Business Case for Sustainability with GlobeScan

Ricki supports BSR’s work in consumer sectors. Her engagements focus on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, with a particular focus on sustainable sourcing of commodities.

Ricki brings with her many years of strategy consulting experience, with strong ability to design and execute research, draw business insights and develop corporate strategies. Prior to joining BSR, Ricki worked at ZS Associates where she advised healthcare companies on their growth marketing strategies.

Ricki holds a BS in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

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Recent Insights From Ricki Berkenfeld

• Strengthening Supply Chain Sustainability: Eight Dimensions for Responsible Business / July 17, 2025 / BSR Insights+
• Integrity in a Permacrisis: Maintaining Sustainability and Human Rights Principles as Supply Chains Upend / April 9, 2025 / BSR Insights+
• Advancing Supply Chain Sustainability through Collaboration: Lessons from Action for Sustainable Derivatives / February 19, 2025 / BSR Insights+
• Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2023 / January 15, 2024 / Reports
• Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2022 / January 17, 2023 / Reports

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Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on just and sustainable business. In addition to leading BSR, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at BSR’s 300+ member companies and other global businesses and partners on the full spectrum of environmental, social, and governance issues.

Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights program. He later opened BSR's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron has served on advisory boards to CEOs at AXA, Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Recruit Holdings, SAP, Shell, and he serves as a director of the We Mean Business Coalition and RISE.

Aron speaks frequently at leading business and public fora and is widely quoted in top-tier media, such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, and Politico. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.

Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Recent Insights From Aron Cramer

• Six Key Questions That Will Shape 2026 and Beyond / January 6, 2026 / Insights+
• Climate Week 2025: The World Shows Up at A Critical Time / October 2, 2025 / BSR Insights+
• Beyond the Business Case Debate: Reasserting the Strategic Value of Sustainability / July 30, 2025 / Insights+
• A Renewed Approach to Sustainability: Five Building Blocks for Business / July 2, 2025 / BSR Insights+
• A Message from Aron Cramer, BSR President and CEO / April 30, 2025 / BSR Insights+

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