Technology | Supply Chain | Human Rights
The Supply Chain Risk You Didn’t Know About: Navigating Responsible Sourcing in AI
Explore how companies can act to begin assessing potential labor risk, a growing urgent issue, in their AI supply chains.
Inside BSR: Q&A with Cassie Collier
Inside BSR is our monthly series featuring BSR team members from around the world. Meet Cassie Collier, a Manager based in New York City.
Sustainability Management | Financial Services | ESG | Business Transformation
Navigating the ESG Ratings Landscape: Five Recommendations for Business
ESG ratings can often raise questions and sometimes frustration among companies. We share five common dilemmas with key recommendations for business.
Human Rights
The New EU Forced Labor Product Ban: Recommendations for Business
The European Commission published a trade instrument proposal banning products made with forced labor from being marketed, sold, or exported from the EU market. How business can get started.
Climate Change
BSR Climate Scenarios: A Tool to Drive Resilient Business Strategy
Explore three climate scenario narratives built upon the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) climate scenarios and corresponding datasets.
Technology | Human Rights
Human Rights Due Diligence of Meta’s Impacts in Israel and Palestine in May 2021
BSR reviewed the human rights impacts of Meta’s company policies and activities during the May 2021 crisis in Israel and Palestine. Here are the results.
Beyond the Generation Equality Forum: One Year of Driving Action for Gender Equality
In June 2021, the private sector set a new gender equality agenda through the Generation Equality Forum. Learn about the progress made and where gaps remain.
Transport and Logistics | Collaboration
Driving Decarbonization: Accelerating Zero-Emission Freight
Until there is collaboration and co-investment in pilot projects across the entire freight industry, low- and zero-carbon freight solutions will remain undeveloped at scale.
Sustainability Management | Sustainability Reporting | Business Transformation
“And” May Be the Most Important Word
As new laws and standards for just and sustainable business come forth, here’s what companies need to focus on—and how this can bring about increased ambition.
Technology | Human Rights
Human Rights Everywhere All at Once
While each new regulatory initiative in the tech industry addresses a specific topic, here’s how human rights based-approaches provide a common thread tying them together.
Nature | Climate Change
Advancing Nature-Positive Solutions for Business
Adopting a nature-positive lens to company operations and supply chains can help reduce risks and drive long-term business resilience.
Human Rights | Financial Services
Conflict and Modern Slavery: The Investment Perspective
As mandatory due diligence laws come into effect across Europe, examining and managing potential human rights risks are more critical than ever for companies and their investors.
Sustainability Management | Governance
Empowering Executives and Activating Boards: The New Nexus of Sustainability Governance
Boards of directors oversee many sustainability issues and address complex questions. Our advisory services aim to empower executives and Chief Sustainability Officers to engage, inform, and activate boards.
Climate Change | Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Creates Powerful Tailwinds for Net Zero Companies
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is historic legislation. BSR Managing Director David Wei shares how it will impact companies, from creating tailwinds for achieving net-zero goals to providing signals for the future of corporate climate action.
Technology | Human Rights
Best Practices for Human Rights Due Diligence in Tech Sales Channels
To fulfill their commitments to implementing the UNGPs, vendors need their sales partners to address end-use human rights risks. Explore our new brief, which shares guidance and best practices related to the human rights expectations of sales channels in the technology sector.