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The 2009 annual conference from Business for Social Responsibility, presented October 20-23, 2009, explores the theme "Reset Economy. Reset World." In a world that's been "reset" by a trio of global crises -- the sharp worldwide recession, accelerating climate change, and a collapse of trust in business -- the implication and opportunities for business are enormous. Here we present our coverage leading up to and during the conference.

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BSR 2009: The Quandary of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
By Leslie Guevarra, October 26, 2009
Increasingly, voluntary sustainability reporting is becoming a mainstream practice. Yet with the global economy still roiling, trust in business remains low and the question of mandatory reporting......
BSR 2009: The State of Sustainability in 'The World's Workshop'
By Matthew Wheeland, October 26, 2009
One session at this year's Business for Social Responsibility conference focused on how sustainability initiatives are taking root in China; the head of BSR's China operations sat down for an......
BSR 2009: Addressing the Biggest Challenges Companies Face
By Matthew Wheeland, October 23, 2009
A top-notch panel on traceability in the supply chain offered a hard look at one of the biggest challenges facing companies, part of a roster of big issues tackled during day two of the 2009 BSR......
BSR 2009: How Business Can Make the Changes the World Needs
By Matthew Wheeland, October 21, 2009
At the opening sessions of the 2009 BSR conference, industry and public-sector leaders explored the scope of the problems facing the world, and proposed how the global business community can shape......
Nike: From Considered Design to Closing the Loop
By Tilde Herrera, October 19, 2009
Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in......
Navigating the Reset World with BSR
By Matthew Wheeland, October 12, 2009
In this excerpt from a GreenBiz Radio podcast, Aron Cramer explains some of the ways that Business for Social Responsibility is helping companies succeed in a world that has been reset by economic......

BSR 2009: How to Accelerate Through the Downturn
By Eric Olson, BSR, October 28, 2009
Having just returned to our offices after a great week at the BSR Conference 2009 in San Francisco, I am both sobered by the daunting challenges we face as a global community and inspired by the unprecedented opportunities we have to meet -- and......

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A Sneak Peek at the BSR Conference
By Matthew Wheeland, October 12, 2009
(Episode 96): Aron Cramer, President and CEO of Business for Social Responsibility, offers a look at some of the issues that the forthcoming conference will address, from the ecological forces...

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