Human Rights

Four Tips for Authentic Business Leadership During Pride 2025

Pride celebrations come amid ongoing challenges to LGBTIQ+ equality, with some companies pulling back and others still prioritizing inclusion. BSR shares four practical tips for company engagement on LGBTIQ+ equality efforts.

The EU AI Act: Where Do We Stand in 2025?

BSR discusses the status of the EU AI Act—in terms of provisions that have come into force and those yet to do so—as well as potential changes to the AI Act in the future.

Maintaining Sustainability and Human Rights Principles as Supply Chains Upend

Compounding crises have wreaked havoc on global supply chains and show no sign of letting up. BSR shares implications of these tariffs and recommendations on next steps for companies.

Maintaining Sustainability and Human Rights Principles as Supply Chains Upend

Compounding crises have wreaked havoc on global supply chains and show no sign of letting up. BSR shares implications of these tariffs and recommendations on next steps for companies.

CSDDD:Using a Risk-Based Approach to Address Human Rights and Environmental Impacts in Supply Chains

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) expects companies to take a risk-based approach to address human rights and environmental impacts. Assessing impacts across the supply chain is a challenging requirement for companies. BSR’s Human Rights team walks through the three steps involved in a risk-based approach.

Adequate Wages vs. Living Wages: Implementation Guidance for Companies

BSR’s Human Rights team unpacks the differences in terminology, provides practical guidance on how companies can determine the Adequate Wage for a location, and shares what companies can expect to come from reporting and human rights due diligence requirements.

Responsible Innovation in the Automotive Industry

The automotive sector is experiencing a period of significant change. With growing concerns about climate change and environmental impacts, sustainability has become a strategic priority for automotive organizations.

How Financial Institutions Can Manage Human Rights-Related Risks

The story of human rights in the US is one of ongoing struggles as diverse movements seek to push for—or against—a more inclusive, just, and dignified country for all people.

Advancing a Just Transition: Lessons from Company Practices

Companies are facing multiple challenges to advancing the just transition within their operations that must be overcome to ensure that people are prioritized throughout the climate transition process. In our work with companies, BSR has identified a few actions that support advancing the just transition.