- Campus Sweatshop Protests Spread
Country wide student rallies urge stronger conduct codes for factories that make clothing bearing university logos. Meetings and rallies at most major U.S. universities.
- A Resolution on a Modern Myth
It is resolved that Wal-Mart conduct a short-term study to disprove the modern myth that Sunday work maximizes profits.
- Adbusters Organization
Creative, counter revolution in progress in Canada but about our world. Visual activism about corporate operations. And wickedly funny to boot.
- Airline On-Time Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Transportation figures on airline's tardinesses.
- Anti-Scofflaw Regulation
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.
- As You Sow
Organization promoting corporate accountability - holding corporations accountable for complying with consumer, workplace and environmental laws.
- Australian Ethical & Green Shareholders' Groups
Descriptions and contact information for several Australian nonprofits whose aims are to make corporations accountable.
- Be Your Own Sleuth
Extensive information and links for persons wanting to study corporations' behavior in the world.
- Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia
Regional example of BBB that focuses on ethical matters of business members for the public.
- Better World electronic edition
This is third edition of Better World online. Useful links and references are here.
- Boycott Action News
Co-op America's "tell it like it is" information about corporations that need to be made more accountable.
- Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Provides information, tools, training and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies.
- Business in the Community
A movement of businesses committed to continually improving their positive impact on society through corporate social responsibility.
- C-SPAN: Corporate Accountability
Highlights recent video and news pertaining to accounting reform, SEC and FTC actions and Congressional oversight, and related issues.
- CensorShip Kills
Anti-Corporate advertisers and underwriters. Supports competition to them by citizen-based Low Power FM radio stations.
- CERES Principles
Formerly the Valdez Principles, the CERES Principles for environmentally sound business practices were drafted by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies.
- Corporate Accountability Project
Researching Corporations section provides links to numerous resources to investigate publicly traded corporations.
- Corporate America: The Land of the Greed
Personal commentary by Evan Stair on the effects of corporate values on small town life.
- Corporate Rights: The Big Question
Adbuster's animated, simple story on how corporations came to become so powerful in the world and how to bring them back under civil control.
- Corporate Social Responsibility Forum
Pratical tools, resources and case studies on responsible business practices.
- CSR Europe
European business reference point for social responsibility issues. Includes case studies, publications, current activities and databank search.
- Ending the Wall Street Walk: Why Corporate Governance Now?
Although published several years ago, James McRitchie's report presents certain minimum standards with specific corporate examples of "doing what's right."
- Essential Action
Site for alerting and organizing efforts in corporate accountability.
- Ethical Performance
Monthly newsletter for professionals concerned with corporate social responsibility or for investors.
- European Corporate Governance Institute
Non-Profit Network for European and Comparative Corporate Governance Issues.
- Focus on the Corporation
Focus on the Corporation, a close look at corporate power and monopolization as it effects contemporary society. (via San Francisco Bay Guardian online edition)
- Initiative Against Economic Globalization PRAGUE 2000
Support citizens' democratic rights to publicly demonstrate in order to bring accountability to bear upon large, multinational corporations.
- International Corporate Environmental Reports
Corporate Accountability vis a vis the environment. English link, site name, Milieujaarverslagen.
- Local Competition
Pennsylvania based group which says Verizon continues a monopoly on the East Coast by devious means.
- Loka Institute
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.
- Max Havelaar Switzerland
Swiss firm promoting and enabling fair trade actions.
- One Market, Under God
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.
- Profit vs. Social Responsibility
Cyber College asks students to calculate the costs / benefits of socially responsible business decisions.
- Shareholder Action Network
Nonprofit group hosted by Coop America which informs and coordinates shareholder activism toward corporations which are behaving unethically.
- Social Accountability Handbook
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.
- Tell Citibank.org
A place for concerned citizens, including Citigroup stockholders and Citibank customers, to fight predatory lending at the Associates and to learn about community investing as a constructive alternative.
- The Fair Labor Association
Nonprofit network which gets major footwear and clothing manufacturers to agree to disclose specific factory names, where in the world their products are manufactured.
- The International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF)
ILRF, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit action and advocacy organization focused on human rights necessary for life and dignity Excellent information but graphics and frames may not load well.
- The MacBride Principles
Principles of conduct for firms doing business in Northern Ireland.
- Watered Stock Pyramid Analysis
Links to articles by Bill Parish about Citicorp, Cisco Systems and Microsoft printing stock with abandon.
- What is the OECD?
Paper on overarching issues affecting corporate accountability. Discusses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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