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Below we recommend other key sites to visit. They are relevant and provide up-to-date information on a range of subjects in the Corporate Social Responsibility and business arenas.
We have split them up into the following groups:
CSR organisations and institutions
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body with 260,000 students and 110,000 members in 170 countries. They aim to offer first choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. ACCA works to achieve and promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and advance the public interest and has been actively involved with the unfolding debate on corporate social and environmental responsibility since 1990.
Institute for Social and Ethical Accountability
The Institute aims to improve the accountability and performance of organisations worldwide by promoting best practice social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting and developing standards and certification for professionals in the field. The website gives information on all aspects of the Institute's activities.
The Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society
The Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society exists to understand and promote the vital issues of sustainability, accountability and social responsibility, through research into key business relationships. The Centre will pursue a research agenda based on academic excellence, relevance to main user groups and accessibility in dissemination.
The Carbon Neutral Company
The CarbonNeutral Company is the world’s leading full service carbon management provider. The company works with businesses and individuals to help them measure, reduce and offset their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
A membership-based research organization, the CCCBC is committed to helping business leverage its social, economic and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable world. As a leading resource on corporate citizenship, The Center works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalise their corporate citizenship.
Centre for Studies in Global Ethics
The Centre is an academic institute, operating out of the University of Birmingham. Its work on a wide variety of interdisciplinary research initiatives, and lead research projects supported by the European Commission and the Wellcome Trust. Its teaching is also wide-ranging, and includes biomedical ethical issues, international development and human rights.
The Climate Group
The Climate Group is working to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by assembling a leadership coalition of the world’s most pro-active companies, cities, states and governments. We focus on showing that solutions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change already exist and that many leaders have in fact found it profitable to implement them.
Conversations With Disbelievers
Conversations With Disbelievers (CWD) is a website dedicated to the business case for Corporate Social Responsibility and brings together much of the available quantitative evidence showing that addressing social challenges can help businesses improve their financial bottom lines.
The Copenhagen Centre (TCC) - Partnerships for Social Responsibility
The Copenhagen Centre (TCC) is an international institution established by the Danish government in 1998 following UN's World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995. TCC focuses on New Social Partnerships - collaborations between public authorities, the private sector and civil society organisations. TCC serves as an intermediary for governments, businesses, international organisations, social partners and NGOs to promote dialogue and exchange of experience. Also TCC conducts several programme activities aimed at increasing knowledge about New Social Partnerships as an innovative means of addressing social challenges on local, national and regional levels.
Corporate Register
A directory of approximately 13,000 published corporate environmental and social reports
CSRchina.net is focused on helping western and Chinese businesses to build sustainable relationships through CSR. We have a growing community of business managers and CSR specialists with one goal - to improve CSR for Business Success. The site is focused on building and sharing good business practice via discussion of regulations, standards, issues and developments, networking, exchange of opinion and sharing of case studies.
CSR Europe is the business-to-business network on Corporate Social Responsibility. It aims to help companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth and human progress by placing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the mainstream of business practice.
The CSR Group is a US-based consulting and communications firm that works with businesses and organisations to address issues of corporate social responsibility.
CSR.TV is a WebTV on the promotion of sustainable business and workplace through the spread of a culture of CSR, sustainable development, corporate governance, socially responsible investment (SRI) and aware consumption. CSR.TV aims to give tailored visibility to organisations' CSR-related events, press releases, press conferences or programmes by providing live coverage broadcasting and innovative video-streaming services as well as archived and live airtime video broadcasting spaces through our live/multi-platform channel and other multi-media tools.
CSRwire is a newswire service devoted solely to corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues. CSRwire features regular press releases and the latest CSR news. You can also sign up to a free email news alert.
The European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) is a unique alliance of academic institutions, companies and other stakeholders committed to integrating business in society into the heart of business theory and practice in Europe.
Institute of Business Ethics
The IBE was established in 1986 to encourage high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values. The IBE aims to lead the dissemination of knowledge and good practice in business ethics.
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes international leadership in responsible business practices, to benefit business and society. Founded in 1990 as a personal initiative of HRH The Prince of Wales, the Forum now operates in over 60 countries and has a membership of more than 60 multi-national companies. The Forum works strategically with leaders in business, civil society and the public sector in transition and emerging economies in order to achieve social, economic and environmentally sustained development
London 21 Sustainability Network
London 21 Sustainability Network aims to promote, support and network community-based action for sustainability in Greater London.
Shaping Tomorrow
Shaping Tomorrow’s website is a comprehensive, in-depth source for foresight and futures. The site covers all aspects of futures, strategic thinking and change management with links to relevant web sites of the futurist community, strategists, change masters, and research organisations.
Tomorrow's Company
The Centre for Tomorrow's Company provides an inspiring focal point for those pursuing enduring business success. It is a business-led think tank and catalyst researching and stimulating a new agenda for business that makes equal sense to staff, shareholders and society.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of some 150 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development. The website features details on upcoming conferences, WBCSD projects and more.
Asian Corporate Governance Association
The Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) is an independent, non-profit membership association dedicated to working with investors, companies and regulators in the implementation of effective corporate governance practices throughout Asia. ACGA was founded in 1999 from a belief that corporate governance is fundamental to the long-term development of Asian economies and capital markets.
Confederation of British Industry
The “online voice of British business”, the CBI represents companies from all sectors of UK business: small and large, from manufacturing to retailing, agriculture to construction, hi-tech to finance, transport to consultancy. The CBI website is a good resource for businesses in the UK. Article 13 has teamed up with CBI to produce a series of CSR best practice case studies from across industry.
Ethical Junction
The Ethical Junction Network provides information on positively screened companies and organisations and links you through to ethical and sustainable products and services provided by our members. Article 13 is a registered member of Ethical Junction.
FDIN (The Food and Drink Innovation Network)
The FDIN, a cross between a best practice club and trade association, is a network focussed on "sharing innovation best practice in the food and drink industry". The network holds regular seminars and runs an active forum with approximately 5,000 participants.
FT.com is a leading global business web site and the internet partner of the Financial Times. It combines the values and authority of the Financial Times newspaper with the immediacy and interactivity of the internet. FT.com has 1.7 million unique monthly users, generating 39 million page views each month.
Management-Issues is a portal for journalists writing on human resources and management issues. The portal incorporates the latest research, spokespeople, exclusive synopsis suggestions, events and opinion pieces through a searchable database through which media can access a wide range of industry spokespeople and case studies directly.
Governmental and Intergovernmental websites
ACBE - Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment
The Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment (ACBE) encourages dialogue between Government and business on environmental issues and aims to help mobilise the business community in demonstrating good environmental practice and management. Article 13 are memebers of this committee
ACCPE - Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment
The Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment (ACCPE) provides advice to Government on policies to reduce the environmental impacts of products and services.
Communities and Local Government
Communities and Local Government's vision is of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.
DFID
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
UK Government department with a broad remit of promoting sustainable development. This includes protection and improvement of the rural, urban, marine and global environment, tackling social exclusion in rural areas, promotion of a sustainable, competitive and safe food supply chain which meets consumers' requirements, as well as natural resource management, farming methods, and animal health and welfare..
Department of Health
The department’s work is far reaching - ranging from providing specialist guidance to general practitioners, dentists and social workers, to helping promote healthier lifestyles and living. Its overarching aim is to improve the health and well-being of people in England and to ensure that the needs of patients and service users are at the forefront of health and social care.
DTI – Department for Trade and Industry
The Department of Trade and Industry aims to generate wealth for everyone in the UK by helping people and businesses to become more productive and more successful. The website has information resources for business, consumer and employees.
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Developing Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK
The DTI also has a website specifically for Corporate Social Responsibility which has information on the government’s response to CSR, as well as general information on CSR and how businesses can get started.
Department for Transport
UK central government department responsible for transport throughout the UK, including aviation, integrated transport solutions, freight, railways, mobility and inclusion, roads, transport safety, shipping as well as science and research in this area.
Department for Work and Pensions
Responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
East Midlands Regional Assembly
The East Midlands Regional Assembly will become the region’s foremost voice; creating a strategic partnership to boost the economic, social and environmental quality of life.
EU CSR
Read about the EU’s approach to CSR, including the recent Green Paper.
EC - DG Environment
The Environment Directorate-General at the European Commission is primarily responsible for initiating and defining new environmental legislation and ensuring that measures, which have been agreed, are actually put into practice in the Member States.
EC - DG Trade
Directorate-General Trade at the European Commission conducts the European Union's external trade policy with the aim of promoting harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities.
Government Communication Network (GCN)
The Government Communication Network (GCN) links all professional communicators across government and supports them in gaining the skills and knowledge they need to carry out their roles to a consistent, high standard.
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
Also a part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the unit is responsible for driving progress across Government in implementing the “New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal: A National Strategy Action Plan” launched by the Prime Minister on 15 January 2001.
Social Exclusion Task Force
The Social Exclusion Task Force was set up by the Prime Minister to help improve Government action to reduce social exclusion by producing 'joined-up solutions to joined-up problems'.
Strategy Unit
The Strategy Unit was formed to provide a clear focus for strategic thinking and policy analysis at the heart of Government. The Strategy Unit formally began operating on July 22 2002. It was created by a merger of the Performance and Innovation Unit, the Prime Minister’s Forward Strategy Unit, and part of the Policy Studies Directorate of the Centre for Management and Policy Studies.
Sustainable Development - Government's approach
A better quality of life - This website reports on progress by the United Kingdom as a whole towards sustainable development.
UN
The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN: membership totals 191 countries. Find out about the UN’s activities in the areas of economic and social development, human rights, peace and security and more.
Vaderegio
CSR Vaderegio is a platform for public policies for promotion of CSR at regional level. This European platform reflects the need for sharing as widely as possible the experience and good practices of CSR policies promoted by regional and local authorities.
World Bank
One of the world’s largest sources of development assistance, the World Bank’s primary focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. This site provides an overview of how the Bank uses its financial resources to help developing countries onto paths of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth.
World Bank Corporate Social Responsibility Team
The CSR and Sustainable Competitiveness program has developed a strong set of initiatives with the goal of strengthening CSR practices worldwide. These include courses and global e-dialogues for a variety of stakeholder groups and a program component specifically designed to reach young people, addressing the importance of social responsibility and sustainable development for the next generation.
Association of British Insurers
Read more about the ABI Disclosure Guidelines and the implications for business.
Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index.
In partnership with SAM, Dow Jones & Company, launched the world's first family of sustainability indexes. The Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes (DJSGI) track the performance of sustainability leaders worldwide. They encompass the top 10% of the companies that lead their industry in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. They offer a basis for financial products and derivatives with a focus on corporate sustainability. And, most importantly, they serve as a benchmark for the increasing amount of sustainability-driven investments.
FTSE4Good
FTSE4Good indices have been designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards, and to facilitate investment in those companies. Find out more about the criteria and the current constituents.
Global Reporting Initiative
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international, multi-stakeholder effort to create a common framework for voluntary reporting of the economic, environmental, and social impact of organisation-level activity. Its mission is to enhance the credibility and comparability of sustainability reporting practices worldwide and incorporates the active participation of business, accountancy, human rights, environmental, labour and governmental organisations.
The Global Sullivan Principles
The objectives of the Global Sullivan Principles are to support economic, social and political justice by companies where they do business; to support human rights and to encourage equal opportunity at all levels of employment, including racial and gender diversity on decision making committees and boards; to train and advance disadvantaged workers for technical, supervisory and management opportunities; and to assist with greater tolerance and understanding among peoples; thereby, helping to improve the quality of life for communities, workers and children with dignity and equality.
UN Global Compact
Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to advance responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalisation. The Global Compact is not a regulatory instrument – it does not “police”, enforce or measure the behaviour or actions of companies. Rather, the Global Compact relies on public accountability, transparency and the enlightened self-interest of companies, labour and civil society to initiate and share substantive action in pursuing the principles upon which the Global Compact is based.
Accountability Central
The editors of Accountability Central focus on news, commentary, research, trends, and actions of key players shaping "accountability" and the impact on individuals, business organisations, public agencies and social institutions. Topical information is delivered through specific accountability "channels" -- corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, business and society, social investing, shareholder activism, financial reporting, ethics, and others. The site -- run by the Governance & Accountability Institute (Inc.) -- is aimed at public, private and social sector executives and board members, and investor interests with a stake in corporate accountability.
Applied Clinical Trials
Applied Clinical Trials is the authoritative, peer-reviewed resource and thought leader for the global community that designs, initiates, manages, conducts, and monitors clinical trials. Industry professionals learn effective and efficient solutions to strategic and tactical challenges within the tightly regulated, highly competitive pharmaceutical environment. To do that, ACT provides a forum where pharmaceutical product developers can communicate with the medical researchers who test their new products.
Business Ethics Magazine
For over 17 years, Business Ethics has provided insight, analysis and informed opinion about business ethics, corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing. Read by business people, academics, and investors nationwide – you'll find insightful interviews, thought-provoking editorials, real-life ethical case studies, 100 Best Corporate Citizens, exclusive investing coverage, and more.
Environmental Finance is a monthly magazine covering the ever-increasing impact of environmental issues on the financial sector and its corporate clients. It is the only global publication dedicated to this fast-growing area
Ethical Corporation magazine and ethicalcorp.com are subscription-based print and online resources for the latest on ethical business information for corporate leaders looking for competitive advantage.
Ethical Consumer
The UK’S leading alternative consumer association looking at the companies behind the brand names. Ethical Consumer magazine publishes buyer’s guides designed to help you find the products which best fit with your own values.
Ethical Performance
The global independent newsletter on corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment.
Governance Publishing
'Governance' is the leading international monthly newsletter on corporate governance, shareholder activism and boardroom performance. At this time of rapid change in the regulatory and best practice regimes, 'Governance' is an essential and authoritative resource of analysis and opinion for board directors, senior executives, investment professionals and advisers.
Governance Publishing, Watchfield House, Watchfield, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4RD Tel: 01278 793 300, Fax: 01278 783 750, e-mail: info@governance.co.uk www.governance.co.uk
Greenleaf Publishing
Greenleaf Publishing is now a fully independent publisher specialising in the rapidly growing subject area of business and sustainable development. Among its current catalogue, you will find an unparalleled diversity of titles tackling both environmental and social aspects of the growing imperative for business: to make profit while performing sustainably.
openDemocracy.net is an independent online publisher of global politics and culture. It is a non-profit publication and is free to read and access. openDemocracy is a creative attempt to understand global issues and answer the crises of trust of the media and democracy, engaging with them in a proactive and accessible way through high-quality writing, debate and discussion forums.
Sustainable Development International
Sustainable Development International (SDI) provides unique publishing services for business to raise awareness about CSR in practice to influence effective sustainable development policy. Through the quarterly journal, the free monthly e-newsletter and www.sustdev.org, SDI provides stakeholders with up-to date reporting coverage on sustainable development processes, issues and latest developments from the CSR sector. The journal is distributed by name to senior level trade and policy decision makers from the public, private and intergovernmental sectors as well as at key industry events and in association with our partners – WBCSD, WWF, GRI, Business Action for Africa, REEEP and Arctic Paper.
Sustain' Magazine is the bi-monthly B2B publication for sustainability, business and the built environment. Sustain' magazine is written for joined-up readers: from architects to fund managers, from engineers to conservationists, from contractors to climate-change consultants, from retailers to policy-makers. Sustain' also includes a regular supplement publication CSR magazine.
Non-governmental organisations
AIESEC
AIESEC is a global student-run non-profit organisation which creates ethically minded and culturally sensitive leaders of the future. AIESEC runs the Global Source Programme, sourcing international graduates for organisations, and organises Careers Fairs and educational events and activities for student members. AIESEC is present in 25 of the UK’s top universities and 86 countries across the globe.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is an independent non-profit organisation based in the UK, USA and Hong Kong. They work in a collaborative partnership with Amnesty International sections and leading academic institutions. The Resource Centre’s purpose is to encourage companies to respect human rights, avoid harm to people and maximize their positive contribution.
 
Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR)
CSEAR's primary object is to aid the development of social and environmental accounting, and to support and encourage others who wish to practice, teach or research in this area of work - especially less experienced and/or isolated colleagues. The Centre's main function is to also act as an international network and focus for social and environmental accounting research. Collaborative research is undertaken, supported and encouraged. An in-house journal SEAJ is produced twice a year. Annual conferences are held in the UK and Australia/New Zealand; with conferences organised in Spain, Italy and Portugal on a regular basis. CSEAR has over 400 members in more than 40 countries.
Community Action Network is the UK's leading organisation for the development and promotion of social entrepreneurs. The central CAN team and CAN's more than 700 members deliver high quality projects in almost every field of social change and service delivery, from homelessness to schools and from healthcare to recycling.
Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility
The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) works to foster corporate responsibility and responsible investment in the economic life of the church and to influence the policies and practice of companies. ECCR collaborates internationally with faith-based and other members of the corporate responsibility and ethical/socially responsible investment movements. In 2003 ECCR and faith-based partners worldwide published Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility: Bench Marks for Measuring Business Performance (www.bench-marks.org).
Eldis
As part of a family of knowledge services from the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, Eldis aims to share the best in international development policy, practice and research. Its 30 subject-focused guides offer quick access to key resources in that subject area. The Eldis CSR Resource Guide contributes to a better understanding of the relation between businesses and development. Through the website, an email bulletin, and a newsfeed service, the guide provides information on the impact of business activities and policies on development issues such as poverty, human rights and the environment. Focusing on the concept of CSR in a development context, the guide also presents information on the different CSR tools with a particular emphasis on their effectiveness as an instrument for development.
Fairtrade Foundation
The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure a better deal for marginalised and disadvantaged third world producers. Set up by CAFOD, Christian Aid, New Consumer, Oxfam, Traidcraft and the World Development Movement, the Foundation awards a consumer label, the Fairtrade Mark, to products which meet internationally recognised standards of fair trade. Find out about new campaigns, products and the annual Fairtrade Fortnight.
Green Alliance is an independent charity with a central role in the UK environment movement. We work closely with decision-makers in government and business, and with other environment groups, promoting policies for a better environment.
Social Enterprise Coalition
As the voice of the social enterprise sector, the Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) provides a national platform for showcasing the benefits of social enterprise, sharing best practice and influencing policy.
Traidcraft
Traidcraft is the UK's largest fair trade organisation. Set up in 1979 to challenge traditional international trading systems, it aims to support small businesses in 'third world' countries facing trade disadvantages. The Traidcraft website gives information on its campaign, products and the fair trade movement.
WWF
The world's largest independent conservation organisation - a global network of 90 countries, WWF is a challenging, constructive, science-based organisation that addresses issues from the survival of species and habitats to climate change, sustainable business and environmental education.
Blink is the website of the 1990 Trust, a Black-led Human Rights organisation. It contains news, campaigns and research from a Black perspective (African, African-Caribbean and Asian).
British Council
The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries. They are the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations and are represented in 110 countries worldwide.
China List
China List contains links to everything China, from About China to Women in China. There is a section dedicated to Business in China.
Corporate Governance
Since 1995, the Corporate Governance site at CorpGov.net has facilitated the ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and the creation of wealth. News, links, commentary, and advocacy geared to the active investor.
Ethical Careers
The Ethical Careers Guide Online is the only website of its kind, a comprehensive guide to ethical careers, job-seeking, volunteering and self-employment.
Institute for Political and Economic Governance
Established in December 2002 as a multi-disciplinary research institute within The University of Manchester, IPEG seeks to play a key role in providing a connection between research, policy and practice, and provides a focus for debate and research around the general theme of governance: political, economic, international, regional and local.
Institute of Public Relations
The IPR is the leading membership organisation for PR professionals, providing education, training and policy guidance. The CSR network is a sectoral group of the IPR, which aims to promote the ethical correlation between PR and CSR and awareness of best-practice standards in CSR and non-financial reporting. It provides opportunities for IPR members to network and meet with relevant external interest groups.
International Compliance Association
The ICA is a professional organisation dedicated to the furtherance of best compliance, anti money laundering and financial crime prevention practice in the financial services sector. The ICA seeks to transcend national boundaries by educating and supporting compliance and anti money laundering professionals globally, through the provision of internationally recognised qualifications, member information exchange and training.
IPPR
A leading UK independent think tank, the IPPR conducts and publishes research on the area of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.
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