Emerging Issues | Human Rights
Leveling the Global Playing Field: A Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
A wave of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence rules sweep across Europe. Learn more about how business can prepare for a globally binding treaty on business and human rights.
Healthcare | Inclusive Business
Seven Actions for Business in 2024 Post-Roe America
A year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, learn more about how businesses are naviagting an increasingly tumultuous national landscape and advice for moving forward.
Business Transformation | Climate And Nature | Governance | Inclusive Business | Responsible Technology
CEO Outlook: Seven Pivotal Questions Shaping Sustainable Business in 2024
BSR President and CEO Aron Cramer poses seven questions for business that will define the scale of progress in the year ahead.
Climate And Nature | Healthcare | Inclusive Business
Three Business Initiatives That Advance Climate Justice
Climate justice acknowledges that climate change has disproportionate impacts on communities and exacerbates underlying existing systemic inequities. The following are noteworthy climate justice interventions by businesses.
Climate And Nature | Energy And Extractives
COP28 Marks Important Steps Forward: Now the Real Work Begins
COP28 ended with an agreement by all nations to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. While this is an important step forward, is it enough?
Climate And Nature
How Businesses Can Address the Water Scarcity Crisis
BSR’s Anna Iles talks to Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop: Solving the World’s Water Crisis, about policies and practices to address water scarcity and the risks impacting current water management systems.
Collaboration | Human Rights | Responsible Technology
Tech Against Trafficking Summit: Leveraging Technology to Eradicate Forced Labor
Meta and BSR hosted the second Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) Summit. Bringing together over 140 global anti-trafficking leaders, the summit focused specifically on the nexus between technology, forced labor and labor trafficking.
Business Transformation | Sustainability Reporting
Beyond Compliance: Eight Considerations for Your Materiality Assessment
With the emergence of mandatory disclosure regulations, learn more about considerations practitioners should have before conducting a materiality assessment.
Climate And Nature
COP28: Tackling Fossil Fuels, and a Final Push to Keep 1.5 Alive
Insights+ provides insights and foresight that empower sustainability leaders to be strategic C-Suite advisors by identifying and analyzing emerging and cross-cutting sustainability issues, as well as supporting their efforts to achieve tangible progress toward a more just and sustainable world.
In the fifth edition of Insights+, the Climate Change team dives into the biggest topics at COP28: fossil fuel phase-out and the just transition, accountability for business commitments, the role of nature in achieving climate goals, and climate justice. Explore key recommendations for business leaders on how they can take action on these topics and what might be around the corner.
Human Rights | Responsible Technology
A Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Tech Coalition’s Lantern Program
The Tech Coalition commissioned BSR to undertake a human rights impact assessment of The Lantern Program to identify potential risks of the new endeavor.
Emerging Issues | Energy And Extractives | Transport And Logistics
How Will Chinese Companies Shape the Global EV Market?
A global shift to reduce carbon emissions has led to an expansion in China’s role in the global electric vehicle and battery markets. What implications does this have for decarbonization and grid stability in emerging markets?
Inside Bsr
Inside BSR: Q&A with Cherry Lin
Inside BSR is our series featuring BSR team members from around the world. Meet Cherry Lin, a Manager based out of our Guangzhou office.
Energy And Extractives | Transport And Logistics
Responsible Business in Space
Our findings from speaking with 16 aerospace leaders on sustainability and the space sector.
Emerging Issues | Human Rights | Supply Chain
Nine Ways to Mitigate Risk of Child Labor Across the Supply Chain
Instances of child labor are increasing across the world. Learn more about how businesses can mitigate these risks.
Climate And Nature
BSR’s Climate Journey Toward Net Zero
As a mission-driven sustainable business network, we focus on impact in everything we do. Learn more about the steps we’re taking as an organization to stay in line with our core beliefs and achieve net zero.
Business Transformation | Climate And Nature | Esg | Human Rights | Inclusive Business
Making Connections Across Professions
With an acceleration of alignment among initiatives, guidelines, and standards over recent years, BSR staff share their thoughts going forward.