BSR Insights+

Companies are petitioned every day to join new partnerships and collaborations, and it can become overwhelming. How might a sustainability team make strategic decisions about which collaborations to join, and justify the time and expense?

Insights+ provides insights and foresight that empower the CSO to be a strategic C-Suite advisor by crystallizing emerging and cross-cutting sustainability issues, enabling companies to elevate their strategic ambition and achieve tangible progress toward a more just and sustainable world.

In this fourth edition of the Insights+, the Future of Reporting team highlights the latest developments in sustainability reporting, explores the implications of these developments across specific business functions, and hints at what might be around the corner.

Nature-related issues represent a material risk for most companies. It’s important to recognize actions and immediate steps boards can take to address the growing concerns.

In this time-travel interview, we journey into a scenario where a strong retreat from economic globalization meets the wild west of artificial intelligence. And in this imagined future, we hear from Lorna León, the fictional Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Antennae—an imaginary manufacturing company supplying electrical components for satellites.

Inside BSR is our series featuring BSR team members from around the world. Meet Juliette Pugliesi, a Manager based out of our Paris office.

There are growing calls for more representation at the highest levels of corporate governance. Explore recommendations for how business leaders can improve their engagement with stakeholders through co-created solutions to advance climate resilience. 

From working with APAC companies, here's how their success in implementing long-term strategies for DEI can be applied to your business. 

Key actions business leaders can take to engage and integrate the procurement team into their net zero strategy. 

Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) and The Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (GBCAT) have merged. Learn more about how the two organizations will be working together to enable a more comprehensive and inclusive business approach to end human trafficking.

25 US-based Chief Sustainability Officers from leading companies across multiple sectors to participate in workshops focused on examining the short- and medium-term future of corporate sustainability.  

Here are our top three reflections from our engagement with Asian Pacific companies on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion so far.

A push for sustainable lifestyles is changing markets in China, driven by policy and shifting consumer preferences. Businesses wanting to stay the course need to adapt - our China team shares how:  

BSR, The B Team, and We Mean Business launched the Just Transition Resource Platform, which provides a step-by-step approach for companies across all sectors to advance a just transition. 

Climate transition plans should describe measures to ensure a just and equitable progression from fossil fuels to renewables. Check out four key components companies should outline in their plans. 

One year since the overturning of Roe v Wade, the policy landscape remains uncertain and active litigation in many states continues to cause confusion for providers and patients.

Supplier engagement stands as a critical avenue for reaching net-zero. Here are some common actions businesses have taken to navigate relationships with suppliers and lower scope 3 emissions.