Climate Change: Implications and Strategies for the Luxury Fashion Sector

BSR | Kering

Article | Free | Nov 04, 2015

While the report outlines the climate risks facing global luxury fashion companies, it also focuses on the impact of climate change at the very base of the supply chain... Read More

Healthcare Delivery in RMG Factories in Bangladesh: What are the Missed Opportunities?

BSR

Article | Free | Dec 05, 2014

The purpose of this working paper is to present the current gaps identified in healthcare services and facilities inside of factories in the ready-made garment (RMG)... Read More

Financial Inclusion in the Supply Chain: An Evaluation of the HERfinance Pilot in India

BSR

Article | Free | Mar 09, 2015

This report details the results of BSR's HERfinance program pilot alongside qualitative case studies and a review of the challenges we faced and the lessons learned as we... Read More

Transparency, Purpose, and the Empowered Consumer: A New Paradigm for Advertising

BSR

Article | Free | Mar 23, 2015

This paper focuses on one central question: Can the advertising industry use principles rooted in CSR to engage consumers, build trust, and secure long-term brand loyalty... Read More

Okala Ecodesign Strategy App

Okala Practitioner

App | Free

The Okala Ecodesign Strategy App is a tool for designers to conceptualize new product and service concepts. 

Sustainability and Leadership Competencies for Business Leaders

BSR

Book / Report | Free

It has become a truism among sustainability advocates that commitment needs to start at the top, or at the very least the CEO needs to 'buy in' for real change to have a... Read More

Child Labor in Myanmar’s Garment Sector: Challenges and Recommendations

BSR

Article | Free | May 16, 2016

This report explains the context of child labor in Myanmar, both across sectors and specifically for garment manufacturing. Because there is no comprehensive data on the... Read More

The Paris Agreement: What it Means for Business

We Mean Business | BSR | DLA Piper | NewClimate Institute

Article | Free | Jun 28, 2017

This report is the post-Paris counterpart to The Business Brief. After translating the We Mean Business coalition’s policy asks for government negotiators, we now translate... Read More

Ethiopia’s Emerging Apparel Industry: Options for Better Business and Women’s Empowerment in a Frontier Market

BSR

Article | Free | May 11, 2017

This paper is based on interviews that took place between September 2016 and March 2017 with a number of apparel industry stakeholders including buyers, suppliers, business... Read More

Women’s Empowerment in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Business Action to Advance Women’s Health, Rights, and Wellbeing

BSR Group, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

Article | Free | Sep 18, 2016

This report aims to help unlock business opportunities that advance the health, rights, and wellbeing of women in global value chains. It highlights the benefits of... Read More

Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for the Apparel Sector

BSR

Article | Free | Mar 07, 2017

This brief provides recommendations for apparel companies to advance women’s economic empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This brief was developed alongside the BSR... Read More