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American Marketing Association - Code of Ethics
   http://www.marketingpower.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=1175
 
Ben and Jerry's Social Mission Page
    http://www.benjerry.com/our_company/about_us/
Certainly among the best known of companies espousing a social mission, the Ben and Jerry's page includes their Mission Statement, a list of causes and campaigns supported by the company, and a copy of their most recent Social Audit Report.
 
Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association - Sustainability Guidelines for Office Furniture Manufacturers and Suppliers
    http://www.bifma.org/documents/SusGdlines.pdf
BIFMA International has "created a set of guidelines to serve as a roadmap for any office furniture manufacturer or supplier desiring to become a more sustainable company."
 
Codes of Ethics Online     
    http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/
This listing, a project of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at Illinois Institute of Technology lists over 850 codes of ethics available on the Web, from sources such as corporations, academic institutions, professional organizations, and government.  In addition, the site also includes resources for writing a code of ethics, a bibliography, and information as to how the codes might be used.
 
The Earth Charter
    http://www.earthcharter.org/
"The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all peoples a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world. It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history."
 
European Campaign for Corporate Social Responsibility
    http://www.smekey.org/
This organization has produced a "tool for Small and Medium Enterprises to evaluate their social and environmental performance," available as a PDF file.
 
Global Sullivan Principles of Social Responsibility
    http://globalsullivanprinciples.org/
 
Google's Corporate Philosophy
    http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html
 
KPMG US Business Ethics Practice
    http://www.us.kpmg.com/ethics
 
Lubrizol, Inc. Ethics Guidelines
    http://www.lubrizol.com/EthicsGuidelines/default.asp
This Cleveland, Ohio based fluid technology company has a comprehensive set of ethics guidelines, downloadable as a PDF file, in six languages.
 
Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship Page
    http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/
Including sections on Diversity, Community Affairs, Education, Accessibility, and Standards of Business Conduct.
 
Stonyfield Farm Yogurt Social Mission
    http://www.stonyfield.com/AboutUs/CompanyProfile.shtml
This Londonderry, NH company produces Certified Organic ice cream and frozen yogurt, sold all across the US.
 
The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
 

 

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