Open Directory - Society: Issues: Business: Corporate Accountability
See also: This category in other languages: - An online magazine and resource center designed to provide activists, journalists, students, teachers and policy makers with an array of tools to investigate and analyze corporate activity. Documents the social, political, economic and environmental impacts of large transnational corporations. - And non-profit based in Canada that is a global network of culture jammers and creatives working to change the way information flows, the way corporations wield power, and the way meaning is produced in society. - U.S. Bureau of Transportation figures on airline's tardinesses. - This proposal would prevent the federal government from entering into contracts with companies that are chronic violators of consumer, environmental, labor, tax, antitrust and employment laws. - Organization promoting corporate accountability - holding corporations accountable for complying with consumer, workplace and environmental laws. - Regional example of BBB that focuses on ethical matters of business members for the public. - Green America's "tell it like it is" information about corporations that need to be made more accountable. - Provides information, tools, training and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies. - A movement of businesses committed to continually improving their positive impact on society through corporate social responsibility. - Formerly the Valdez Principles, the CERES Principles for environmentally sound business practices were drafted by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies. - Premised on the belief that good governance requires an enterprise-wide view of risk management, the Centre champions a multi-disciplinary approach that supports and promotes specialized and integrative research as well as advanced educational activities. - European business reference point for social responsibility issues. Includes case studies, publications, current activities and databank search. - CSR360 Global Partner Network is a global network of not-for-profit organizations working with businesses to improve their positive impact on society - Cirque du Soleil now turned its attention to global issues such as the fight against poverty and chooses to be involved in communities, and with youth at risk. - Researching Corporations section provides links to numerous resources to investigate publicly traded corporations. - Personal commentary by Evan Stair on the effects of corporate values on small town life. - C.M.V.Clarkson, Law Professor at University of Leicester has published numerous scholarly papers on corporate accountability. This is one of them. - Facilitates the movement to enhance wealth creation by transforming corporations into more democratic entities through shareholder activism and empowering boards of directors. - An unofficial international standard for social accountability initiated by CEPAA (now Social Accountability International) and provided by Ellipson Ltd, a consulting service linked with sustainability. [Document is 17 pages in size] [PDF] - Independent consultancy specialising in the legal side of corporate social responsibility CSR. We explore and develop a better understanding of the inter-relationship between CSR and the law. - Provides activists, researchers, health professionals, policy makers and others with information and resources so they can act to change corporate practices that harm health. - Site for alerting and organizing efforts in corporate accountability. - Newsletter for professionals concerned with corporate social responsibility or for investors. Covers Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific regions. - Non-Profit Network for European and Comparative Corporate Governance Issues. - Step-by-step interactive guide to researching corporations on the Internet. - Aims to help citizens' democratic rights to publicly demonstrate in order to bring accountability to bear upon large, multinational corporations. - Corporate Accountability vis a vis the environment. English link, site name, Milieujaarverslagen. - Begun in 1987, enables information and organizing about worldwide concerns with science, technology and society. Genetic engineering by corporations, for example, has been a focus here. - Swiss firm promoting and enabling fair trade actions. - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) solutions and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) research in Singapore and Malaysia - Cyber College asks students to calculate the costs / benefits of socially responsible business decisions. - B.M.P is a searchable database that cross links financial-structure information with critical news items. Its purpose is to provide consumers with critical feedback on products, and researchers with a tool to identify critical patterns. - Nonprofit network which gets major footwear and clothing manufacturers to agree to disclose specific factory names, where in the world their products are manufactured. - Nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. - Principles of conduct for firms doing business in Northern Ireland. - Corporate social responsibility in Carpathian Region. - Links to articles by Bill Parish about Citicorp, Cisco Systems and Microsoft printing stock with abandon. - Paper on overarching issues affecting corporate accountability. Discusses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. - Thomas Frank, 35, contends that behind the go- go stock market and the feel-good atmosphere, the American economy that bloomed in the 1990's is sick, and that the divide between rich and poor has widened. To read this NY Times interview of him, requires free registration. (December 21, 2000)
