Jul
27
Ecological Footprint – How Big is Yours?
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http://www.redefiningprogress.org/programs/sustainabilityindicators/ef/
This is a joint project of the Earth Day Network and Redefining Progress. The Ecological Footprint page includes a link to a quick test of your consumption of the world’s resources. In addition, there is an Excel spreadsheet available for downloading that helps you to measure your consumption, recycling and energy use.
Jul
27
Council of Ethics-Based Organizations Associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations
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http://cebo.org/index.html
This site contains links to U.N. documents, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the rights of the child. Links are also provided to member organizations. In addition to sections on Human Rights, Sustainable Development, and Peace & Conflict, there is a section on Corporate Ethics, covering “Ethics in corporations and government: accountability, fiscal transparency, greenwashing, bluewashing, best practices and abuses.”
Jul
27
Northeast Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council
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http://www.neogbc.org/index.php
Jul
27
Citizen Works
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http://www.citizenworks.org/
“People-powered democracy, not corporate rule, will create a sustainable and just society.”
Jul
27
CERES – Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
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http://www.ceres.org/
CERES is a “U.S. coalition of environmental, investor, and advocacy groups working together for a sustainable future. Companies have committed to continuous environmental improvement by endorsing the CERES Principles, a ten-point code of environmental conduct.”
Jul
27
Center for Public Integrity
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http://www.public-i.org
Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest. Interested in issues of ethics and politics? (They do go together, by the way.) Founded in 1989, The Center for Public Integrity “is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that conducts investigative research and reporting on public policy issues in the United States and around the world.”
“Through thoughtful and objective analyses, the Center hopes to serve as an honest broker of information – and to inspire a better-informed citizenry to demand a higher level of accountability from its government and elected leaders.”
Jul
27
Capital Ownership Group
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http://cog.kent.edu/index.html
“The Capital Ownership Group (COG), a non-profit network of professionals, business, labor and government leaders and staff, academics and activists on six continents, works to broaden ownership to deal with the negative effects of globalization.”
Jul
27
http://www.calvert-henderson.com/
The Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators examine our social, economic and environmental condition. They provide a “contribution to the worldwide effort to develop comprehensive statistics of national well-being that go beyond traditional macroeconomic indicators.” Areas included in the study consist of education, employment, energy, environment, health, human rights, income, infrastructure, national security, public safety, re-creation and shelter.
Jul
27
CBSR – Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
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http://www.cbsr.ca/
CBSR is a “non-profit membership network of innovative companies working to improve their social, environmental and financial performance.”
Jul
27
Business in the Community
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http://www.bitc.org.uk/index.html
Headquartered in the UK, Business in the Community “is a unique movement of 700 member companies committed to continually improving their positive impact on society. We are an independent charity with 20 years experience of achieving our charitable purpose to create a public benefit by working with companies to improve the positive impact of business in society.”