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Global Reporting Initiative - http://www.globalreporting.org
Develops and disseminates globally applicable "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines" for voluntary use by organisations reporting on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products, and services. |
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Ceres - http://www.ceres.org/
Coalition of investors, environmental, and public interest organizations in North America. Services and projects include industry programs, sustainability reporting, and investor programs to advance solutions to the threats of global warming and corporate accountability. |
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UNEP Finance Initiative - http://unepfi.net/
United Nations Environment Programme working group on integrating sustainability into investment management. |
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CSRwire - http://www.csrwire.com
Corporate social responsibility news and press releases from publicly traded corporations. Investors may use the information to evaluate the CSR practices of current or potential holdings. |
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FTSE4Good - http://www.ftse4good.com/
Developed and maintains a series of global sustainable investment indexes for use in benchmarking and portfolio construction. |
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Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes - http://www.sustainability-index.com/
Maintains investable indexes to benchmark the performance of investments in sustainability companies and funds. Maintains independent indexes as a basis for derivatives and funds focused on sustainability companies. Switzerland. Global. |
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The Corporate Library - http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/
International corporate governance research. Current news, reports, and database products on the relationship between company management, their boards, and shareholders. |
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CorpWatch - http://www.corpwatch.org/
Research guide for social investors, activists, students. |
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Ethical Corporation - http://www.ethicalcorp.com/
Monthly global business publication providing corporate social, environmental, and financial responsibility news, advice, and examples. |
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Clean Edge - http://www.cleanedge.com/
Helps investors and innovators understand clean technology via consulting services, market research, publications, and conferences. |
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Business Ethics 100 Best Corporate Citizens - http://www.business-ethics.com/
Magazine annually researches, names, reviews corporate citizenship. Also publishes annual socially responsible investing issue. |
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Verite - http://www.verite.org
Non-profit social auditing and research organization looking at issues related to safe, fair, and legal working conditions. Research for shareholder activists and investors. United States. Global. |
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Calvert Ratings - http://www.calvert.com/sri_calvertratings.html
Corporate responsibility ratings for the largest 100 US companies in five issue areas. |
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Vigeo - http://www.vigeo.com
European corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating agency. Produces data and tools for institutional investors and company directors. |
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Sustainable Endowments Institute - http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/
Organization engaged in research and education on the sustainability investment practices of higher education endowments. Site includes services offered and background information. |
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Investor Network on Climate Risk - http://www.incr.com/
Organization serving institutional investors to increase understanding of climate risk on portfolios. Coordinates related UN Summits, conferences, briefings, meetings, and the publication and distribution of reports. Member and public access. United States. |
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SRI World Group - http://www.sriworld.com
Provider of news, research, and consulting for social investing, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance and ethics. |
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CSR Asia - http://www.csr-asia.com
Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia: The issues, as they emerge in the Asia-Pacific Region. |
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CorporateRegister.com - http://www.corporateregister.com/
Directory of corporate non-financial reports. Information on environmental, social and associated reports by companies worldwide. |
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Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) - http://www.eiris.org/
European research organization founded by churches and charities to investigate companies' ethical, environmental and social policies and performance. Also provides information to the general public on personal finance to enable people to put their principles into practice. |
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ReportAlert.info - http://www.reportalert.info/
Regular announcements of the latest CSR reports as they are produced. International scope. |
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KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. - http://www.kld.com/
Independent investment research firm providing management tools to professionals integrating environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions. Includes daily pricing of KLD indexes, database, and SRI bibliography. USA. |
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Good Money - http://www.goodmoney.com
Internet resources for socially, ethically, environmentally responsible investing, consuming and business and corporate social responsibility. |
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Corporate Responsibility Reports | the CRO - http://www.thecro.com/node/391
Managed links to corporate responsibility, sustainability, global citizenship, environmental reports from major U.S. and international corporations. |
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sristudies.org - http://www.sristudies.org/
Reviews and bibliography of academic and juried studies related to the quantitative effects and results of socially responsible investing and business. |
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home
Includes links to a range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, and academics. Library covering thousands of companies. E-mail update and custom alert services available. |
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Sustainable Investment Research International Group (SiRi) - http://www.siricompany.com/
Grouping of many independent local SRI research organizations spanning three continents. Provides harmonized social investing profiles of major global public companies. |
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Social Investment Forum Research Reports - http://www.socialinvest.org/resources/
Statistics and trends. Many graphs and charts. Includes access to the biannual Trends Report on SRI in USA. |
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Jantzi Research Inc. - http://www.jantziresearch.com/
Investment research and support for institutional and professional social investors. Maintains a Canadian social investment database and the Jantzi Social Index. |
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Ethical Performance - CSR news - http://www.ethicalperformance.com/
Newsletter for professionals in corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment. Covering Europe, The Americas, and Asia Pacific regions. |
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Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change - http://www.iigcc.org/
Forum for collaboration between pension funds and other institutional investors on issues related to climate change. Europe. |
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AccountAbility Forum - http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/af/afframe.htm
Quarterly journal provides information on the practice and theory of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting. Worldwide. |
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GovernanceMetrics International - http://www.gmiratings.com/
Independent global corporate governance ratings agency. Subscription-based research service and institutional advisory services. |
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DivestTerror.org - http://www.divestterror.org
A project of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. Learn how to help divest your money from terrorist-sponsored states and activities. |
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OneReport: The Sustainability Reporting Solution - http://www.one-report.com/
Electronic reporting network that consolidates data requests from research firms with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, provides companies with data management tools, and distributes sustainability data to the marketplace. |
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ETHIBEL - http://www.ethibel.org/
Independent consulting agency in The Netherlands that rates and audits sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility metrics of corporations. Maintains a standardized labeling scheme for European SRI funds. Multilingual. |
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Social Investment Research Analyst Network - http://www.siran.org/
Analyst network that supports North American social investment research analysts from investment firms, research providers, and affiliated investor groups. USA |
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EthicScan Canada Limited - http://www.ethicscan.ca/
Original and regular research on paper and electronic files on major public corporations, both Canadian and transnational. Performance reporting across a broad range of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance topics. |
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OpenSRI - http://www.opensri.com/
Advisory, assurance, and professional services related to corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing. Non profits, shareholders, companies and stakeholders are able to dialogue on CSR issues. Part of Intertek's Sustainability Solutions team. |
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Hazel Henderson, Independent Futurist - http://www.hazelhenderson.com
Renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, a worldwide syndicated columnist, consultant on sustainable development, and author of Beyond Globalization, other books. |
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Centre Info SA - http://www.centreinfo.ch
Swiss company offering advice and research regarding sustainability, corporate responsibility, and socially responsible investing for investors and financial institutions. Multi-lingual. |
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Sustainable Investment Research Institute Pty Ltd - http://www.siris.com.au/
A dedicated research group providing social and environmental investment research to investors, lenders and other users of financial data. Database primarily comprises the ASX 300 and NZSE 40 companies. |
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Audit Integrity - http://auditintegrity.com
Provides companies with quarterly accounting and governance reports to assure the accuracy of their financial disclosures. Helps public corporations prepare accurate financial statements. United States. |
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Portfolio21, Stock at Stake NV - http://www.portfolio21.info/
Research service for institutions using human rights criteria in the management of investment portfolios. Netherlands. |
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Global Ethics Monitor - http://www.globalethicsmonitor.com
News service for business and financial professionals with information needs in the areas of corporate responsibility, socially responsible investing, corporate governance, and other related areas. |
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Michael Bluejay -- Socially Responsible Investing - http://michaelbluejay.com/sri/index.html
Anecdotal overview of socially responsible investing, stocks, mutual funds, other resources. US |
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Heartland Labor Capital Network - http://www.heartlandnetwork.org
Organization explores and promotes jobs-oriented investment strategies. United States. |
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Kayema Investments Research and Analysis - http://www.kayema.com
Provides ratings of Israeli companies’ performance in the area of sustainability and social responsbility. |
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InterPraxis Sustainability Consulting - http://www.interpraxis.com
A social and economic consultancy specializing in ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), non-financial corporate reporting and social auditing. Canada |
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Securities Mosaic - http://www.securitiesmosaic.com
Disclosure and regulatory information for securities professionals. Suites of data in: disclosure, laws, rules, guidance, news, and compliance centers. |
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Socially Responsible Investment Coalition - http://home.flash.net/~sric/
Offers definitions, annotated links to SRI research and advisers. |
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InSITE Fellowship - http://www.insiteny.org
Mentorship program of New York business and law students to support entrepreneurs in the development of businesses and the pursuit of Private Equity / Venture Capital or Angel investments. |
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Claros Co. - http://www.claros.co.uk
Consulting, information, and guidance on socially responsible investment (SRI) for pension managers, institutional investors, and fund managers. |
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SRI Notes blog - http://srinotes.blogspot.com/
Thoughts and commentary on socially responsible investing. Academic and research oriented material. |
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Green Investments blog - http://greeninvestments.blogspot.com
A guy's blog about green, sustainable and socially responsible investments. USA |
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Socially Responsible Investment by Pension Funds: A State-of-the-Knowledge Report - http://www.ellipson.com/files/studies/Socially%20Resonsible%20Investm.pdf
2001 report generated by literature review, discussion with experts, and publicly available information. |
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SageCap - http://www.sagecap.us
Private equity investment research and analysis. Specializing in environmentally sustainable industries and companies. United States |
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Comquest Sustainability Reporting Software - http://www.comquest.com.au/
Web-based reporting application that helps organisations provide auditable reports that show how they meet their social responsibilities. Australia |
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Mirandasbeach.com Ethical Investment Guide - http://ethical-investment.mirandasbeach.com/
Guide and directory with sections for the UK, USA and Canada |
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IdealsWork Financial - http://www.idealsworkfinancial.com
Software that allows financial professionals to conduct custom tailored social screening research and company rankings. Ratings are available on a range of personal standards, sustainability, and risk factors. USA |