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Key codes, standards and frameworks relevant to the sustainability/CSR agenda
· U.S. EPA Environmental Protection Agency >
o Glossary & Acronyms (Terms of Environment)
· EEA European Environment Agency >>
o EEA multilingual environmental glossary
· UN Statistics Division >>
· Earth Portal >
o EOE Encyclopedia of Earth
· IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development >
o Resources >
§ What is sustainable development? (The Sustainable Development Timeline, Glossary, SD Principles Database, Ten + Ten: Successes and Failures)
· GDRC Global Development Research Center > Programmes >
o Sustainable Development >
§ Definitions, Concepts (Cleaner Production, Eco-Efficiency, etc.; descriptions of more than 20 concepts, with additional links)
· openDemocracy »Free thinking for the world« > globalisation >
o Sustainable development: from word to policy (11 April 2007; Also at MHC International)
§ The notion of sustainability has entered the development lexicon. Michael Hopkins asks why it took so long and how the idea has been transformed in its encounter with reality.
· ConservationEconomy.net is a project of Ecotrust (Portland, Oregon, USA) >
o The Patterns of a Conservation Economy (flash or html map)
· World Bank >> Development Education Program >
o DEPweb »web site of classroom-ready sustainable development materials designed especially for you.« > e.g.
§ What is Sustainable Development?
· Washington State Department of Ecology >>
o Definition >
§ more definitions on sustainability
· Definitions and key concepts associated with sustainable production and consumption (IISD & Government of Norway)
· C4S Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College (Michigan, USA) >
· SocialFunds >> e.g.
o Brundtland Report Celebrates 20th Anniversary Since Coining Sustainable Development (11 June 2007; Article by Bill Baue)
o Rio + 10 Series: The Rhetoric of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (23 August 2002; Article by Bill Baue)
§ Sustainable development's amorphous definition may prove a difficult hurdle to gaining consensus on concrete action plans at the Johannesburg Summit.
· Sustainable Measures > e.g.
o Sustainability (»What is sustainability, anyway?«)
· GEM Global Environmental Management Education Center (at the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point) >>
o What Is Sustainability & How Do We Get There? (By Brian Kermath; With a wealth of references and links)
· JFS Japan for Sustainability >
o JFS Indicators >
· Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) > National Centre for Sustainability >
· SustainUs > Web links >
o Sustainability Concepts (the Original Authors)
o Sustainability = What does “sustainability” mean?
· Wikipedia >> e.g.
· Earth Portal > EOE Encyclopedia of Earth > Topics >
o Business and the environment
· Dictionary of Sustainable Management
o compiled by Presidio MBA students
o features more than 250 must-know terms of sustainable business
· The Sustainability Report (Canada) >
· Sd3 > Explore Sustainability > Step Three (Share) >
o Glossary
· IFZ Interuniversitäres Forschungszentrum für Technik, Arbeit und Kultur (Also English version of website) > Forschung > Summer Academy on Technology Studies (Each year) >
o Proceedings 2003 (Theme was »Corporate Sustainability«; In English; 33 Presentations; 5th Summer Academy) > e.g.
§ Social Sustainability in companies daily business (.pdf, 2003, 12 pp.; By: Ingrid Kaltenegger)
§ How to become sustainable considering ethical aspects (.pdf, 2003, 18 pp.; By: Martin Tschandl)
· CSEM Centre for Sustainable and Environmental Management (Oxhey, UK) >
o Research > Sustainability Papers >
§ Globalisation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development: and the need now for Sustainable Management and Leadership (or in .pdf, November 2002)
· BBRC The Business & Biodiversity Resource Centre > Resources >
o Publications >
§ What is Sustainability? (.pdf, 2000)
o Glossary
· Design Council (London, UK) > About design > Business essentials >
o Corporate social responsibility
· Telegraph.co.uk >>
o Making sense of sustainability (28 June 2007) - At six syllables, "sustainability" is hardly the sexiest word on the planet, yet the term has come to be the year's favourite business buzzword.
· »Duurzaam ondernemen« website (developed by BECO; The Netherlands)
o Also English version of website
o > e.g.
§ »Sustainability ... read about what, how and why«
· Sustainable Business Network (New Zealand) >
o Sustainability >
§ What is a Sustainable Business
· CSI Center for Sustainable Innovation (Windsor, Vermont, USA; GRI Organisational Stakeholder; Founder: Mark W. McElroy) >
o Publications > e.g.
§ The Sustainability of »Sustainability« - A Study into the Conceptual Foundations of the Notion of »Sustainability« (.pdf, March 2005, 33 pp.)
· Future 500 (San Francisco, USA) »forging links between corporations and stakeholders to advance global citizenship« >
o Publications >
§ Sustainability Tool Kit >
· Ivey Business Journal (Canada) > Topics >
o Social Responsibility > e.g.
§ Corporate sustainability: What is it and where does it come from? (.pdf, 2003, 6 pp.; By: Mel Wilson)
· »Mix sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory and accountability, and you have the four pillars of corporate sustainability. It’s an evolving concept that managers are adopting as an alternative to the traditional growth and profit-maximization model.«
· Sustainable Ventures (USA) > Resources >
o Glossary
· SAM Group >
o Investment Products > SPG Sustainable Performance Group > Englisch > Sustainability Focus >
§ What is sustainability? (3 dimensions, value-added approach)
§ Glossary
· Global Sustainability Institute at RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)
o About GS@RMIT >
§ Triple Bottom Line Plus One (added governance, as the fourth significant dimension).
§ Descriptions of Sustainability (.pdf has 21 pp.)
· »List of 80 definitions of sustainability from Government, Multilateral Agencies, Corporations and Civil Society.«
· Wikipedia >>
· BusinessEthics.ca (Canada) > Articles >
o Triple Bottom Line - A critique
§ Getting to the Bottom of »Triple Bottom Line« (.pdf, March 2003, 19 pp.; By: Wayne Norman and Chris MacDonald)
· »In this paper, we examine critically the notion of »Triple Bottom Line« accounting.«
· GEMI (Global Environmental Management Initiative; USA) >
o GEMI Projects > Work Groups >
§ Supply Chain = Forging New Links »Enhancing Supply Chain Management Through Environmental Excellence« >
· Resources >
o Glossary »Specialized terminology for both environmental, health and safety and supply chain management.«
· Environmental Leader >>
o Let ‘Lean’ Guide You To ‘Green’ (16 April 2008)
o Is It Time To Ease Off On The Sustainability Talk? (21 February 2008; Relating to the article in The Age)
o Green Terms Can Confuse Consumers (26 November 2007; Relating to the EcoPinion survey from EcoAlign)
· Earth Portal > EOE Encyclopedia of Earth > Topics >
· Pew Center on Global Climate Change (Arlington, VA, USA) >
o Global Warming Basics >
§ Glossary
· Point Carbon >
o Carbon Resources >
· CDM Bazaar >
o Glossary
· ClimateBiz »The Business Resource for Climate Management« >>
o Glossary of Climate Terms (??)
· KLD Research & Analytics >
o SRI Resources > Glossary
· SAM Group (Sustainable Asset Management) > Services >
o Glossar
· IRS Investor Relations Society
o Investor relations encompasses the broad range of activities through which a quoted company communicates with its current and potential investors. The constantly evolving requirements of disclosure, transparency and corporate governance create significant challenges for all quoted companies.
o >
§ Glossary
· GreenMoney Journal > e.g.
o Archives > Summer 2007 > e.g.
§ From Socially Responsible Investing to Sustainable Investing (By Joe Keefe)
· KLD Research & Analytics > Resources >
o Glossary
o KLD Papers >
§ Socially Responsible Investing: An Evolving Concept in a Changing World (.pdf, 1 September 2005, 71 pp.; By Peter D. Kinder)
· See also Related article at SocialFunds.com:
o A Semantic Hermeneutics of SRI (By William Baue)
· Wikipedia >> e.g.
o Socially responsible investing
· economie (UK; Head office in Soho, London) »is an international organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of socially responsible investment worldwide.« > e.g.
o Glossary of SRI terms
o FAQ
o »is a network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the private financial sector (commercial banks, investors, insurance companies, pension funds) and its effect on people and the planet.«
o > e.g. (updated ??)
§ resources > e.g.
· The FORGE Group represents eight major UK financial institutions. They have developed Guidelines on Environmental Management and Reporting for the Financial Services Sector >
o Glossary (.pdf, 4 pp.)
· SolAbility-Sustainability Consulting (Swiss-Korean joint venture)
o Corporate Sustainability (Why, What, Challenges, Value added)
o SRI (What, Investor value, Corporate value, SRI performance)
· EuGeos »UK-based consultancy« (LCA, EMS, IPPC, etc.)
o Services > Communication tools > Public Environmental Reporting >
§ Environmental and Sustainability Reporting as a Business Tool
o Glossary
o Resources for Environmental Management: EuGeos Articles >
§ Socially-Responsible Investment (SRI) & Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility (CSR)
· ORSE Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (France; also English version) >
o Presentation (= Short Definitions of: Sustainable development, CSR, SRI)
· CRR Conference >>
o Ebner Daniela and Baumgartner Rupert J.:
§ The relationship between Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (.pdf, 17 pp.; CRRC 2006)
· MHCi MHC International Ltd (UK; Managing director: Michael Hopkins) > e.g.
o Publications > Monthly Features > e.g.
§ Has the Greening of CSR Gone Too Far? (November 2007)
§ Is Corporate Social Responsibility the Same as Corporate Sustainability? (December 2000)
· MPG International >>