![Emptier Refrigerators as Social Capital: Redefining the Value of Food in the United States thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-31-food-waste-blog-thumb.jpg)
Food, Beverage, and Agriculture
Emptier Refrigerators as Social Capital: Redefining the Value of Food in the United States
Our vision is that emptier refrigerators become a badge of social awareness of reducing food waste—and companies can help reach that vision through collaboration.
![A Guide to Stakeholder Engagement for Healthier Communities thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-30-hbc-stakeholder-engagement-blog-thumb.jpg)
Sustainability Management
A Guide to Stakeholder Engagement for Healthier Communities
The Healthy Business Coalition’s new Stakeholder Engagement Guide is designed to help companies engage key stakeholders on their healthy business goals, progress, and obstacles.
![The Growing Business Risks in Fossil Fuels thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-29-fossil-fuels-blog-thumb.jpg)
Climate Change
The Growing Business Risks in Fossil Fuels
As fossil fuels present an increasing number of economic and business risks, smart companies are investing in renewable energy to power their growth.
![BSR’s Statement on the U.S. Administration Executive Order on Climate Change thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-15-clean-power-statement-thumb.jpg)
Climate Change
BSR’s Statement on the U.S. Administration Executive Order on Climate Change
The executive order to dismantle the U.S. Clean Power Plan puts significant progress toward a clean economy at risk, but two factors will ensure that this low-carbon transition is inevitable.
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Sustainability Management
The Five Levels of Building an Ethical Culture
Companies seeking to understand and build an ethical culture should consider systems thinking and group dynamics theory.
![Lessons in Technology and Convergence from SXSW 2017 thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-23-sxsw-blog-thumb.jpg)
Technology | Sustainability Management
Lessons in Technology and Convergence from SXSW 2017
Here are four trends that ran through this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
![Investors, Consumers, and Markets Demand Climate Action: Four Trends for Your Business to Know thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-22-climate-action-blog-thumb.jpg)
Climate Change
Investors, Consumers, and Markets Demand Climate Action: Four Trends for Your Business to Know
When it comes to key business drivers, it’s clear that climate ambition is a growing requirement for companies.
![Evolution in Private Equity ESG: From Policies and Efficiency to Impact thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-17-esg-private-equity-thumb.jpg)
Sustainability Management | Financial Services
Evolution in Private Equity ESG: From Policies and Efficiency to Impact
The private equity sector has a unique and powerful opportunity to evolve to an integrated, strategic approach to sustainability, which will enhance stakeholder relations and reputation; advance positive environmental, social, and governance impacts; and improve business outcomes.
![Yes, It’s Your Business: The Private Sector Must Address Gender-Based Violence thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-16-addressing-gender-violence.jpg)
Women’s Empowerment
Yes, It’s Your Business: The Private Sector Must Address Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence is a complex issue that businesses often hesitate to tackle. But its pervasiveness—one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime—means that we will not achieve gender equality without addressing it.
![A New Tool to Help Companies Close the Gender Gap thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-15-weps-tool-thumb-LICENSED.jpg)
Women’s Empowerment
A New Tool to Help Companies Close the Gender Gap
BSR helped develop a new tool, inspired by the Women's Empowerment Principles, that helps companies make informed decisions to improve their impact on gender equality.
![Sustainability: A Brand’s Secret Weapon thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-14-marketing-thumb.jpg)
Consumer Products
Sustainability: A Brand’s Secret Weapon
By integrating sustainability into product and marketing strategy, multi-brand companies can reap societal, environmental, and financial benefits.
![Preventing Violent Extremism: An Interview with Amy Cunningham, GCERF thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-03-13-extremism-thumb.jpg)
Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Preventing Violent Extremism: An Interview with Amy Cunningham, GCERF
We sat down with a senior advisor at the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund to discuss how the private sector and other stakeholders can help prevent vulnerable men, women, and youth from joining terrorist groups.
![HERproject at 10: Celebrating HERsuccess, Inspiring HERfuture thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-8-herproject-iwd-blog-thumb.jpg)
Women’s Empowerment
HERproject at 10: Celebrating HERsuccess, Inspiring HERfuture
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of HERproject, we’re taking a moment to think about what we have achieved and what we have left to do.
![What Can Companies Do to Empower Women in Sub-Saharan Africa? thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-3-7-hewlett-womens-empowerment-blog-thumb.jpg)
Women’s Empowerment
What Can Companies Do to Empower Women in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Through our recent research on women's economic empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa, we found three main trends that informed our analysis and recommendations for private-sector action.
![A New Era for Chinese Industry: Automation, Optimization, and Global Supply Chains thumnail image](https://www.bsr.org/images/thumbnails/2017-2-28-automation-blog-thumb.jpg)
Supply Chain | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
A New Era for Chinese Industry: Automation, Optimization, and Global Supply Chains
Chinese industry is entering a new era in which optimization of resources, labor, and cost is critical. These shifts will require major changes to the way global businesses operate in China.