Organizations Promoting Corporate
Ethical, Social & Environmental Responsibility
Suggested websites are denoted with an asterisk (*).
*Accountability-Central
(U.S.A.)
"In A-C the editors focus on news, commentary, research, trends, and
actions of key players shaping "accountability" and the impact on
individuals, business organizations, public agencies and social
institutions."
Avanzi (Italy)
Avanzi assists organizations in economic,
environmental and social sustainability.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
(U.K. & U.S.A.)
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre tracks the
positive and negative impacts of over 4,000 companies
worldwide. It claims to be the world's leading
independent resource on the subject.
*Business
for Social Responsibility (U.S.A.)
"Business for Social Responsibility is a global organization that helps member companies achieve success
in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the
environment."
*Canadian Business for Social
Responsibility (Can.)
The Canadian Business for Social Responsibility provides a leading voice for corporate
social responsibility.
Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate
Responsibility (Can.)
Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility is dedicated to promoting an ethical
orientation and culture in Canadian companies.
Center for
Corporate Policy (U.S.A.)
"Center for Corporate Policy... working to curb corporate abuses and make corporations publicly
accountable."
Centre
Info (Switzerland)
Centre Info offers advice and research into
corporate responsibility.
*CERES (U.S.A.)
CERES: The leading U.S.
coalition of environmental, investor and advocacy groups for a
sustainable future.
ChinaCSR.com
(China)
"ChinaCSR.com offers news & views on Corporate Social Responsibility in China."
Corporate Responsibility
Officer (CRO)
(U.S.A.)
"The Corporate Responsibility Officer... dedicated to increasing the professional capacity of the newest
corporate leadership role—the Corporate Responsibility Officer."
Corporate Watch (U.K.)
"Corporate Watch undertakes research on the social and environmental impact of large
corporations."
ELDIS (U.K.)
"ELDIS provides a corporate Social Responsibility Resource Guide."
Ethical Consumer
(U.K.)
"The Ethical Consumer... UK's only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social
and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names."
*EthicScan
Canada
(Can.)
EthicScan Canada is a consultancy,
research house and resource center for consumer and corporate ethics.
*EthicsWorld (U.S.A.)
EthicsWorld:
"This is the forum on the web for business
ethics, governance, and anti-corruption."
Ethisphere™
Magazine
(U.S.A.)
"Ethisphere is the new ‘must-read’ publication for all things
ethics and compliance."
GoodCorporation
(U.K.)
GoodCorporation:
"Helps organisations to develop, manage and monitor their corporate
responsibilities."
Global
Reporting Initiative (Netherlands)
"Global Reporting Initiative's mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines."
International Business Ethics Institute
(U.S.A. & U.K.)
"International Business Ethics Institute promote(s) equitable economic development, resource sustainability,
and just forms of government."
Lifeworth Annual Review
(U.K./Australia)
Conducts annual surveys and reviews the status of global
corporate actions pertinent to social and environmental
sustainability.
Make Trade Fair
(Multinational)
Make Fair Trade Fair is sponsored by Oxfam
International. Promotes fair trading practices to
help the world's poor.
Pensions &
Investment Research Consultants Ltd. (PIRC)
(UK)
"PIRC is the UKs' leading independent research and advisory consultancy
providing services to institutional investors on corporate governance
and corporate social responsibility."
SustainAbility (U.S.A.
& U.K.)
“SustainAbility is a sustainable development business
consultancy.”
Sustainable Development International (U.K.)
"Sustainable Development International provides unique publishing services for business to raise awareness
about CSR in practice to influence effective sustainable development policy."
*The Natural
Step (U.S.A.)
The Natural Step successfully helps companies implement
sustainability.
UK Government's
Corporate Social Responsibility website (U.K.)
UK Government's Corporate Social Responsibility website:
"We have an ambitious vision for UK businesses to consider the economic,
social and environmental impacts of their activities, wherever they
operate in the world."
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(Switz.)
"World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a coalition of 170 international companies united by a shared
commitment to sustainable development." |
