SAN FRANCISCO- The 2006 Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference continues into its second day Thursday, with a breakfast plenary featuring Time Magazine's "Hero for the Planet" Amory Lovins, author of Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution and founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute.

Lovins' plenary will be followed by 15 breakout sessions throughout the day, including "Governments as Agents of Change" (10:30 am), which features the Swedish Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility Elisabeth Dahlin, and a Conversation with John Ruggie (3:00 pm), the UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights. The dynamic and inspiring Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, delivers the afternoon plenary and will share her experiences on solving urban problems and climate change through innovative environmental strategies.

The BSR Annual Conference is the world's largest gathering of CSR practitioners, attracting 1,200 people from more than 40 countries. In previous years, speakers have included President Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Paul Wolfowitz (as President of the World Bank), and former Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres.

Other keynote speakers this year include:

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Since 1992, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) has been providing socially responsible business solutions to many of the world's leading corporations. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and China, BSR is a nonprofit business association that serves its 250 member companies and other Global 1000 enterprises. Through advisory services, convenings and research, BSR works with corporations and concerned stakeholders of all types to create a more just and sustainable global economy. For more information, visit www.bsr.org.

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