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Photo by sathit trakunpunlert on iStock Key Points Companies have set ambitious sustainability goals, but many are struggling to translate strategy into implementation. Closing the implementation gap requires embedding sustainability into business decisions, operations, and partnerships. BSR has launched the Operationalizing Sustainability Roundtable—a peer-learning forum dedicated to one question: How do companies successfully implement sustainability?

Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Business Transformation, BSR Christine Diamente Managing Director, Business Transformation, BSR London Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab.

Webinar September 15, 2026 10 - 10:30 am EDT As sustainability enters a more pragmatic era defined by narrower priorities, concentrated implementation, tighter budgets, and greater scrutiny, corporate leaders must focus on delivering impact more efficiently and effectively. Sustainability is no longer a parallel agenda. It is central to strategy, risk management, innovation, and competitiveness.

Photo by Hugo Kurk on iStock Key Points To meet rising demand, data centers are expanding at an unprecedented pace. With this growth comes increasing pressure on energy systems, water resources, supply chains, workers, and local communities. BSR explores key social and environmental impacts, and how businesses can proactively work to mitigate these risks while strengthening long-term business performance. Data centers provide the backbone for the AI revolution.

As critical enablers of the digital economy and the rapid expansion of AI, data center and digital infrastructure companies face growing pressure to expand capacity while managing impacts on energy systems, water resources, supply chains, workers, and local communities.

By Invitation Only Tokyo July 28, 2026 1:30 - 5 pm JST BSR Tokyo Member Day will bring together our valued member network to explore how sustainability can continue to create business value amid geopolitical, economic, and regulatory change. We will share practical approaches, hear how companies are advancing their sustainability goals, and discuss how to keep long-term business priorities on track through uncertainty.

Developed by the Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), this resource showcases elements of effective human rights governance, critical insights into the working group members’ experiences with the subject, and findings from the 2026 BSR HRWG Human Rights Governance Survey.​ Login to Download Member Login Email Address Password Remember me for two weeks. Forgot Your Password? Sorry, no related articles have been published, yet. s

Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab.

Jen Stark Director, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR Jen Stark Director, Human Rights and Inclusive Business, BSR New York Jen serves as a director for BSR's Inclusive Business practice. She is a strategy development and implementation expert at complex health and humanitarian organizations with 20+ years of experience.

Introduction BSR’s Tech Against Trafficking (TAT) initiative partnered with Survivor Alliance to design and pilot a Lived Experience Consultation Group for technology companies working to prevent and address trafficking. The pilot was proposed and funded by Meta as part of its ongoing efforts to integrate affected stakeholder perspectives into its safety work, and was developed collaboratively with other TAT member companies.