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Links There is now a mass of information on CSR on the Internet.
To save you the effort of searching through all this, we have listed below some of our favourite sites.
These provide excellent briefing materials and practical guidance on CSR-related topics.
General
www.bsr.org Provides information and guidance on all CSR-related topics, from implementing human rights strategies to sample environmental policies.
www.csrforum.org Contains a wealth of useful background material, from CSR strategies for particular sectors to national guidelines on good corporate governance. Site is currently under development (March 2002).
www.csreurope.org Provides a European focus on the definition of CSR and an overview of national activities (see their National Networks section). Information on ethical investment.
www.ethicalcorp.com Launched in 2001, this site is the online version of Ethical Corporation magazine. It provides case studies of best practice and analyses of the business case for CSR.
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/envrp/index.htm General and specific guidance on environmental reporting from the UK government, applicable to businesses globally.
www.corporateregister.com Next Step Consulting’s free directory of environmental, social and sustainability reporting. Profiles of thousands of published company reports. Hundreds of PDFs to download.
Community Involvement
www.bcconnections.org.uk Information for companies wishing to initiate a community involvement programme and find partner organisations.
Labour and Human Rights
www.business-humanrights.org Briefings on important human rights issues and risks by country, sector, company.
Corporate Governance
www.ecgi.org Corporate governance codes around the world, with related research studies.
Company Reporting Guidance
www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/ims.html The management system standards of ISO are implemented by some 610 000 organisations in 160 countries. A worldwide overview of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000-related developments is provided by the bimonthly journal ISO Management Systems.
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