May
9
May 9, 2017
This report highlights how collaboration with the financial services industry can help address three specific market barriers to scaling action on clean energy.
#Climate Change #Financial Services
May
3
May 3, 2016
This working paper measures how strongly national governments’ climate plans signal a shift of finance flows toward low-emission and climate-resilient development to the private sector. Using the insights of companies from the investment, energy, and extractives sectors, as well companies with significant supply chains, we analyze how governments can strengthen this signal.
#Climate Change #Energy and Extractives #Financial Services #Supply Chain
Feb
9
February 9, 2016
This report, written in partnership with the International Center for Research on Women and sponsored by the Oak Foundation, identifies how companies can develop holistic and integrated approaches to women's economic empowerment.
#Business Action for Women #Consumer Products #Financial Services #Grants #Healthcare #Inclusive Economy #Information and Communications Technology #Womens Empowerment
Sep
25
September 25, 2015
This report presents BSR’s holistic framing of “social finance,” or any investment activity that generates financial returns and considers social and environmental impact and introduces five conditions to galvanize private capital toward advancing social and environmental goals.
#Financial Services #Grants #Inclusive Economy #Strategy and Integration #Sustainability Management
Sep
8
September 8, 2015
This brief highlights the importance of supply chain sustainability in the financial sector, which faces unique risks in its supply chains.
#Financial Services #Supply Chain
Mar
9
March 9, 2015
Over a two-year period, BSR piloted HERfinance at 11 garment factories in India to test the hypothesis that the HERproject model would translate well to critical topics beyond health.
#Financial Services #Grants #HERproject #Inclusive Economy #Supply Chain #Womens Empowerment
Aug
27
August 27, 2012
Private equity firms are facing increasing scrutiny and greater demand for transparency from investors and stakeholders at large. To secure long-term success, the private equity sector needs to adopt a more transparent and open approach to demonstrating how it contributes to social and economic welfare.
#Ethics and Governance #Financial Services #Reporting and Communications #Sustainability Management
Aug
20
August 20, 2012
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration in mainstream investments continues to grow, listed companies have real opportunities to attract desired long-term investors by enhancing and communicating about their ESG performance.
#Financial Services #Stakeholder Engagement #Sustainability Management
Sep
12
Aug
2
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