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Dec

8

December 8, 2021

Inclusive Economy: Keeping Workers in the Loop

Keeping Workers in the Loop

From automation to climate disruption, this report considers the impact of a changing industry context and dynamics on workers and offers recommendations to industry and policymakers on creating a just, fair and inclusive circular fashion system.

#Consumer Products #Inclusive Economy

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Jul

27

July 27, 2021

Inclusive Economy: Lessons Learned from a Market-Based Approach to Inclusive Employment

Lessons Learned from a Market-Based Approach to Inclusive Employment

This report captures lessons learned from BSR’s launch, implementation, and sunset of the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition.

#Global Impact Sourcing Coalition #Inclusive Economy

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Sep

17

September 17, 2020

Inclusive Economy: Digitizing for Inclusion: Insights from Wage Digitization in the Garment Sector

Digitizing for Inclusion: Insights from Wage Digitization in the Garment Sector

BSR's HERproject and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth share five insights on inclusive wage digitization in the garment sector.

#Financial Services #HERproject #Inclusive Economy #Supply Chain #Womens Empowerment

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Jun

24

June 24, 2020

Inclusive Economy: The Business Role in Creating a 21st-Century Social Contract

The Business Role in Creating a 21st-Century Social Contract

The time is now for an overhaul of the social contract to address 21st-century realities and needs. A new social contract can deliver long-term value creation that enables economic security and mobility, is genuinely inclusive, and addresses challenges such as the transition to clean energy and the emergence of a digital world.

#Climate Change #Financial Services #Human Rights #Inclusive Economy #Social Contract #Supply Chain #Sustainability Management #Womens Empowerment

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Sep

26

September 26, 2019

Inclusive Economy: Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit

Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit

BSR and the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC) have developed the Reducing Poverty through Employment Toolkit, which provides a range of good practices, case examples, and resources to guide companies on how to get started or how to enhance existing efforts to employ, empower, and improve the advancement prospects of those living in poverty.

#Inclusive Economy

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Aug

7

August 7, 2019

Inclusive Economy: How Business Can Build a ‘Future of Work’ That Works for Women

How Business Can Build a ‘Future of Work’ That Works for Women

Businesses have a responsibility not only to help workers prepare and transition for the ‘future of work,’ but also enact strategies that create positive change and economic advances for women. This report outlines how to do so.

#Inclusive Economy #Womens Empowerment

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Sep

17

September 17, 2018

Inclusive Economy: Climate and Inclusive Economy

Climate and Inclusive Economy

Climate change and the economy are inextricably linked. This report highlights how companies across sectors can better understand how they can contribute to more climate-resilient and inclusive economies.

#Climate Change #Inclusive Economy

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Apr

11

April 11, 2017

Inclusive Economy: Automation: A Framework for a Sustainable Transition

Automation: A Framework for a Sustainable Transition

This report helps companies navigate the business and social implications of automation and outlines how companies can prepare the workforce for the inevitable changes to come.

#Inclusive Economy

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Feb

21

February 21, 2017

Inclusive Economy: A New Era: Optimizing Chinese Industry in the Age of Automation

A New Era: Optimizing Chinese Industry in the Age of Automation

This report details automation and other shifts in Chinese industry and the global supply chains operating in the country, as well as recommendations to prepare workforces in China for the workplaces of tomorrow.

#Inclusive Economy #Supply Chain

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Dec

7

December 7, 2016

Inclusive Economy: Good Jobs and the Changing Nature of Work

Good Jobs and the Changing Nature of Work

This brief explores the core issues around good jobs in the United States—and the emerging areas that require action by U.S. business leaders—including automation, income inequality, part-time and contract work in the digital age, living wage, and diversity and inclusion.

#Grants #Inclusive Economy

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