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Audits/Reports

http://www.agilent.com/environment/esr/home.html

http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/index.cfm
This report includes a survey of MBA programs with a socially and environmentally responsible content.

http://www.bnfl.com/content.php?pageID=25
Can a nuclear energy company be socially responsible? You decide.

Owners of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, Fetzer Wines, and Korbel California Champagnes http://www.brown-forman.com/responsibility/

http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=e55efd847dea4c53b0abec4fdaf0e9aa

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/index.html
“Live Positively is our commitment to make a positive difference in the world by redesigning the way we work and live so sustainability is part of everything we do.”

http://www.greenreportcard.org/
Provides sustainability profiles for colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.

http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/report.aspx

http://www.ips-dc.org/reports/executive_excess_2009
Excerpt from the 16th annual report from the Institute for Policy Studies:

The 20 U.S. financial firms that have received the most bailout dollars from taxpayers awarded their top five executive officers, in the three years through 2008, pay packages worth a combined $3.2 billion. These 100 financial executives, on their way to driving the U.S. economy off a cliff, averaged $32 million each. One hundred U.S. workers making the 2008 annual average wage would have to labor over 1,000 years to make as much as these 100 executives made in three.

http://www.gapinc.com/socialresponsibility/
This very comprehensive site covers all of the Gap companies and has a significant amount of data.

http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2009/gcr2009

Excerpt from this report, newly released by Transparency International:

Bribery in business captures news headlines around the globe and leads to massive reputational and financial repercussions for the implicated companies. Bribery, though, represents only part of the picture when profit comes at the expense of integrity and sustainability. Other corrupt practices, such as corporate fraud, cartels and undue influence on public policy, work as destructive forces that undermine fair competition, stifle economic growth and ultimately undercut companies’ own existence.

Featuring analysis of more than 75 experts, Transparency International’s 2009 Global Corruption Report lays bare these and other corruption challenges that cut across countries and industries, exposes soft spots in existing corporate anti-corruption measures, and examines promising innovation in the sector.

http://www.heinz.com/csr2009/
“This 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report details our Company’s performance and progress in Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 in critically important areas ranging from corporate governance and ethics to environmental initiatives and our positive economic and social contributions.”

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/gcreport/intro/ceoletter.html

http://www.us.kpmg.com/news/index.asp?cid=2954
“At a time when market confidence and trust are at a premium, KPMG ForensicSM’s Integrity Survey 2008-2009 takes an inside look at corporate fraud and misconduct based on firsthand experiences and perceptions of more than 5,000 employees nationally across 13 different industries. Learn what has changed over the years – and what has not.”

http://www.levistrauss.com/Citizenship/
This section of the Levi Strauss website has links to public policy, product sourcing, sustainability, and diversity.

http://www.lubrizol.com/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=37136

http://www.manpower.com/social/srreport.cfm
2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Update: People and Purpose

http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/good/report.html

http://www.merck.com/corporate-responsibility/cr-print-report.html

Excerpt:

Choosing as our theme “Advancing the dialogue toward a healthier future,” we have provided details on the challenges we face and our performance on key issues for Merck and our stakeholders.

http://www.monsanto.com/responsibility/
I don’t know….

http://www.novonordisk.com/sustainability/default.asp

http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/Sustainability/Sustainability-Report.html

http://www.philips.com/about/sustainability

http://www.scjohnson.com/community/

http://thecaq.aicpa.org/Resources/Sarbanes+Oxley/
This page, part of the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) contains the full text of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a summary of the act’s provisions, and a link to an SEC authored Frequently Asked Questions page.

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/corporate-responsibility/2008
The 2008 report includes a cover letter from Jeffrey Hollander titled “Is CSR Dead?”

We haven’t reached the end of the road for corporate responsibility, but it’s my sense that we are nearing the outer reaches of its evolutionary arc. Moving forward, corporate responsibility will most likely become a baseline requirement in every company’s license to operate. A listing in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index or inclusion in the portfolio of a socially responsible mutual fund will be more about doing less harm than acting for the greater good. And that brings us to a crossroad…

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/csr.asp

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031084

http://www.thebodyshop.com/_en/_ww/values-campaigns/assets/pdf/Values_report_lowres_v2.pdf
The Body Shop’s annual CSR report.

Excerpt:

Our five core Values are as relevant today as they were when Anita first set them out – we are always looking for new ways to bring them to life. We believe that our Values are at the heart of our commercial success and they are the key to growing our business. As we go forward we will be more creative in bringing our message to customers who are searching for brands with principles that they can trust. In doing this we will deliver more positive benefits to everyone that we touch.

http://content.united.com/ual/asset/UAL_CSR-web-v4.pdf

Excerpt:

Our corporate responsibility report focuses on the way we work as a team to improve our airline and better serve our customers—how we are stepping up to environmental challenges and addressing community needs, and how we work together to make every action count.

http://www.community.ups.com/Sustainability

The inaugural report is located at http://www.usps.com/green/report/2008/welcome.htm. The Postal Service also has a page with more information about their green efforts at http://www.usps.com/green/welcome.htm

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