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🎯 A greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040 not only sets the EU on the path to climate neutrality but also reinforces: ➡️ Competitiveness ➡️ Economic growth ➡️ Energy security ➡️Resilience 🌎BSR is among more than 150 leading business and investor leaders who have signed the letter calling on the EU to set this target. It is crucial that policymakers set a course that will stimulate business action and investments toward a competitive EU. 🔗 Read the full letter: https://lnkd.in/eKZ7aMfY Aron Cramer, Giulio Berruti Lara Birkes Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Join us for the webinar launch of RISE’s new report: Shifting Perspectives on Women’s Advancement and Leadership in the Garment, Footwear, and Textile Industry: How International Buyers and Suppliers Can Take Collaborative Action 🗓 Tuesday 17 June 🕕 18:00 HKT | 17:30 IST | 14:00 CEST | 08:00 EDT | 05:00 PST Join us for a dynamic discussion with industry stakeholders who will share practical approaches to advance women workers in garment, footwear, and textile supply chains. They will discuss: 🟡 The business case for investing in women’s advancement 🟡 The importance of co-creating solutions with women workers 🟡 The power of collaborative action and the challenges and opportunities of implementing systems change Whether you're a brand, supplier, women’s organizations, policymaker, or an industry ally, you will leave with a concrete set of interventions and roadmap on advancing women workers in the industry. 🟡 Register for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gFe-HWcc 🟡 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/ga-n_Qec 🟡 Join our newsletter to know about our program of events: https://lnkd.in/dPwsPcAX #WhenWomenRISE #WomensAdvancement

On June 3rd, join Don't Ban Equality signers and supporters for a happy hour and discussion on why reproductive healthcare is a workforce and economic issue that all companies should be aware of. #sustainablebusiness #healthcare https://lnkd.in/di6V_rdH

As sustainability becomes increasingly cross-functional within organizations, how are Chief Sustainability Officers (CSO) grappling with the trade-offs that arise across issues and over time? https://lnkd.in/eB2DAmwX In this episode of BSR Insights, Ferrero Group VP of Sustainability Mario Abreu discusses the evolving role of the CSO, the importance of maintaining ambition and balance between risks and opportunities, and why the nexus between climate change, people, food, and planetary limits must be humankind’s top priority. This conversation is part of series on the Changing Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer, drawing insights from sustainable business leaders in BSR’s membership and our report: The CSO at a Crossroads: Three Paths Forward for Sustainability Leaders. Read and download the report here: https://lnkd.in/eMSexCbe Christine Diamente #sustainablebusiness #sustainablefuture #businesstransformation

The #SBTN Land Hub’s draft Version 2 guidance is still open for public consultation—this is the last week to submit your feedback before it closes on May 27, 2025!   The updated guidance will:   🔬 Incorporate the latest science 🌱 Expand the scope to address a broader range of land-related impacts ⚙️ Introduce greater flexibility for companies   The SBTN Land Hub is seeking broad stakeholder input, especially from those with expertise in sustainability, ecology, environmental risk, and land management. Final Version 2 guidance is expected to launch in 2026.   👉 Learn more about the public consultation, and how you can participate: https://lnkd.in/ez6JtqVc    #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature #NaturePositive #LandSBTs

Why and how should developers and deployers of AI engage with external stakeholders in their efforts to be responsible? BSR Associate Director, Tech and Human Rights Lindsey Andersen highlights one of eight newly released practitioner guides on taking a human rights-based approach to responsible GenAI. #responsibleAI #genAI #bizhumanrights #sustainablebusiness #governance

Around the world, sustainability is being challenged in unprecedented ways. Companies, and business leaders, find themselves navigating a time of growing pessimism and uncertainty.     Last week, Virgin Group Chief Purpose and Vision Officer Holly Branson convened leaders of today and tomorrow in partnership with BSR, Freuds Group, and members of S30Next, the next generation of sustainable business leaders, for a discussion on how leaders and businesses alike can hold firm on their ambitions, and better position sustainability as a driver of long-term economic growth and societal resilience—opening with a call for radical collaboration to drive us ahead.     Moderated by John Ferguson, Global Lead for New Globalization at Economist Impact, panelists Aron Cramer (President and CEO of BSR), Arlo Brady (CEO of Freuds Group) and Darshana Myronidis (Group Director of Sustainability, Virgin Group) offered their insights and advice to companies on how they are managing the converging impacts of climate change, geopolitical upheaval and the rise of AI. Among the highlights:   - Prepare to tell the sustainability story in a way that shows the clear business case and relevance to people: if we invest in sustainability, offer the tangible ways it will lead to profit, and value for the business, and help people’s lives. And business leaders are well advised to keep sight of their “north star”—the essential things to which they remain committed. - Lean into horizon scanning to better anticipate the accumulating shocks, and enduring transformations of the future, which we cannot yet see, but which will reshape the world in which we live. - Our failure to achieve the SDGs, and declining public and policy support for sustainability efforts, shows that efforts to “preach” to people haven’t worked. But the underlying case for sustainability remains strong. Our businesses and societies will be stronger, more trustworthy, more innovative, and more resilient if we maintain focus, but with a renewed focus on how these efforts deliver real benefits for people. - Sustainability leaders should take a page from the populists, and how they communicate; for example, talk more about solar power, the cheapest form of energy ever, with an ever-declining price, and how it will change the landscape for people and communities. People won’t read an IPCCC report, but they will notice their energy bill decreasing…or their home insurance bill increasing in the wake of extreme climate impacts like fires and floods. - Reclaim the promise and power of human progress. Businesses need to be disrupters, fostering cultures innovate on today’s big challenges, while making sure they are reaching out to their most important stakeholders—people, families and communities—not just shareholders. Christine Diamente, Gerard McTigue, Sara Ollé #sustainablebusiness #businesstransformation

As businesses and public sector actors work to prevent, detect, and address forced labor, collecting data on risks and indicators can be complicated due to a lack of clear guidance and standardization. What key challenges do companies face, and how can data collection approaches be simplified to inform meaningful action? https://lnkd.in/e5w22BMC   Two new reports from BSR Collaborative Initiative Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) shed light on how public and private sectors collect forced labor data and highlight opportunities to drive greater standardization, based on a year of research and collaboration. Key takeaways include:    🔍 A pressing need for clearer risk thresholds, relevant proxy data, and simplified language to make ILO indicators actionable for business, especially in light of evolving regulations    📋 Self-assessment questionnaires are often duplicative and not designed to generate meaningful insights    📊 Alternative, less extractive data points are needed to complement ILO indicators and support ongoing progress tracking    🤝 Opportunities to better leverage and share government-held data on forced labor to inform private sector due diligence through public-private partnerships    ➡️ What’s next? TAT is launching Phase III: the development of a cross-industry forced labor data standard to define key terms, streamline data points, and set thresholds that trigger further human rights due diligence.    🎯 The end goal? Greater alignment in forced labor data practices to improve interoperability, enable more effective data sharing, and free up resources for meaningful due diligence—with the ultimate aim of better outcomes for workers and rightsholders. Claudio Formisano, Alice Pease #bizhumanrights #sustainablebusiness #responsibletech #forcedlabor

Climate, nature, and people are deeply interconnected, meaning that climate action cannot be addressed and communicated in silos within companies. As businesses strive to achieve a net-zero future, how can they best manage the impacts of their activities on workers and communities? On Thursday, May 22, BSR experts and guest speakers will explore the importance of embedding people and the just transition in Climate Transition Plans and what developments we can expect in the future. To request an invitation to this event, please reach out to us at [email protected]. #climateaction #sustainablebusiness #justtransition  

As the sustainability field shifts from voluntary to mandatory reporting standards, how can companies assess their preparedness for these upcoming requirements? https://lnkd.in/dEm3FQzq BSR supported a global technology company on understanding which mandatory reporting requirements were applicable to them and the gaps between their current reporting practices and desired future state. Using BSR’s ESRS and IFRS gap assessment tools to provide a detailed comparison between reporting requirements and relevant disclosures, the team developed a summary of gaps per standard as well as recommendations and next steps for the company. For more information on BSR's approach to voluntary and mandatory reporting, contact BSR's Reporting team by emailing [email protected]. This case study was authored by BSR Associate, Climate Change Verena N. and Associate Director, Transformation Anna Zubets-Anderson, ACC, CPA, MSW.