Open Directory - Society: Issues: Business
See also: This category in other languages: - Provides a framework and certification for companies wishing to benefit society as well as their shareholders. - Weblog addresses issues such as intellectual property, anti-trust actions, and recording industry policies. - Covers over 1000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The site is composed of links to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, academics, etc. It includes reports of corporate misconduct as well as positive examples of "best practice" by companies. - Information on companies worldwide that are known to use sweatshop labor and child labor. Also some Good companies. Produced by Immaculata High School students. - An Ottawa-based non-profit, non-partisan citizen advocacy organization that focuses on democratic reform and government and corporate accountability in Canada. - "...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it." - David Rockefeller - FTF is an association of businesses committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. Standards are relevant to corporate operations. - Research-led project to understand and improve the competitiveness of the United States: the ability of firms operating in the U.S. to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans. - David Weinberger weblog talks about the Internet, online communities, his book "Everything Is Miscellaneous," and occasionally politics. - Tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment. - This former corporate insider and former Maine-based U.S. Congressman has written several insightful looks at how corporations' operations may be inherently destructive to the environment, human beings, and our rights with ideas on improving the situation. - Subscription page of Students for Change, permits networking with other activists on businesses affecting Human Rights. - Corporate activists seeking to put a human touch back into the corporate world through the use of technology. - Seeks to tackle the exploitation of workers in developing countries by giving consumers the opportunity to buy products that guarantee a better deal to producers. Information resources and a report on coffee farmers and international trade. - Analyzes, examines, and exposes what it calls "the tasteless and evil practices of the music industry". - International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability. - A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide. - Article suggests that actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks. - Reflections on the wisdom of Tibor Kalman, social responsibility, and a designer's role in the digital age.
