made significant progress in building a sustainability framework, the latest Omnibus proposals increase policy incoherence and diverge from international due diligence standards. Businesses evaluating the Omnibus can consider five key changes that could affect their ability to understand and manage their most severe sustainability impacts.

BSR discusses the status of the EU AI Act—in terms of provisions that have come into force and those yet to do so—as well as potential changes to the AI Act in the future.