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Magazines and journals are listed also in Publishers.
E-newsletters, e-bulletins, e-magazines, etc. are written in italic.
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News about sustainability/CSR reporting; Other corporate social responsibility news
News related to corporate environmental management/performance/reporting; Other environmental news
News on websites of international institutions
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See also two other categories that cover international institutions: Institutions > International institutions Corporate Social Responsibility > International
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PUBLISHERS / books / book reviews; Other journals / magazines; Audio / radio; Video / TV; Podcasts
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The majority of magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, etc. are listed in: Listed here are only those that aren't listed in "Sources of news" yet.
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See also: CSR instruments & Providers of services & other categories of links dedicated to specific topics (or concepts)
About terminology related to corporate non-financial reporting see also: Reporting guidelines > e.g. Some terminological and conceptual... & Surveys & Providers of services
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Key codes, standards and frameworks relevant to the sustainability/CSR agenda
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See also: Opinion, polls, views, expectations, attitudes
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See also: & Environmental and GHG and social accounting & Assurance
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European Union / European countries
USA, Canada, Australia, India, ...
Big international accounting and auditing firms
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See also: Providers of services & Assurance
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Collections of company financial reports
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See also: Reporting guidelines > Integrated reporting & Accounting and corporate governance & Environmental and social accounting & Socially Responsible Investing & Business case & Reporting requirements & Reporting guidelines (also about materiality) & Surveys & Sectors (about ESG issues relating to banking and insurance sectors see Financial services sector) & Opinion & Tools
About reducing of »survey / questionnaire fatigue« & distribution of data to research & rating firms, investors see also: Web-based > Guidelines, surveys (about XBRL) & Reporting guidelines > Global > More specific (about "integrated" reporting) & Tools & Socially Responsible Investing > ESG Research
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Disclosure of information concerning climate risk & GHG emissions; Environmental risks
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See also: Environmental & social accounting & Accounting and corporate governance & Socially Responsible Investing & Business case & Reporting and disclosure requirements
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ENVIRONMENTAL & Social ACCOUNTING
GHG (GreenHouse Gases) accounting and reporting
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See also: Transparency > Disclosure of ... information concerning climate risk ... & Accounting and corporate governance & Disclosure and reporting requirements
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See also: Accounting and corporate governance & Environmental and sustainable management & Tools & Reporting guidelines > Some terminological and conceptual ...
About social and ethical accounting and auditing see also: SMEs & Social economy sector, NGOs & Reporting guidelines > Guidance for reporting on: CSR, social & ethical performance...
About »intangibles« see: & Reporting guidelines > Guidance for reporting on: CSR, ... , Intangibles ... & Business case & Opinion
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SRI (SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING)
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See also: Transparency & Financial services sector
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Some sources of European SRI news
Some documents, studies (SRI - Europe)
SRI – Other (global & non-European)
Some sources of SRI news (global & non-European)
Some documents, studies (SRI – globally, general, non-European)
Some indexes & other ratings; ESG/SRI research
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See also: Awards > Other > Specific awards (& rankings, lists, indexes) & SRI (other sections above) & Tools & Opinion & Surveys & Corporate watch & Sectors & Public > Some other issues related to public agencies (e.g. indexes/ratings for countries ...
& Transparency / materiality of ESG issues
About the link between sustainability and investors see in first place: Business case > Business case
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See also: Corporate Social Responsibility
To find surveys and research studies about attitudes of investors, fund managers and financial analysts towards SRI see also: Socially Responsible Investing & Transparency
About responsible shopping / ethical consumerism see also: Civil society > Responsible shopping & Providers of services > Other > Guidance to consultants ... marketing & Sectors > Individual sectors > Retail
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Business Case for: Sustainability / CSR / Corporate citizenship / Etc.
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About business case for corporate non-financial reporting and communicating see above all: and also: Reporting guidelines & Providers of services
About the link between non-financial (environmental and social) performance of companies and their financial performance and shareholder value see also: & Socially Responsible Investing > Some indexes & other ratings & Environmental and social accounting & Tools & Guidelines > Some terminological and conceptual problems... > Reporting on economic impact
About issues related to reputation, general public opinion, consumer attitudes, views of financial community, business leaders, NGOs on CSR see above all:
About liberal, laissez-faire, free-enterprise economists' views on corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing see:
About the "(social) purpose (case) for business" and debate on the role of business in society see above all: and also: CSR instruments, regulation & Civil society, corporate watch
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See also: & Business case (the section above) & Collections of reports, company websites & Surveys & Opinion, views, attitudes & Corporate watch & Providers of services & Liberal, laissez-faire views & Socially Responsible Investing > Some indexes and ratings
About case studies and best practices in corporate non-financial reporting see above all: Awards & Surveys & Reporting guidelines
About corporate social responsibility performance and practices see also: Corporate Social Responsibility & Registers of corporate non-financial reports and websites of companies & Surveys & Awards > Other awards (& rankings, lists, indexes) & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and other ratings & Sectors & Civil society, corporate watch & Liberal, laissez-faire views
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Macro level: CSR and competitiveness (of communities, nations, countries, regions)
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See also: & CSR instruments, initiatives & Reporting guidelines > Some terminological and conceptual... > Reporting on economic impact & Transparency / materiality of ESG issues / investors & Liberal views / role of business
& Surveys & Institutions - environmental issues
About reporting of public sector agencies (and other non-corporate organisations) on their sustainability performance (and about some issues related to public policy) see: Public > Public sector reporting (and other related themes)
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About national- and international-level CSR initiatives see above all: Corporate Social Responsibility (Europe, Asia & Pacific & Middle East, North and Latin America, Africa, international, UN-level, etc.) and also: Institutions - environmental issues & Business case > Macro / national level & Public > Public sector sustainability reporting and related issues & Glossaries & Business and sustainability & Disclosure and reporting requirements
About issues related to regulation and legislation see also:
About issues related to specific sectors / industries see above all:
About implementing CSR/sustainability strategies see:
About issues related to corporate non-financial reporting see above all elsewhere, e.g.: Disclosure and reporting requirements & Reporting guidelines
About human rights and business see also: Corporate Social Responsibility > International > Business and human rights
About environmental management systems, EHS (environment, health, and safety) and other environmental issues see: Tools & Environmental / sustainable management & Institutions - environmental issues & Business and sustainability
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International normative frameworks
Standardization and CSR; Standards for (on) CSR
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See also other sections of »CSR instruments« & Tools
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See also: & Sectors > Individual sectors > Retail & Civil society > Responsible shopping & Polls (consumer attitudes)
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Listed here are links to web sites of which the primary intention is to provide links (portals, gateways, clearinghouses, libraries of links, reference sites, resource centres) related to the topic of corporate environmental, sustainability and / or social reporting. In this way such web sites are similar to this particular (NFRCSR) site. This page also includes some links to the »links sections« (if rich) on other web sites. In general, the intention of this page is to list links to those web sites or pages that offer many reporting related links.
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Sustainability reporting guidelines; Other nonfinancial reporting GUIDELINES, guides, guidance
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See also: Surveys & Disclosure and reporting requirements & Transparency & Providers of services
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Integrated Reporting / Connected Reporting
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About "integrated reporting" see also: SRI > ESG research & Web-based > XBRL & Disclosure and reporting requirements
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More
specific reporting guidance (& guidance in development)
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About reporting guides and guidelines (and surveys on reporting, reporting awards, etc.) related to specific industry sectors or related to sectors as a whole see above all:
About reporting of financial services sector organisations see:
About reporting of public agencies and issues related to reporting (e.g. accountability) of other non-corporate organisations (NGOs, social economy sector organisations) see: Public, social, non-profit sector
About reporting (also reporting guidelines, surveys on reporting, reporting awards, etc.) of small and medium sized enterprises see above all:
About transparency / reporting in the supply chain see also: CSR instruments > Supply chain
About reporting of GHG emissions see also:
Transparency (investors) > Disclosure
of information concerning climate risk & GHG emissions
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Reporting guidelines, guides, guidance (in some countries)
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See also above sections of Reporting guidelines (General; In some countries) and above notes,
About social and ethical accounting and auditing see: Environmental and social accounting > Environmental management ... Environmental, sustainability, social, ethical accounting & SMEs & Social economy sector, NGOs
About issues related to intangibles (other than reporting) see also: Tools & Business case & Opinion & Environmental and social accounting
About stakeholder engagement see also: & Sources of news > Blogs/Social media
About issues related to broader communications, marketing and advertising see: Providers of services > Other > Guidance to ... and some other ... communications
About broader communications issues (in public sector) see: Public, social, non-profit > Some other issues related to public sector (...; How to communicate sustainable development)
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Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks; Older reporting guidelines
Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks; Self assessment of reporting practice
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See also:
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Some »older« reporting guidelines
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See also: all above sections of Reporting guidelines
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Reporting on economic impact (»economic« versus »financial« performance / indicators)
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See also: Business case > Macro level & Environmental and social accounting > Environmental Management ... Environmental / sustainability / social / ethical accounting & Corporate Social Responsibility > International (development issues, sustainable livelihoods, community investment) & Financial > Microfinance & SMEs (enterprise development)
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CSR reporting vs. Sustainability vs. TBL vs. Value vs. Governance reporting
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See also:
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See also: Reporting guidelines & Surveys
About assurance services providers see: Providers of services (consultancies) > Assurance (auditing, verification)
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See also: Socially Responsible Investing & Transparency
About analysis of reporting practices of organisations from financial sector see also:
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About microfinance see also: SMEs (enterprise development) & Corporate social responsibility > International (development issues, sustainable livelihoods, community investment)
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Public sector sustainability reporting (and other related themes)
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About relation between CSR and national (and regional) competitiveness see: Business case > Macro level: CSR and competitiveness
About national- and international-level (public policy) CSR initiatives see above all: Corporate Social Responsibility & CSR instruments, and also: Glossaries & Business and sustainability & Institutions - environmental issues & Disclosure and reporting requirements
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Sustainability performance and reporting of public agencies
Education: Campuses, Colleges, Universities
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See also: Awards > Other awards > Links to some awards > Rankings of business schools, essay competitions, etc. & Providers of services (job listings)
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Some other issues related to public sector (e.g. indexes/ratings for countries, sustainable development indicators; How to communicate sustainable development)
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About "how to communicate sustainable development" see also:
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See also: & Environmental and social accounting > Environmental management ... Environmental, sustainability, social, ethical accounting
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About resources related to Public sector (including Education) and Social economy sector and Non-profit sector see:
About resources related to financial services sector see:
About resources related to consulting, communications, advertising, journalism, media organisations see:
About retail sector see also: CSR instruments > Ethical sourcing, supply chain Opinion, polls, consumer attitudes Civil society > Ethical consumerism Providers > Other > Marketing, advertising
You will find more links to corporate non-financial reports (in many cases reports, corporate practices and links to company websites are sorted (grouped, arranged, classified) also into individual business sectors) at: Registers, collections of reports and links to company websites
For more analysis, statistics, surveys, etc. of reporting practices of companies in specific business sectors see:
Many websites that provide case studies also list them by sectors / industries, see: Business case > Case studies
About sector specific »corporate watch« issues see:
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Sectors (mixed): Emphasis on Environmental & Sustainable development issues
Sectors (mixed): Emphasis on CSR & ethics, social issues
Sectors (mixed): Environmental & social themes (mixed)
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About sustainability reporting and CSR issues related to Social enterprises, Co-operatives, etc. and Non-profit organisations see: Public & Non-profit sector > Social entrepreneurship, Co-operatives and Non-profit organisations
About enterprise development see also: Financial sector > Other > Microfinance & Corporate social responsibility > International (development issues, sustainable livelihoods, community investment)
See also CSR instruments > Supply chain, ethical sourcing
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Links to winning reports can be found at:
Each year there is more »non-corporate« sustainability, social, etc. reports of public agencies (governmental, authorities), international institutions, business / industry associations, non-profit / service organisations, networks, universities, cities, stock exchanges, etc. (some registers list them as a separate category, e.g. CorporateRegister). See also: Public & NGOs & Social economy
About non-financial performance of companies see also: Corporate Social Responsibility & Business case > Case studies & Surveys & Opinion, views, attitudes & Corporate watch & Providers of services & Liberal, laissez-faire views & Awards > Other rankings & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and ratings & Sectors
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Awards for environmental, social, corporate responsibility, sustainability reports
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About best / good practices in corporate non-financial reporting see above all:
About awards for online non-financial reporting see:
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Other environmental, sustainability, CSR awards
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See also: Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and other ratings & Transparency / materiality of ESG issues
& Opinion & Corporate watch & Surveys & Tools & Sectors & Business case > Case studies/good practices
& Public, social, non-profit sector > Some other issues related to public sector (indexes/ratings for countries ...
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See also: & Awards > Awards for non-financial reports
About on-line, web-based corporate non-financial reporting practices see:
About analysis, surveys, status of corporate non-financial reporting practices in specific (individual) business sectors see above all:
About research related to reporting practices of non-corporate organisations on their non-financial performance see: Public, social, non-profit sector
About analysis, surveys, status of non-financial reporting practices in financial services industry see:
About analysis, surveys, status of non-financial reporting practices by small and medium-sized enterprises see:
About surveys and analysis of assurance statements and practices see also: & Providers of services, consultancies > Assurance (auditing, verification) ...
About reporting case studies see also: Business case > Case studies
About analysis of non-financial disclosures in annual (financial) reports and on company websites (i.e. not in the context of free-standing non-financial reports) see above all: & Disclosure and reporting requirements
About non-financial performance of companies see also: Corporate Social Responsibility & Business case > Case studies & Registers of reports, company websites & Corporate watch & Opinion, views, attitudes & Providers of services & Liberal, laissez-faire views & Awards > Other rankings & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and ratings & Sectors
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PROVIDERS of services (consultancies, consultants, practitioners) specialising in: Compiling a non-financial report / Strategy & communications / Stakeholder engagement / Measuring, evaluating, benchmarking environmental & social performance / Assurance & verification / Other CSR and sustainability services; Job listings; Guidance for consultants & resources related to advertising, marketing, communications, PR, media
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About measurement, evaluation, benchmarking of corporate environmental and social performance see above all: & Web-based, digital, software & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and ratings & Reporting guidelines > e.g. Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks & Environmental and social accounting & Sectors & Public > Education
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Directories of service providers
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Please note: The order and font size of listed service providers is highly subjective. Main criterion for choosing the placement and font size is how much of information related to corporate "non-financial" reporting can be found on the website of particular service provider. Other criteria, e.g. actual number and importance of clients, turnover, expertise, etc., are more or less ignored or considered only as a secondary factor.
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Assurance (auditing, verification) services providers / consultancies
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See also above sections: »Directories of service providers« & »Some service providers«
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Guidance for consultants & resources related to advertising, marketing, communications, PR, media
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See also: Reporting guidelines > Guidance for reporting on ... Other texts about communicating CSR / sustainability
About broader communications issues (in public sector) see: Public, social, non-profit > Some other issues related to public sector (...; How to communicate sustainable development)
About responsible shopping / ethical consumerism see: & Civil society > Responsible shopping Opinion, polls, consumer attitudes
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Guidelines, surveys, awards, best practices
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See also: Reporting guidelines & Surveys, analysis, reviews on reporting & Awards & Sources of news > Blogs/Social media
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See also: Providers of services & Tools & Reporting guidelines
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Software & digital solutions for compiling reports based on the GRI guidelines
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See also above section: »Software & online solutions ... «
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About measurement, evaluation, benchmarking of corporate environmental and social performance (technical aspect) see also: & Web-based, digital solutions & Reporting guidelines > e.g. Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and ratings & Sectors & Environmental and social accounting & Environmental and sustainable management & Business and sustainability & Institutions
About CSR implementation strategies, standards see also: CSR instruments & Business case
About »intangibles« (and reporting on human resources (HR) / human capital) see also: Reporting guidelines > Guidance for reporting on: CSR, ... , Intangibles ... & Environmental and social accounting & Business case and case studies & Opinion, views, attitudes
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About general environmental issues see also: Institutions – emphasis on environmental issues & Business and sustainability
About environmental news sources see: Sources of news > Environmental & sustainable management; Business & sustainability; General environmental / sustainable development news
This category of links is one of the four (other are: Institutions – emphasis on environmental issues, Business and sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility) on this NFRCSR site that have a purpose to provide rather broad, general overview of analyzed sites and their resources (i.e. publications, research projects, programmes, links sections and similar) - in contrast to other twenty-six pages which are more narrowly focused on specific themes (e.g. latest news and newsletters, offered tools, provided services and similar). So, in general, links to resources which are otherwise already covered on some other page on NFRCSR site are not presented in these four categories but only on the corresponding pages (e.g.: Sources of news; Services which organisations provide; Reporting guidelines; Descriptions of concepts, glossaries; Surveys about reporting, etc.)
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Some national (governmental) and international INSTITUTIONS
(Emphasis on corporate sustainability and sustainable development strategies and policies)
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About general environmental issues see also: Environmental / sustainable management & Business and sustainability
See also Business case > Macro level
This category of links is one of the four (other are: Environmental / sustainable management, Business and sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility) on this NFRCSR site that have a purpose to provide rather broad, general overview of analyzed sites and their resources (i.e. publications, research projects, programmes, links sections and similar) - in contrast to other twenty-six pages which are more narrowly focused on specific themes (e.g. latest news and newsletters, offered tools, provided services and similar). So, in general, links to resources which are otherwise already covered on some other page on NFRCSR site are not presented in these four categories but only on the corresponding pages (e.g.: Sources of news; Services which organisations provide; Reporting guidelines; Descriptions of concepts, glossaries; Surveys about reporting, etc.)
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Some national strategies and policies
Some international strategies and policies
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About environmental news on websites of international institutions and news related to international institutions see: Sources of news > News on websites of international institutions
About more CSR (social dimension) oriented resources on websites of international institutions (as in contrast to resources on this page which are focused more on environmental and sustainable development issues) see: Corporate Social Responsibility > International level
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(Emphasis on: BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY / Sustainable development)
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About general environmental issues see also: Environmental / sustainable management & Institutions - emphasis on environmental issues
About general CSR issues see above all: Corporate Social Responsibility
This category of links is one of the four (other are: Environmental / sustainable management, Institutions - emphasis on environmental issues, Corporate Social Responsibility) on this NFRCSR site that have a purpose to provide rather broad, general overview of analyzed sites and their resources (i.e. publications sections, research projects, programmes, links sections and similar) - in contrast to other twenty-six pages which are more narrowly focused on specific themes (e.g. latest news and newsletters, offered tools, provided services and similar). So, in general, links to resources which are otherwise already covered on some other page on NFRCSR site are not presented in these four categories but only on the corresponding pages (e.g.: Sources of news; Services which organisations provide; Reporting guidelines; Descriptions of concepts, glossaries; Surveys about reporting, etc.)
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Portal: CSR, Corporate Citizenship
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This category of links is one of the four (other are: Environmental / sustainable management, Institutions - emphasis on environmental issues, Business and sustainability) on this NFRCSR site that have a purpose to provide rather broad, general overview of analyzed sites and their resources (i.e. publications sections, research projects, programmes, links sections and similar) - in contrast to other twenty-six pages which are more narrowly focused on specific themes (e.g. latest news and newsletters, offered tools, provided services and similar). So, in general, links to resources which are otherwise already covered on some other page on NFRCSR site are not presented in these four categories but only on the corresponding pages (e.g.: Sources of news; Services which organisations provide; Reporting guidelines; Descriptions of concepts, glossaries; Surveys about reporting, etc.)
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About CSR issues related to Germany, Austria and Switzerland see: Home page > German section
About CSR issues related to Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
and (analyzed in less detail, very incomplete) also Russia, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Ukraine, Romania see: About CSR issues related to Turkey see also: Home page > International > CSR > Asia and Pacific (at the bottom of the page, where Middle East and West Asia CSR section is located)
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CSR: USA & Canada; Latin America
USA
Canada
Latin America
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About institutional, governmental and global public policy issues related to sustainable development and sustainable business see: Institutions – emphasis on environmental issues
About resources related to sustainable development and sustainable business on websites of international institutes, research organisations and other »non-public policy« organisations see:
About international CSR initiatives, legislation, regulation see also: CSR instruments, frameworks, principles, standards
About news on websites of international institutions see: Sources of news > News on websites of international institutions
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International level: CSR/global corporate citizenship and development
Business and human rights
CSR and Africa
Some further links
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See also: CSR instruments, principles, regulation
About academia, education, universities see: Public sector / non-profit sector > Education
About media/journalism see: Providers of services > resources related to media
About non-financial (environmental and social) performance of companies see also: Corporate Social Responsibility & Registers of corporate non-financial reports and websites of companies & Business case > Case studies & Surveys & Opinion, views, attitudes & Providers of services & Liberal, laissez-faire views & Socially Responsible Investing > e.g. Some indexes and other ratings & Awards > Other rankings & Sectors
About responsible shopping / ethical consumerism see also: Opinion, polls, consumer attitudes & Providers of services > Other > Guidance to consultants ... marketing & Sectors > Individual sectors > Retail
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About relationship (studies, empirical evidence, etc.) between corporate environmental, sustainability, social performance and financial performance of business see: Business case & Transparency & SRI
About the "(social) purpose (case) for business" and debate on the role of business in society see also: & CSR instruments, business regulation & Civil society, corporate watch
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