COVID-19: External Resources for Business

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• BSR Staff

  

As part of our efforts to support businesses and stakeholders during the COVID-19 crisis, we at BSR are compiling and sharing a list of relevant external resources in addition to the thought leadership from BSR experts, members, and partners provided on our COVID-19 Content Hub. Below is a selection of external blogs, articles, and other materials providing useful perspectives for companies looking to meet the moment and build the future. We will update this selection on an ongoing basis.

Climate Change

• Ceres: Business Disruption and a Just Transition (Video)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• UN Global Compact: Uniting Business and Governments to Recover Better (Statement)
• UNEP: COVID-19 Is Not a Silver Lining for the Climate, says UN Environment Chief (Article)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)

Human Rights

• Business Fights Poverty: Business and COVID-19: Supporting the Most Vulnerable (Guide)
• Human Rights Watch: COVID-19 Puts Millions of Global Supply Chain Workers at Risk (Article)
• IHRB: Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers in South East Asia (Brief)
• IHRB: Respecting Human Rights in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining Companies’ Responsibilities for Workers and Affected Communities (Paper)
• ILO: COVID-19 and the World of Work: Global Impact and Policy Recommendations (Primer)
• Investor Alliance for Human Rights: Investor Toolkit on Human Rights (Toolkit)
• IRIS: COVID-19: Guidance for Employers and Business to Enhance Migrant Worker Protection during the Current Health Crisis (Guide) 
• ISS Governance: Workers' Rights and COVID-19: Testing the Resolve of Corporate Labor Policies (Report)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• OAS: OAS Launches Practical Guide to Inclusive Rights-Focused Responses to COVID-19 in the Americas (Press Release)
• Pillar Two: Managing Business-related Human Rights Risks During and After C-19 (Hub)
• UNDP: Human Rights Due Diligence and COVID-19: Rapid Self-Assessment for Business (Tool)
• UNICEF/ILO/UN Women: Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19 (Document)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)

Inclusive Economy and Worker Wellbeing

• AIHA: Back to Work Safely (Hub)
• ILO: Almost 25 Million Jobs Could Be Lost Worldwide as a Result of COVID-19 (Article)
• ISS Governance: Workers' Rights and COVID-19: Testing the Resolve of Corporate Labor Policies (Report)
• Fast Company: In Coronavirus’s Wake, Gig Workers Are Demanding Paid Sick Leave (Article)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• Sodexo: Reopening with Resilience: Webinar Takeaways (Summary)
• The Life I Want: How Will the Future of Work Affect Our Mental Health? (Blog)
• Triple Pundit: EdTech Companies Easing the Transition to Distance Learning in Wake of COVID-19 (Article)
• UN Global Compact: Uniting Business and Governments to Recover Better (Statement)
• UNICEF/ILO/UN Women: Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19: Key Steps Employers Can Take (Document)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)

Supply Chain Sustainability

• Better Buying: Guidelines for “Better” Purchasing Practices Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis and Recovery (Guide)
• Fair Wear: Garment Industry Coalition Lays out Joint Priorities for the Garment Sector (Statement)
• Flexe: Supply Chain Disruption Q&A: From Redundancy Comes Resilience (Blog)
• ISS Governance: Workers' Rights and COVID-19: Testing the Resolve of Corporate Labor Policies (Report)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• Novartis: COVID-19 Good Practice Guidance for Third Parties (Guide)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)
• Worker Rights Consortium: Which Brands Are Acting Responsibly toward Suppliers and Workers? (Tracker)
• Worker Rights Consortium: Who Will Bail Out the Workers that Make Our Clothes? (White Paper)

Sustainability Management

• BlackRock: BlackRock Investment Stewardship: Engagement Priorities for 2020 (Guide)
• Bloomberg: Older ESG Funds Outperform Their Newer Rivals in Market Tumult (Article)
• Just Capital: The COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker (Tracker)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• Public Private Strategies: Employer Resource Round Up (Hub)
• RI: Pandemic Could Be Tipping Point for ESG (Survey)
• Target: Considerations for Retail Operations Post COVID-19 (Guide)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)

Women's Empowerment

• CARE/IRC: Global Rapid Gender Analysis for COVID-19 (Tool)
• Data2X: COVID-19 Resources: Gender Data, Gender, and Data (Hub)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: Employee Hardship Fund Playbook (Playbook) 
• Morrison & Foerster: Public Charity Side Car (Article)
• UK Government: Employers Do Not Have to Report Gender Pay Gaps in 2020 (News)
• UN Women: COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool (Tool)
• UN Women: Gender-Sensitive Private Sector Response to COVID-19 for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery (Primer)
• UN Women/BSR/WeEmpowerAsia: The Business Case for Integrating a Gender Lens into Private Sector COVID-19 Recovery Plans (Webinar)
• WBCSD: The Consequences of COVID-19 for the Decade Ahead (Brief)
• World Bank: Gender and COVID-19 (Brief)