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· Greener World Media (Oakland, CA) >
o Our Brands >
· CSRwire »The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire« > e.g.
o News, Headlines, Archive
o CSR Directory > e.g.
§ Search category:
· Climate & Energy Orgs and Programs
· Environmental Orgs and Programs
· National & Regional Business Orgs
· Professional & Pro Bono Orgs and Programs
§ Search by organization name
§ Search by contact name
§ Search by city (worldwide)
§ Search by state (US States)
§ Search by country
§ View the complete list of organizations
§ View the complete list of organizations by country location
o »Search« might be useful
· Business & Human Rights Resource Centre »tracking the positive and negative impacts of over 4000 companies worldwide« > e.g.
o Getting started >
§ Infos for environment specialists > e.g.
· A. Sections of the website that environment specialists find particularly useful
o Simple »Search« and »More options« search might be useful.
o Browse the online library, by: e.g.
§ All topics > e.g.
· Issues >
· Eldis »sharing the best in development policy, practice and research« >
o Topics >
§ Corporate responsibility >
· Business and the environment
· CSR News (Based in Hückeswagen, Germany) > also
o Directory = csr-directory.net >
§ By Organization >
· Bertelsmann Stiftung (Germany) > e.g.
o English > Economy > Corporate social responsibility (CSR) > Project: Corporate social responsibility > Project overview > Weblinks > e.g.
§ CSR networks and working alliances
§ NGOs, NPOs, foundations, associations and study groups
§ Corporations and CSR
§ Science
o directory (CSR Professional Services Directory) > e.g.
§ Specialist Category > e.g.
· Academic Institutions, Climate Change, Environmental Management, Membership Organizations, Research, Sustainability
o Links >
§ Categories Search > e.g.
· By Category:
o Business and sustainability, Business environmental management, Sustainable development
· By Country
· GDRC The Global Development Research Center >
o Programmes > e.g.
· WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development > e.g.
o About the WBCSD > e.g.
§ Partnerships (International organizations, News & Content, Institutes, Foundations, NGOs, Initiative, Universities/Training programs, Business organizations (outside our Regional Network))
o Regional Network
o Focus Areas >
§ Energy & Climate
§ Development
§ Business Role
· »The Business Role Focus Area builds on the work of the Tomorrow’s Leaders group as well as on previous WBCSD projects such as Accountability & Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Sector, Health Systems, Innovation & Technology, Risk, and Sustainability & Markets.«
§ Ecosystems
o Projects/Initiatives >
§ Energy Efficiency in Buildings
§ Water
§ Sustainable Value Chain
§ Capacity Building
§ Eco-Patent Commons
o Sector Projects >
§ Cement
§ Electricity Utilities
§ Forest Products
§ Mining & Minerals
§ Mobility
§ Tire Industry
· IBLF The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (London, UK)
o The International Business Leaders Forum works with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development.
· TNS The Natural Step International Gateway »Since 1988, The Natural Step has worked to accelerate global sustainability by guiding companies, communities and governments onto an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable path.« >
o Select a country >
§ Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA
· INEM International Network for Environmental Management
o INEM is the world federation of non-profit national business associations for environmental management with about 30 member associations and cleaner production centres in 25 countries (as of March 2008)
· The Climate Group (Head office: London) »is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change. We are based in the UK, the USA and Australia and we operate internationally.«
· Since 1991 the Greening of Industry Network (GIN) has engaged researchers, business leaders, activists and policy makers from more than 50 countries to respond to the challenges of sustainable development.
o The Network's core activities are linked meetings, publications and communications.
· SEABUS International Research Network on Social and Environmental Aspects in Business and Management
o The main purpose of the International Research Network on Social and Environmental Aspects in Business and Management is to foster the methodological and conceptual exchange among the network partners as well as the further development and dissemination of existing methods and findings from research on social and environmental aspects in business and management.
o Network partners:
§ Amsterdam Business School (ABS), University of Amsterdam, NL
§ Center for Business & Environment at Yale (CBEY), Yale University, US
§ University of Hong Kong, Corporate Environmental Governance Programme (CEGP), Hong Kong
§ European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)
§ IZT – Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Germany
§ School of Management and Economics, Queen's University Belfast, UK
§ Umeå School of Business (USBE), Umeå University, Sweden
§ Faculty of Business, University of Victoria, Canada
· WRI World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C., USA)
o WRI collaborates with nearly 400 partners in more than 50 countries.
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§ Climate, Energy & Transport
§ Governance & Access
§ Markets & Enterprise
§ People & Ecosystems
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· Projects (All)
o Earthwatch has a global reach, with offices in Oxford (UK), Boston (USA), Melbourne (Australia) and Tokyo (Japan).
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§ Europe > e.g.
· News & Events > e.g.
o Publications > e.g.
§ B&B Business and Biodiversity Publications
· Business > e.g.
o CERG Corporate Environmental Responsibility Group
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§ BBRC The Business & Biodiversity Resource Centre
· IUCN The World Conservation Union >
o What we do > Issues >
§ Business >
· IUCN Business and Biodiversity Programme
· CELB The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
o Established by Conservation International (CI) and Ford Motor Company
o »We partner with conservation organizations and leading companies in key industry sectors that have the greatest environmental impact on critical ecosystems and the greatest potential to bring about positive environmental change.«
· Rainforest Alliance >>
o Sustainable Business Forum »We are helping companies meet long-term sustainability goals and build ethical supply chains«
· Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH = Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Germany) > e.g.
o Our Research > e.g.
§ Sustainable Production and Consumption
· SEI Stockholm Environment Institute
· SoP Sustainability of the Planet Program (or here; Sinf, Sweden) is a promoter of sustainability projects, assisting in project shaping and acting as a broker between projects and sources for financial support.
· CSR Europe »The European business network for CSR«
o CSR Europe is the leading European business network for corporate social responsibility with around 70 multinational corporations and 25 national partner organisations as members.
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§ Activities > e.g.
· Information Provision > Links > Search Links
o Select CSR Theme: Environment
· CSR Solutions > Search Solutions >
o Select CSR Theme: Environment (124 solutions by March 2008)
§ Membership > e.g.
· National Partner Network > Search Initiatives >
o Select CSR Theme: Environment
§ News >
· Search News >
o Select CSR Theme: Environment
§ »Search« might be useful
· EUROCHAMBRES > e.g.
o What we do > e.g.
§ European Affairs > e.g.
· Competitive Europe > e.g.
o Energy
· Innovation
· EBS European Business Summit >> e.g.
o 6th EBS (February 2008) is organised by BUSINESSEUROPE and the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium.
§ With the theme Greening the Economy: new Energy for Business, the EBS wants to focus on how Europe can turn the “carbon challenge” into a business opportunity, giving new energy to growth and jobs.
· EPE European Partners for the Environment (Brussels, Belgium)
o »is a multi-stakeholder forum bringing together international, European, national and local Public Authorities, Companies large and small, Trade Unions, Institutes, environmental organisations, consumer and ethical NGOs.«
· SustainAbility (Headquartered in London; Founder: John Elkington)
o Established in 1987, SustainAbility advises clients on the risks and opportunities associated with corporate responsibility and sustainable development.
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§ Consultancy >
· Services
§ Think Tank > e.g.
· Research > e.g.
· Chatham House - The Royal Institute of International Affairs (St James's Square, London) > e.g.
o Research > e.g.
§ Energy, Environment and Development
· Forum for the Future (UK)
o Forum for the Future - the sustainable development charity - works in partnership with over 120 leading organisations in business and the public sector. Our vision is of business and communities thriving in a future that’s environmentally sustainable and socially just.
· HRH The Prince of Wales (UK) >> Accounting for Sustainability Project (launched in December 2006) >
§ This website (launched on 12 December 2007) provides guidance, tools, links and case studies to help you integrate sustainability into your organisation's decision making.
§ It also provides a framework to enable organisations to report on their performance in a more consistent manner.
§ This website is designed to provide practical and accessible advice for any public, private, or third sector organisation.