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Guidance for consultants & resources related to advertising, marketing, communications, PR, media
· GRI Global Reporting Initiative > e.g.
o About GRI >
§ Join GRI / OS > e.g.
· Search current OS (Organizational Stakeholders), Search by:
o Country
o Sector
o Constituency > also
§ Mediating Institution
o GRI Reports >
o Learning >
§ Training >
· GRI Certified Training Organizations (per country/region)
o Who are you?
§ »Access tailored GRI-resources from your stakeholder-category.«
§ >
· CorporateRegister.com (managed by Next Step Consulting). > e.g.
o ReportingPartners
§ This free directory is the place to find the organisations to help develop your next CSR/Sustainability report. It’s credentials-based, which means you can find the organisations with the level of experience you need.
§ These service providers or ‘ReportingPartners’ are divided into four categories:
· auditor/verifiers, consultants, designers, and printers.
§ > also
· ReportingPartner Leaders
o These are the top 10 ReportingPartners in each category. Rankings are based on number of reports developed by each ReportingPartner.
o Services >
§ Priority Reporters Package
· Reporting companies – Enhance your profile and make sure your reports are seen.
§ Report Alert Service
· Reporting companies – Tell the global CSR community about your new report by using our targeted email announcement.
§ Reporting Partners Package
· Reporting companies - Find listings and profiles of leading consultants, designers, verifiers and printers to help develop your reports.
· Report developers – do you help companies produce the best reports? Then you need your own Reporting Partner Profile on CorporateRegister.com.
· CSRwire »The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire« > e.g.
§ A searchable online resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in 105 countries.
§ CSRwire and the SRI World Group technical team have developed this searchable, online version of the CSR Directory as a free service to the CSR community. For content questions, please contact Michael J. Kane, Managing Editor.
§ > e.g.
· Search Category:
o Business Policy Consulting Orgs and Firms
o Professional & Pro Bono Orgs and Programs
o Recruitment Listings
· Search by Organization Name
· Search by Contact Name
· Search by City (worldwide)
· Search by State (US States)
· Search by Country
· You can also
o View a Complete List of Organizations, or
o View Organizations by Country.
o More Information >
§ Categories >
· Employment & Appointments: News Items
· Employment & Appointments: CSRlive (articles, video, audio and commentary)
· CRO Corporate Responsibility Officer >
o Tools >
· »A listing of more than 500 companies offering services in 11 different domains pertaining to corporate responsibility« (As of February 2007).
· You can search for a provider based on the services they offer, the region in which they are located (strong emphasis on USA; Also by criteria: State), industry in which they specialize, or by company name. Search results include company name, contact information, and a list of services provided.
o > e.g.
§ Service category > also
· CSR Consultants
o (26 entries by October 2006)
· Environmental sustainability
o (21 entries by October 2006)
· »Starting November 2006, members of The CRO will be able to access more detailed information on each company, including company descriptions, personal contacts, sample clients, and case studies.«
· »The CRO's annual listing of providers in the CRO Resource Guide - published online and in CRO Magazine - is recognized as the CRO industry standard.«
§ Job Board (powered by CareerBuilder.com)
· Featuring jobs and customized searches in the areas of: Compliance; Communications; Community Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility; Diversity; Environment, Health and Safety; Ethics; General Counsel; Investor Relations; Philanthropy; and Sustainability.
o Europe + Americas >
§ Links >
o Asia Pacific >
§ Links >
o directory (CSR Professional Services Directory)
§ »Need specialist help writing and designing your latest corporate responsibility report? Looking for advice on how to manage an ethical supply chain programme? Struggling to find experts on reputation management?
§ With more than 550 service providers listed under 55 different categories (as of December 2008), plus full contact details and summaries of the services they provide, the CSR Professional Services Directory is an indispensable guide to what’s on offer. Whether you’re searching for consultants, academic institutions, rating agencies, ethical auditors, training providers or research organizations, you’ll find them here.
§ There is also a printed version of this directory.«
§ > e.g.
· Specialist Category > also
o Non-financial Reporting, Report (Design, Writing)
· Ethical Corporation »Magazine, Conferences, Reports« >
o Resources >
· »a searchable database of companies and individuals working in corporate responsibility.«
· »The directory is free for visitors to the Ethical Corporation website.«
· See also related Press Release (3 August 2006)
· Search by Company Types (also many subcategories within these categories):
o Communications
o Stakeholder dialogue
o Compliance Services
o Corporate Governance Services
o Ethical Goods and Services
o Environmental Services
o Reporting and Assurance Services
o Research Services
o Training Services
o Supply Chain Services (Non-Environmental)
o Software, Internet and Technology Services
o Socially Responsible Investing Services
o Employment and Workforce Services
o General Consulting Services
o Other
o Jobs
o >??>
· LOHAS »Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability« >
· CECP Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (New York, NY) > e.g.
o Resources >
§ Thought Leadership > e.g.
· Research Reports >
o Corporate Philanthropy Resource Guide >
§ Consultants
· CSR News (Based in Hückeswagen, Germany) > e.g.
o Directory = csr-directory.net >
§ By Organization >
· Eldis »sharing the best in development policy, practice and research« >
o Jobs
o Environmental Expert connects over 1,000,000 environmental industry professionals from around the globe to 20,000 companies that provide the products, services and information they need to do their job successfully.
o > also
§ Marketplace >
· Environmental Mgmt >
o Environmental Management > also
§ Corporate Social Responsibility (Products & Equipment, Services & Consulting, Software, Training, Companies & Suppliers)
§ Jobs
· SustainableBusiness.com »provides global news and networking services to help green business grow, covering all sectors: renewable energy, green building, sustainable investing, and organics.« >
§ our very popular job service that connects people with business skills with environmentally conscious nonprofits, government agencies and businesses.
§ networking service that helps green companies find the financing and partners they need to grow.
· The Care2 JobFinder (USA)
o »includes a huge array of jobs from a wide variety of the world's most socially and environmentally responsible companies, plus jobs and internships at thousands of nonprofit organizations.«
· ECC Environmental Career Center (Hampton, Virginia)
· JustMeans, the first social media platform for the worlds of CSR and Sustainability, provides news, jobs, and networks for people who create social change.
· StartingBloc educates, empowers and connects emerging leaders to drive positive social change across sectors. > e.g.
o Our Programs > CareerAccelerator
· Dot.Org.Jobs (published by onPhilanthropy)
· Development Crossing »A network of professionals engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development.« >
o Resources > Jobs
· SVN Social Venture Network (Based in San Francisco, California, USA) >
o Resources >
§ Jobs
· Net Impact (central office in San Francisco, USA) »is a network of more than 12,000 new-generation leaders committed to using the power of business to improve the world.« >
o Career Center
· Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship >
o News & Events >
· Lifeworth (Founder: Jem Bendell) >
· GreenBiz.com >
o All News >
§ News >
· Sixteen Climate Change Consultants Evaluated in New Report (14 July 2008)
· CSR Jobs Rank High for Newly Minted MBAs: Report (16 January 2008; Relating to report from Net Impact and Ellen Weinreb Recruiting)
o See also related article at Sustainable Industries: Do green MBAs get green jobs? (4 April 2008; By Melanie Schutt)
§ Blogs >
· Seven Tips for Attracting the Best Players to Your Green Business (December 2007)
o Business Operations >
§ HR
o Green Careers >
§ View Jobs, Post a Job, View Resumes, Post a Resume, Career Tools
o Resources >
§ Mentor Center (??)
· Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward (Blog) >> e.g.
o Will Green Jobs Become the New Greenwash? (8 February 2009)
o Where Are All the Clean, Green Jobs? (17 March 2008)
· EL Environmental Leader »The Executive’s Daily Green Briefing« (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) > e.g.
o See All Topics >
o >>
§ Green Jobs On The Rise (14 November 2008)
o >??>
§ Jobs for environmental leaders
· Grist »Environmental news & commentary« >
o News & Analysis > Gristmill Blog > e.g.
§ Remake a Living: Hire definition - How do we define the green-job economy? (20 February 2008; By Kevin Doyle)
· Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A National Green Jobs Conference (13-14 March 2008; Pittsburgh, PA)
o The conference is coordinated by The Blue Green Alliance, a strategic partnership between the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club.
o See related press release at CSRwire (3 March 2008)
· BSR Business for Social Responsibility (Based in San Francisco, USA) >
o Resources > CSR Jobs
· Whether you're thinking about a new job, new career, a new city or a new direction... Monster (USA) helps you explore the possibilities and find the opportunities that are right for you.
o >> e.g.
o See also related articles at:
§ WSJ The Wall Street Journal: How Going Green Draws Talent, Cuts Costs (13 November 2007; By Dana Mattioli; Relating to a poll on green employment by MonsterTRAK.com)
§ SocialFunds: Working for the Earth: Green Companies and Green Jobs Attract Employees (9 October 2007) - New research shows that employees want to work at green companies and are happiest at companies with solid corporate social responsibility programs in place.
· ISSP International Society of Sustainability Professionals (Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, USA; ISSP was formed as a program under the Zero Waste Alliance) >
o Members Area > Career Center
§ ISSP offers resources to help you advance your career. This section of the site will contain - at various times - career advice, sample job descriptions, salary studies, training opportunities and other useful professional development resources.
· Presidio School of Management (San Francisco, USA) >
o Sustainability Resources > Links >
· SD Gateway (updated ??) >
o job bank
· C4S Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College (Michigan, USA) >
§ Other Sustainability Job Listing Sites
· TreeHugger >
· Earthworks-Jobs.Com > also
o Jobs > Corporate Social Responsibility
· sustainjobs.com (Sustain Jobs) »is the leading global site for jobseekers and advertisers in the sustainability, climate change and renewable energy fields.«
· Acre (UK) »is the leading recruitment agency specialising in Environment, CSR / Sustainability and Climate Change.«
o Marketplace & Resources >
· BusinessGreen (London) > e.g.
o Jobs
· MallenBaker.net >
o Business Respect (newsletter and resources) >
§ CSR Jobs Listing
· Green Jobs Online (UK)
· Green Directory (UK) >
o Jobs
· Monarch is one of the UK's largest and most successful specialist recruitment consultancies. >
o Earth Science & Transport Jobs
· edie (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange; Surrey, UK) is an online resource for environmental professionals, researchers and all those with an interest in green issues, bringing together practical information and in-depth yet accessible news. >
o Jobs
o Suppliers > e.g.
§ Environment & Business Services >
· Consultancy Services:
o Corporate Social Responsibility
· ENDS Environmental Data Services (London, UK) >
o ENDS Directory (One-stop guide to environmental consultancy and other services; UK) > e.g.
§ Select a Specialist (UK) > e.g.
· Corporate social responsibility
· IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (UK) > e.g.
o Jobs
· enlist (Published in association with the IEMA) is believed to be the first attempt at a comprehensive on-line UK directory of environmental organisations working for the environment and sustainable development.
o It is edited by John Brady, who is Managing Director of Consilience Media and editor of ‘the environmentalist’ magazine.
· Context consultancy (UK) >
o Publications >
§ In Context: Carbon Offset Providers and Advisers 2006 (.pdf, 4 pp.)
o »Our guide to services and prices in this emerging industry.«
· ClimateChangeCorp.com > e.g.
o Strategy > e.g.
§ Green jobs hold steady against economic crash (3 December 2008) - The low carbon job market in Europe continues to prosper despite mass job cuts in many business sectors
· CSR Europe »The European business network for CSR« > e.g.
o Activities >
o CSR Europe organises and facilitates a number of business-to-business working groups in which members can engage in a confidential B2B setting in order to exchange practical solutions to specific CSR challenges.
o > also
o Reporting and Assurance (led by Deloitte)
o CSR Reporting in EU/US Context (initiated by Manpower in 2005)
o The European MarketPlace on Corporate Social Responsibility, hosted by CSR Europe, is an innovative forum for sharing solutions to business challenges in an informal, exchange-driven and creative environment.
o At the MarketPlace, business practitioners present their company solutions to CSR challenges and share experience with their peers. The participants can be both "Givers" and "Takers" at the MarketPlace
o >>
o All over 600 CSR solutions collected for the MarketPlace events are now publicly available in our solutions database (= CSR Solutions)
o Membership > e.g.
§ National Partner Network
o CSR Europe's network of national partner organisations is made up of 24 individual and independent organisations from 21 European countries.
o >
o Our National Partners > e.g.
· CSR360 Global Partner Network
o CSR360GPN is a network of independent organisations that work at the interface of Business and Society to mobilise business for good. The creation of the network was the inspiration of Henk Kinds (CPC Netherlands), Michael Tuffrey (Corporate Citizenship) and David Halley (Business in the Community) 10 years ago.
o Business in the Community (BITC) convenes this network that currently (as of September 2008) comprises 100 partner organisations from 60 different countries around the world.
o >
§ Partners
· CSR360 has reached its current number of 100 partner organisations from its beginnings 10 years ago. The network has a presence in all the continents of the world and encompasses 60 countries in total.
· The network is made up of six main partner types, which differ according to their priorities and areas of expertise. Around 60% of partners are member-led CSR organisations, which collectively represent over 1000 companies worldwide. The remaining 40% include Chambers of Commerce, Volunteer Bureaus, Umbrella Organisations and Academic Institutions.
· All partners operate as honest brokers, facilitating dialogue between business, government and civil society.
· > also
o Search for a Partner:
§ CSR Type(s): also
· Reporting
· SDI Sustainable Development International (updated ??) >
o Directories (in development ??) >
§ Service Providers (emphasis on UK ??) >
· Consultancies (66 by November 2006)
· Rating Agencies
· Training & Education
· Clear Profit »Responsible investment insight« >
o Notices > Consultancy
· Eurosif European Social Investment Forum > e.g.
o SRI > Jobs
· CorporateWebsite.com »Your daily source for online business communication« >
o Suppliers >
§ Supplier is specialist in: e.g.
· Sustainability
· EthicsWeb.ca >
§ Canadian Business Ethics Consultants
§ More Web-based Resources >
· Business Ethics Resources >
o Ethics Institutes & Organizations >
· RNBS Research Network for Business Sustainability (Canada) > e.g.
o People (Canada):
§ Directory of People
§ Directory of Organizations
o News & Events > Newsletters > Issue 5 - March 2008 >
§ Sustainability Tidbits: Who is Consulting in Sustainability in Canada?
· CBSR Canadian Business for Social Responsibility >
o Resources >
§ CSR Jobs >
· CSR Job Boards
· SNEEP Studentisches Netzwerk für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik >
o Wirtschaftsethik >
§ Links >
· Beratungen/Agenturen (emphasis on Germany, also other)
· CSR News (Based in Hückeswagen, Germany) > e.g.
o News = csr-news.net >
§ By Organization >
· Businesses & Consultants (emphasis on Germany)
o Directory = csr-directory.net >
§ By Organization >
· Bertelsmann Stiftung > e.g.
o Wirtschaft >
§ Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen > e.g.
· Projekt: Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen >
o Service >
§ Weblinks >
· Mittler- und Beratungsorganisationen für CSR und CC
o (Also English version of website):
§ Economy >
· Corporate social responsibility (CSR) >
o Project: Corporate social responsibility > Service > Web links >
§ CSR and CC intermediary and consulting organizations
· Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät >>
o Institut für Management >
§ Business & Society Portal (Also English version; Updated ??) >
· Service > Links zu CSR-Akteuren >
o Unternehmensberatung (Emphasis on Germany)
· Triple Innova (Wuppertal, Germany; German and English version of website) > e.g.
o About us > Partner
§ »Triple Innova is part of a wide and diverse network of national and international partners whose specific backgrounds, competences and experiences are the base of our cooperation.«
· Die CSR-Consultants Experts-Group (oder hier; Austria, In German)
o »ist eine im Rahmen des Fachverbands Unternehmensberatung und Informationstechnologie der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich entstandene und aktive Gruppe von BeraterInnen.«
· Sustainable Future is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organisation specialising in issues affecting New Zealand. >
o Resources >
§ Consultants Directory (New Zealand)
· MOSS Models of Success & Sustainability (Australia) >
· Mapeo de Promotores de Responsabilidad Social Empresaria en Argentina >
o Ámbito >
· China CSR Map (also English version of website) > e.g.
o Organization (CSR Database) >
§ Database Index:
· By Type:
o Service Provider (profiles of service providers in China)
§ By Organization Type and by Working Field
· CSRI Corporate Social Responsibility Institute (Thailand)
o CSR Consultants (Under construction by September 2007)
· CSRwire »The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire« >
o CSR Directory >
§ Search Category:
· Online Peer-to-Peer Professional Networks
· SPN Sustainability Practice Network
o »is a NYC-based forum for professionals, academics and students working with corporate responsibility and sustainability issues to build a community based on learning, discussion, information and idea exchange.«
· ISSP International Society of Sustainability Professionals (Headquartered in Portland, Oregon USA; ISSP was formed as a program under the Zero Waste Alliance)
· SLM Sustainable Life Media (Burlingame, CA, USA)
o We're here to inspire and promote innovation for sustainability by linking people and ideas that are creating positive change in the global business marketplace.
o > e.g.
§ Community:
· Join, Sign In, Learn More, Find People, Find Groups
· GreenBiz Leadership Network, a member-based, peer-to-peer learning forum for sustainability professionals.
o See also related articles:
§ The GreenBiz Executive Network Becomes Reality (26 January 2009; By John Davies)
§ Greener World Media Launches GreenBiz Intelligence Unit (3 November 2008)
· LinkedIn >>
o GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals
· Accountability Central is the information portal for the Governance and Accountability Institute Inc. (G&A; Mineola, New York) >
o Special Sections >
§ Executive Coaching, Mentor and Consulting Network
· CEB Corporate Executive Board (Arlington, VA) >>
o Sustainability Forum > e.g.
§ Connect with Peers
· Society for Organizational Learning >
o Communities & Consortia >
§ SoL Sustainability Consortium
· The SoL Sustainability Consortium is a “learning community” of companies committed to accelerating the creation of knowledge needed to achieve a truly sustainable economy.
· »New Academy of Business« was closed with a ceremony on 7th June 2005, when its successor,
o the Association of Sustainability Practitioners (ASP) was launched.
· CSR Geneva (Switzerland)
o We are a social network for Geneva-based people interested in corporate responsibility, accountability, sustainability, social enterprise, & responsible finance.
· CRG Corporate Responsibility Group (UK)
o »Formed in 1987, the group acts as a forum for corporate professionals working in the field of corporate responsibility and community involvement to debate relevant issues and enhance business practice.«
· CSRI CSR International (London) »is a community interest company, conceived in 2008 and formally launched in March 2009 by social entrepreneur, writer and academic, Wayne Visser«
o CSR International offers corporate sustainability & responsibility professionals, students and enthusiasts exclusive access to thought-leadership, research updates, benchmark data and peer networking.
o > e.g.
§ CSR Events >
· CSR Masterclasses
· CSR Thought - Leader Webinars (??)
· CSR Networking Meetings
· One of the main purposes of CSR International is to facilitate shared learning by creating opportunities for CSR professionals, students and enthusiasts to connect. There are two primary ways to do this, through our Member Network search function, and our City Forums.
· Yahoo! Groups >> e.g.
§ »relationship between sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and communications: marketing, PR, advertising, branding, etc.«
· CSRwire >
o More Information >
§ Services >
o CSRwire and PR Newswire have teamed up to provide CSRwire members with a direct connection to journalists looking for comments on CSR, sustainability and ‘green business’ topics. ProfNet helps gain exposure for your organization by promoting your spokespeople and experts to the media.
o CSRwire ProfNet subscribers will find out what socially responsible stories are being developed, and by which reporters. Through this service, subscribers get to know the reporters and freelancers who cover the CSR industry.
· Development Crossing »A network of professionals engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development.« > e.g.
o Community > Groups >
§ Corporate Responsibility - CSR (154 members, as of 18 May 2009)
· LEAD International is a non-profit organisation with a fast growing network of 1800 leaders in more than 90 countries. Our shared mission is to inspire leadership for a sustainable world.
· SustainAbility (based in London and Washington D.C.) > e.g.
o About SustainAbility >
§ People >
· SustainAbility Faculty is a unique, global network of experts and influencers, drawn from the worlds of business, advocacy, investment and academia. Faculty members are invaluable in helping to guide our work, provide advice on certain dilemmas, and test our thinking on current and emerging trends.
· Google >> e.g.
o Directory > e.g.
§ Business >
· Energy and Environment >
· Management >
§ Science >
· Environment >
o Products and Services >
o Impact Assessment >
o Find Local businesses and services on the web
· Yahoo >> e.g.
o Directory > e.g.
§ Business and Economy > e.g.
o Local
· SustainAbility (based in London and Washington D.C.) > e.g.
o Consulting Services >
§ Programs > e.g.
· Engaging Stakeholders Program
o Research & Advocacy >
§ By Theme:
o >>
§ Tags: Reporting > e.g.
o »is an invaluable, comprehensive online database designed to help sustainability practitioners access the finest examples of sustainability reporting from around the world.«
o »Learn from the Leaders is an essential tool for reporters, analysts and consultants alike.«
· Next Step Consulting (London, UK)
o »Consultancy focusing on corporate environmental and social policy, strategy and communications. Our core business is the development of corporate environmental, social and sustainability reports.«
o >
§ Services > e.g.
· Context (London, UK)
o »We are a consultancy specialising in corporate responsibility (CR) strategy and communications.«
· Context America Inc (New York, NY)
· BSR Business for Social Responsibility (Based in San Francisco, USA) >
o Consulting >
§ Services >
· CSR strategy and integration, Community engagement and development, Environment, Human rights, Materiality, Reporting, Stakeholder relations, Supply chain
· PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers > e.g.
o Today's challenges >
§ Creating a sustainable business (or here; PwC SBS Sustainable Business Solutions) >
· Services > e.g.
o CSR strategy design and deployment
o Reporting and assurance of non-financial information
· Sustainability Case studies > e.g.
o Reporting and assurance of non-financial information
· Publications > e.g.
o Corporate Responsibility: Strategy, management and value – How PwC can help (2005)
o Our services >
§ Audit and assurance > e.g.
· Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu > e.g.
o Locations >
§ Unites States >
· Issues >
o Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
o Services >
§ Enterprise Risk Services >
· Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability > e.g.
o Corporate Responsibility Reporting
· KPMG International >
o Global Services >
§ Advisory >
o Internal Audit Services >
§ Global Sustainability Services >>
· Site selector >> e.g.
o etc.
· Bureau Veritas >
o Our Services > e.g.
§ Certification > also
· Sustainability Report Assurance
· ADL Arthur D. Little >
o Services >
· ERM Environmental Resources Management > e.g.
o Services > e.g.
§ Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
· Services > e.g.
o Corporate Reporting and Verification
· Environ >
o Practices > e.g.
· Enviros (UK based) >> e.g.
· URS Europe >
o Our Services >
§ Corporate Responsibility > e.g.
· Cameron-Cole (USA) > e.g.
o Services > e.g.
§ Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
· Social & Environmental Reporting
· Stratos »is Canada’s leading sustainability consultancy. National and international clients rely on Stratos for forward-looking, strategic expertise. Stratos' success is built on substantive expertise in public policy, strategy, management and assurance.« >
o Management >
§ Corporate Sustainability Reporting
· InterPraxis (Canada) >
o Services > e.g.
· Ecos Corporation (Australia) >
o Our Services > e.g.
· Futureye (Melbourne, Australia; Established in 2002 by Katherine Teh-White) >
o Our Services > e.g.
§ In-sight > e.g.
· Enhancing sustainability reporting
· Ashridge Business School (UK) >
o Research & Faculty >
§ Ashridge Centre for Business and Society >
· Sustainability Consultancy
· Future Considerations (London, UK)
o Consulting Services > e.g.
§ Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
· Article 13 Ltd (London, UK) >
o About us >
o Two Tomorrows is the name of the new sustainability consultancy formed by the merger of Csrnetwork and Sd3 on 1 January 2009.
o Two Tomorrows operates globally with offices in Bath, London (UK); San Francisco (USA) and Seoul (Korea).
· csrnetwork (Bath, UK) »is a consultancy that helps companies around the world do business in a responsible way«
o We can benchmark your organisation's accountability, and help you engage with your stakeholders, develop your corporate social responsibility strategy, and manage your performance. We are also a leading provider of assurance of CSR and sustainability reports.
· Sd3 (UK)
o Sd3 is joining forces with Csrnetwork from 1st January 2009.
o >
§ look into Sd3 > e.g.
· Products & Services > e.g.
· BITC Business in the Community (UK) >
o Programmes >
§ Recognition and Management >
· CR strategy and integration >
o Advisory services
§ Community
§ Environment
§ Marketplace
§ Workplace
§ Further strategic support
o The CR Index
o Tailored advice for your business
o The CR Academy
o Developing a CR strategy
· Maplecroft (UK) > e.g.
o Resources > e.g.
· MHCi MHC International Ltd (UK; Managing director: Michael Hopkins)
o MHCi focuses on two strategic areas:
§ On Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and on the impact that this strategic business tool will have on making your organisation more sustainable. Socially. Environmentally. Financially. Successfully.
§ On Sustainable international development in emerging economies – Employment generation, Skills analysis and humanitarian development.
· Corporate Citizenship (London, New York) was formed by the merger of leading CR consultancies The Smart Company and The Corporate Citizenship Company at the end of 2007. > also
o What we do > Reporting
· Good Business (London, UK) > also
o Communication > Reporting
· Sustainable Development Consultants Ltd (Haddenham, UK)
o Vernon Jennings heads an independent consultancy focusing on high-level sustainable development strategy, management, accountability and stakeholder engagement, including the areas of corporate social and environmental responsibility, socio-economics and business ethics. Sustainable Development Consultants draws on an international network of professionals and thought leaders in these areas.
· CO3 »A unique and specialised communications service« (London, UK) > e.g.
o Services > also
§ »advice and content provision for reporting vehicles including annual reports, OFRs and stand-alone CSR reports.«
· CRFutures (UK; Led by Emily Osband) »Corporate responsibility strategy and communications consultancy« > e.g.
o CR Reports
· Black Sun (UK) »We are a strategic, marketing and communications agency. Our mission is to help organisations build more rewarding relationships with their customers, investors and other corporate stakeholders.« >> also
· EQManagement (Deborah Smith; UK)
o EQManagement offers pragmatic and cliché-free CR advice on what is worth doing and worth doing with conviction. We provide support in these areas:
§ Policy and Principles Development
§ Stakeholder Engagement
§ CR Reporting Verification of Reports or CR Programmes
· Crowberry Consulting (established in 2006 by Becky Toal) is a consultancy based in the North West of England, providing services to businesses, charities and the non-governmental sector on environmental management, ethical issues and corporate responsibility managment.
· Verdantix (London; Director: David Metcalfe) »reports analyze carbon markets, climate change impacts, renewable energy and corporate responsibility.«
· Futerra Sustainability Communications (London, UK)
· Flag (UK) »an international creative communication agency«
· RY Radley Yeldar (London, UK)
o »We help our clients communicate through a range of specialist services including brand identity, corporate reporting, corporate responsibility, digital media, internal communication and marketing communications.«
· SalterBaxter (UK)
o This is what we do >
§ Corporate Reporting > also
· »Directions« (issued each year)
o »most comprehensive analysis available of corporate responsibility reporting trends« among the leading UK and global companies (to order and pay).
· Fishburn Hedges (London, UK)
o Established in 1991, we offer communications strategy and implementation to leading organisations in the private and public sectors.
o > e.g.
§ What we do > Corporate Responsibility
· Addison (London, UK) is the corporate marketing arm of WPP – one of the world’s largest communications services groups >
o What we do > also
§ Our practice areas >
· Corporate responsibility reporting
· Corporate Culture Plc (UK; »We're here to help businesses earn outstanding reputations«, communicating with customers)
· Spada Professional Services PR Firm (London)
· IMS Marketing Communications Group plc (Bristol, UK)
· GoodBrand & Company (London, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Shanghai; Founder: Dean Sanders)
· Glasshouse Partnership (London) helps organisations to manage the material issues which shape their public reputation, and determine their long-term organisational success - or failure … In this transparent world, we devise and deliver social communication that helps organisations to protect their ‘license to operate’ for today, and to cultivate ‘license to innovate’ for tomorrow.
· The Centre for Sustainable Design (UK)
· Design Council (London, UK)
· Entico Corporation Ltd (London)
o »publishes information products and secures sponsorship for high-level intergovernmental meetings and events on a range of subjects.«
· Acona CMG (Offices in Stavanger, Oslo, Tromsø and London) >
o Business Areas >
§ Corporate Responsibility
· Hanna Consultation Services (Northern Ireland) >
o Accounting >
§ Assurance & regulatory reporting >
· Non-financial performance & reporting
· Sustainability
· EPPA »is a specialised management consultancy assisting its clients with their management of the risks and opportunities resulting from the European political, regulatory and socio-economic landscape.«
o What we do >
§ Management of Societal Issues – Achieving Sustainable Business Excellence
· Melcrum »Global research and training for internal communicators« (offices in London, Chicago and Sydney)
o Melcrum is a research and training business, expert in all aspects of internal communication. Through our global networks, we connect more than 18,000 professional communicators in sharing what works. Together, we seek to improve the effectiveness and influence of internal communication.
· Pleon (Headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany)
o »is an international consulting firm with European roots which creates and implements strategies for private and public sector organisations around the world.« (PR, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Marketing)
· Edelman »independent global PR firm« >
o Expertise >
§ Practices >
· CSR
· Burson-Marsteller »Public Relations / Public Affairs« > e.g.
o Practices & Specialties > Specialized Capabilities > Global Corporate Responsibility
· CRO Corporate Responsibility Officer (USA) >> e.g.
o CRO’s Top 10 PR Firms in Corporate Responsibility 2008 (27 February 2008; By Jay Whitehead)
· Heyman Associates, Inc. (New York, USA) »is regarded as the foremost executive search firm specializing in senior-level corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs and public relations positions.«
o Positioning >
§ Archives >
· Corporate Social Responsibility (October 2003)
· CBSR Canadian Business for Social Responsibility >
o Advisory Services >
§ Industry Expertise
§ Services > also
· EcoStride Group (Ontario, Canada)
o »believes that credibility is crucial to successful sustainability communications. That credibility is achieved by communicating in a plain, truthful and open manner — and by demonstrating that you are listening to your stakeholders.«
· EthicScan Canada Ltd. (Toronto) »is a Toronto-based business ethics consultancy, corporate responsibility research house and educational resource centre.« > e.g.
o products & services > also
§ Consulting > also
· Corporate Accountability and Responsibility Leadership (CARL)
· Five Winds International (USA, Canada, Germany) >
o Services > also
· Strandberg Consulting (Canada; Principal: Coro Strandberg) >
o Services & Clients
§ Coro Strandberg supports clients with over 20 years of experience developing innovative social, environmental and economic solutions for business, non-profit and government organizations. She connects with a global network of resources and expertise to introduce clients to the opportunities and benefits of market-based social and environmental innovation.
· SRA Stakeholder Research Associates (London, UK; Toronto, Canada; Dallas, USA) > e.g.
o Services >
§ Stakeholder Engagement
§ Surveys
§ Strategic Change
· Mark Schacter Consulting (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
o Mark Schacter's work focuses on governance, accountability, public-sector performance measurement, strategy and corporate responsibility. Mark advises organizations in the public and private sectors, undertakes research and analysis for them, and designs and implements professional development programs.
· Natural Advantage – CSR & Sustainability Consulting (Saint Laurent, Quebec; Michael Kerr - Senior Consultant)
· LEAD Canada Inc – Inspiring leadership for a sustainable world (Tullochgorum, Ormstown, QC) has become the first North American organization certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to provide GRI certified courses on GRI's sustainable reporting framework in Canada.
o See also related news at:
§ CNW: CGA-Canada Endorses New Sustainability Reporting Training Program (17 December 2008)
§ CSRwire: First GRI-Certified Training on Sustainability Reporting in Canada (11 December 2008)
· Caiteur Group = climatechangeinstitute.com (Headquartered in Toronto, Canada) »is the research leader in information technology solutions for Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR) and GHG Emissions.«
· Craib Design & Communications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
· CCI Corporate Citizenship International Inc. (Calgary, Alberta; Founder: Kim Veness) is an innovative consultant practice that helps companies maximize their opportunities in emerging markets.
o Services > also
§ Sustainability Assurance report development & coaching / writing
· The CSR Group LLC (Austin, Texas, USA; Founder: Paula Ivey)
o »is a consulting and communications firm that works with businesses and organizations to address issues of corporate social responsibility.«
· Future 500 (San Francisco, USA) »forging links between corporations and stakeholders to advance global citizenship.« > e.g.
o Our Services > e.g.
§ Stakeholder Engagement
§ Global Citizenship 360 (formerly known as Corporate Accountability Practice (CAP) Gap Audit)
· »A Powerful Software Tool and Process for Better CSR Strategy, Performance and Reporting«
· »software process that enables better CSR strategy and performance, and helps create superior GRI and sustainability reports.«
· Covive, Inc. »research, writing and design of corporate sustainability reports« (San Francisco, CA, USA)
· Framework:CR (Wilton, Connecticut, USA) works with clients to develop integrated sustainability strategies and initiatives that build brand value, cut costs, and, ultimately, enhance profitability.
· Kinetix »Business Ecology« (New York, USA; President: Michael Gresty)
o »We develop strategic responses to our clients' most complex challenges by focusing on the intangible drivers that create tangible value - strategy execution, transparency, brand equity, social responsibility, environmental performance, culture and human capital.
o Our work is rooted in rigorous analysis of market conditions and dialogue between our clients and their stakeholders.
o We devise customized programs that encompass a detailed assessment, strategy creation and guidance through implementation to create sustainable value.«
· CSI Center for Sustainable Innovation (Windsor, Vermont, USA; Founder: Mark W. McElroy) > e.g.
o Services >
§ Sustainability Reporting
· »CSI can bring what the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) calls 'Sustainability Context' to corporate responsibility measurement and reporting. This can be done for virtually any area of social and/or environmental impact, including cases where GRI's new G3 reporting format is being used.«
o >>
§ See also related press releases at CSRwire > e.g.
· Social Footprint Brings 'Context' to Sustainability Reporting (30 October 2006)
· Strategic Sustainability Consulting (Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Jennifer K. Woofter, President)
o »provides organizations with the tools and expertise they need to actively manage their social and environmental impacts. We specialize in helping small and medium size organizations implement sustainable solutions usually reserved for larger companies.«
· BrownFlynn (Highland Heights, Ohio)
o We advise companies on how to integrate responsible practices into their business strategies and how to communicate these practices internally and externally for bottom-line impact.
o > also
§ Practice Areas >
o See also
§ related press release at CSRwire: BrownFlynn Selected by Global Reporting Initiative as U.S. Based Training Partner (8 December 2008)
· Sustainable Solutions Group (Chicago; Founder: Janice Neitzel) is a results-based consulting network facilitating organizations towards socially responsible business practices, improving reputation and increasing brand equity.
· Corporate Context Inc. (New York, USA)
o »provides strategic analysis and communication tools to help companies manage their reputational risks.«
o »led by Dr Helena Barton, an anthropologist specialized in the analysis of intangible value drivers and management of material corporate responsibility and governance risks«
· WMI World Monitors Inc. (New York, USA) »Strategies for Responsible Business Practices in the Global Economy«
o WMI »is a business and human rights consulting group that provides expertise to multinational companies, non-governmental and multilateral organizations seeking to align their business practices with human rights standards around the world.«