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Social Responsibility

Business for Social Responsibility  "is a US-based global resource for companies seeking to sustain their commercial success in ways that demonstrate respect for ethical values, people, communities and the environment."

Ben and Jerry's

Center for Ethical Business Cultures "Assisting business leaders in creating ethical and profitable business cultures at the enterprise, community and global levels".

Ceres "is a coalition of 54 investor, environmental, religious, labor and social justice groups".

Earthwatch Institute "is an international nonprofit organization which supports
scientific field research worldwide to improve our understanding and management
of the Earth".

Fuel Solutions provides a full range of design and program-management services for the development of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling facilities.

Global Business Network "is a unique network of organizations and individuals committed to re-perceiving the present in order to anticipate the future and better manage strategic response"

GreenMoney "We promote the awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources. Our goal is to educate and empower individuals and businesses to make informed financial decisions through aligning their corporate and financial principles".

Hispanic Assoc on Corporate Responsibility "HACR strives to ensure that there is an equitable participation of the Hispanic community in corporate America".

Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power - Green site Nice example of a major metropolitan utility actively promoting Green Power (solar, water, wind, geo-thermal).  Users can sign up online and change to Green Power.  

Patagonia Top end mountaineering clothing and a deep commitment to the environment. Employees can take sabbaticals for environmental causes, they only use organic cotton in clothes, they provide daycare, etc, etc.  

Prologo "Ethical consulting firm.  Adding an ethical value to trademark has become of fundamental strategic responsibility".  Based in Italy.

Real Goods - Solar Living Center Real Goods, in addition to their New Age mail order business, also  has a thriving business of solar energy equipment.  Their Solar Living Center, and their main store, are models of how-to-do solar on a large scale.

Rocky Mountain Institute "is a nonprofit research and educational foundation with a vision across boundaries. Its mission is to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security".

Social Investment Forum "offers comprehensive information, contacts & resources on socially responsible investing".

Social Venture Network "has advanced the movement for social responsibility in business and played a role in creating a more just, humane and sustainable society. We've brought together some of the most interesting and thoughtful people on the planet and created a place where socially conscious entrepreneurs can meet, teach, support and create new ventures with each other".

Whole Foods

The World Business  Academy "Building a better world through business"

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Ethics

The Ethics Connection  The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, focused on ethics in business, health care, technology, public policy and education, has developed practical tools and training to help people figure out for themselves the right thing to do. The site features a thread-driven interactive forum for exploring ethics issues.

Ethics Resource Center The ERC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization whose vision is an ethical world. Its mission is to be a leader and a catalyst in fostering ethical practices in individuals and institutions. The ERC fulfills its vision and mission through its groundbreaking ethics work in four core leadership areas: Institution & Coalition Development, Research & Knowledge Building, Education & Advocacy and Consulting & Technical Assistance.

The Foundation for Ethics and Meaning "seeks to reawaken and foster the simple yet transformative belief that people are yearning for meaningful connection to others and to a purpose greater than themselves. We challenge our prevailing cultural emphasis on material self-interest by encouraging a spirit of caring and a process of mutual recognition that will nourish inclusive, sustainable, and just communities".

Heart at Work - America Redefines the Work Ethic: "Jack Canfield (co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul ) has joined forces with Jacqueline Miller (president of Partnerships for Change) to examine the ways that workers around the world keep body and soul together. The result is Heart at Work, a collection of inspiring stories about the nature of work and the meaning of self-esteem". 

InKNOWvate.  "We offer valuable tools and workshops that are unique and necessary to 21st-century industry."

The Joseph & Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics A nonprofit membership organization, founded by Michael Josephson, devoted to improving the ethical quality of society by advocating principled reasoning and ethical decision making. Since 1987, the Institute has conducted programs and workshops for over 100,000 influential leaders including legislators and mayors, high-ranking public executives, congressional staff, editors and reporters, senior corporate and nonprofit executives, judges and lawyers, and military and police officers. The CHARACTER COUNTS! youth-education initiative is a project of the Institute.

Josephson Institute of Ethics. Nonprofit and nonpartisan organization based in Los Angeles. In addition to their work with businesses, law enforcement groups and government agencies, they administer the national CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition and the Foundations for Life writing program.

Practical Ethics Center.

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Management

The Committee for Economic Development is an "independent, nonpartisan policy research group of business leaders and educators committed to a stronger and more productive economy, a freer global trading system, and greater opportunity for all Americans".

The Conference Board is a "business membership and research organization where you can gain cross-industry knowledge and share experiences & best practices with executives from more than 3,000 organizations in 67 countries"

Corporate Governance. "Enhancing the return on capital through increased accountability".

Fast Company Unique magazine focused on high-tech companies, how they can be creative and socially responsible, and how it is just good business to do so.

Global Reporting The Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines represent the most comprehensive global framework for sustainability reporting, encompassing the “triple bottom line” of economic, environmental, and social issues. The Guidelines bring reporters and report users alike one major step closer to elevating sustainability reporting to a level expected of financial reporting.

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Not-for-Profit

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

AICPA Guidance Related to OMB Circular A-133  Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations

The Internet Nonprofit Center "Information For and About Nonprofit Organizations".

OMB Watch - Nonprofits and Technology Lists useful resources detailing how nonprofits can use existing technologies to further their causes.

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