Redefining Sustainable Business

It is clear that the time is here for a new approach to sustainable business. Business as usual won’t get the job done—and sustainability as usual won’t suffice. If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, build truly fair and inclusive economic growth, and navigate a radically reshaped world, it is time for change. With these changes in mind, we believe it is time for a new agenda, new approach, and new advocacy. In other words, it is time for business and other partners to embrace new issues, new ways of pursuing sustainability, and a new—and more assertive—voice.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Business Roundtable Aims High, but Misses
The Business Roundtable has recognized that a singular focus on shareholder value is the wrong “north star” for business leaders. However, its updated statement falls short of what society and business truly need to thrive in the 21st century.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Blockchain Through the Whole Supply Chain
The dirt road got bumpier and the jungle more beautiful, with a seemingly endless variety of trees and wildlife. The villages announced themselves with their wood and straw houses. Residents sat on porches, manning micro markets and looking after children. Others were heading out, machete in hand, to tend their parcels of farmland.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mergers Are Coming: How to Manage ESG Through the M&A Process
We are living through a time of tremendous external disruption, technological innovation, and increased political, social, and climate risk. As a result of this ongoing disruption, we are seeing increased mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as companies seek to buy into the latest innovation, to disrupt the competition—or to prevent being disrupted by the competition.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

A New Transparency Challenge for Business and Human Rights
There is an urgent need to enhance disclosure practices across all industries that receive requests for data and assistance from law enforcement agencies.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

What Larry Fink’s 2019 Letter Means for the Future of Business
Here are our four main takeaways from this year's letter from BlackRock's Larry Fink to CEOs.

Research, Reports & Publications

Is Your Business Ready for a Radically Different Future?
During times of rapid change, the greatest danger lies in being unable to imagine radically different futures. A new publication from BSR explores how to use scenarios to create more resilient business strategies.

Research, Reports & Publications

Business Leaders: Sustainability Increasingly Driving Strategic Planning
The results of the 10th Annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey of sustainability practitioners offer a perspective on how major disruptions and trends shaping the broader ecosystem have influenced the business landscape.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Corporations as Citizens: Have We Come Full Circle?
Until the past few years, our society has not expected corporations to act like exemplary citizens. But we are seeing hopeful signs that this could be changing.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Why We Need a Loud (and Consistent) Business Voice on Policy Issues
BSR's Aron Cramer outlines why business silence on key public policy issues is no longer an acceptable stance.


Research, Reports & Publications

Managing Sustainable Business in a Rapidly Changing World
A new report from BSR provides a blueprint for how practitioners can reimagine sustainable business management inside their organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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