Transformation

Community Engagement: A Cornerstone of Effective Stakeholder Engagement

BSR explores international standards governing company responsibilities to community members, the business value of community engagement, and practical tips for conducting it.

Effective Stakeholder Engagement: Ensuring Internal Company Alignment

BSR shares key actions to ensure internal alignment ahead of stakeholder engagement: establishing an overarching vision, identifying internal ownership, shifting from ad hoc to ongoing engagement, and balancing transparency and legal risk.

From the Frontlines of Scope 3: Key Lessons from Supplier Engagement Initiatives

For companies tackling their Scope 3 emissions, practical guidance for engaging with suppliers on climate is critical. BSR shares three key takeaways on effective supplier engagement strategies, based on insights from companies who participated in the Supplier Cascade collaboration.

From the Frontlines of Scope 3: Key Lessons from Supplier Engagement Initiatives

For companies tackling their Scope 3 emissions, practical guidance for engaging with suppliers on climate is critical. BSR shares three key takeaways on effective supplier engagement strategies, based on insights from companies who participated in the Supplier Cascade collaboration.

Ten Lessons on Developing Effective Sustainability Strategies

As sustainability leaders face significant headwinds, from regulatory uncertainty to shifting leadership priorities, today’s sustainability strategies must be principled and adaptive. Drawing on 30 years of cross-sector experience, BSR shares ten lessons for building resilient strategies that drive long-term value.

How Foresight Can Enhance Strategic Resilience in a Time of Turbulence

Abrupt shocks and long-term transformations are reshaping the sustainable business landscape. Explore how embedding foresight into sustainability strategies can help companies anticipate change, prepare for uncertainty, and identify opportunity.

Board Oversight Amid Uncertainty: Doubling Down on Strategic Sustainability

Boards facing risks may consider scaling back sustainability efforts to reduce short-term political risk, but this can create new problems. Emphasizing strong sustainability governance through strategic oversight helps companies navigate challenges, build resilience, and create long-term value.

Climate and Nature Integration 101: In Conversation with Helen Crowley

Lara Birkes, Managing Director of BSR's Climate and Nature team, connected with Dr. Helen Crowley, BSR Advisor and Global Business and Biodiversity Expert, to explore why integrating climate, nature, and people is no longer optional—and how systems thinking, organizations shifts, and even nature itself can help businesses navigate complexity, build resilience, and scale impact.

Corporate Sustainability Governance Fitness Test: Three Actions for Leaders

Business leaders are navigating an increasingly complex and disruptive landscape of sustainability challenges, governance issues, and risks. Against this backdrop, businesses must focus on three key actions: integrating material sustainability issues into governance structures, roles, and responsibilities, cracking the code on stakeholder engagement, and building resilience from the value chain forward. In our experience, leaders who ask the right sustainability governance questions have the most resilient governance structures.