Reports

Achieving global (and corporate) sustainability goals presents an opportunity for business, but attaining these goals requires systematic change. BSR provides practical guidance on impactful transformation that will deliver thriving business over the long term. 

This Human Rights Assessment shares how decisions made across the generative AI value chain can impact human rights. The report also includes practitioner guides on incorporating a human rights-based approach for people working on responsible AI.

BSR’s new report provides an overview of the climate transition landscape, including awareness around existing regulations and frameworks as well as challenges business faces in complying with these regulations. 

Explore how climate change negatively impacts the health of vulnerable communities and, in turn, affects businesses, with real-life examples from Centering Health Equity in Climate Action members who have successfully integrated health equity into their existing sustainability initiatives. 

In 2023, UNICEF engaged BSR to explore current CRIA trends and develop a tool that companies can use to systematically identify, assess, and address their impacts on children. This report shares key findings from that research.

BSR interviewed 31 CSOs to hear their perspectives on their evolving role, understand current challenges, and how they ensure that sustainability remains a priority at the highest levels of corporate decision-making.

When navigating the transition to a low-carbon economy, it is vital that businesses engage proactively with stakeholders. BSR’s Energy for a Just Transition highlights key considerations for conducting stakeholder engagement within the context of a just transition.

As we enter the second half of the decisive decade, strategic foresight is more essential than ever for business to navigate the rapid and complex changes to come. Our new report offers insights on developments over the last six years and how to prepare for what lies ahead. 

Scenario planning can inform today’s climate risk disclosures, build resilient business strategies, and present opportunities for bold action. Explore our new climate scenario narratives now.

This report is a practical resource for financial institutions and anyone seeking to engage them on reproductive and LGBTQI+ rights in the US context.

BSR’s new guide, funded by the Omidyar Network, is a practical resource for anyone seeking to engage with global technology companies on digital rights issues related to the development, deployment, and use of their products and services.

As companies progress at a slower pace than expected on energy efficiency and decarbonization, explore how business can address the tension between growth and sustainability targets.

Via a co-creation process in business activities related to climate action, companies can enable more effective climate solutions that address interconnected, systemic issues.

Explore ASD's progress on its approach to action, deepening engagement with supply chain players, and scaling impact on the ground.

Drawing on BSR’s expertise in incubating, designing, and facilitating collaborative initiatives, this report explores how business-led multi-stakeholder collaboration can help to advance the SDGs.