GB Corporate Social Responsibility Organizations

Good Business organizations focused on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.

Accion: Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) (Action: Corporate Social Responsibility) (Spanish language only)
A non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that businesses incorporate ethical values, and respect for individuals, communities, and the environment into their work ethics.

http://www.accionrse.cl/app01/

African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC)
A non-governmental organization committed to promoting responsible growth and competitiveness in Africa by changing the way companies do business in Africa.
http://www.aiccafrica.org/

As You Sow: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program
The Corporate Social Responsibility Program promotes corporate responsibility by engaging publicly held companies to adopt more progressive social and environmental policies.
http://www.asyousow.org/csr/csrp.shtml

B Lab
Promotes and develops corporations that are purpose-driven and create benefit for all.
http://www.bcorporation.net

Business for Social Responsibility
Provides socially responsible business solutions to many of the world's leading corporations.
http://www.bsr.org

Business in the Community (UK)
Inspires, engages, supports and challenges companies to continually improve the impact they have on society and the environment through their responsible business program.
http://www2.bitc.org.uk/index.html#story1

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility
CBSR is a business-led, non-profit CSR consultancy and peer-to-peer learning organization that provides its members with candid counsel and customized advisory services as they formulate powerful business decisions that improve performance and contribute to a better world.
http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ccbe/

Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy
An independent ethics centre dedicated to promoting and maintaining an ethical orientation and culture in Canadian organizations.
http://www.ethicscentre.ca/EN/index.cfm

Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB)
Advances extraordinary business innovation and entrepreneurship by turning the global environmental and social issues of our day into core value-creation opportunities.
http://worldbenefit.case.edu/

Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC)
A non-profit organization that assists leaders in creating ethical and profitable business cultures at the enterprise, community and global levels.
http://www.cebcglobal.org/

Centre for Social Markets (CSM)
An independent non-profit organization dedicated to making markets work for the triple bottom line- people, planet, and profit.
http://www.csmworld.org/

Chaordic Commons
Develop, disseminate and implement new concepts of organization that result in more equitable sharing of power and wealth, improved health, and greater compatibility with the human spirit and biosphere.
http://www.chaordic.org/

Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE)
A corporate governance research and communications centre that monitors Canadian corporate governance trends and provides guidance to firms looking to improve their board effectives and disclosure.
http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ccbe/

Council for Ethical Leadership
An organization creating discussion of controversial issues, which is then used to advance ethical business practices at the local, national, and international levels.
http://www.businessethics.org/

Council for Ethics in Economics
A worldwide association of leaders in business, education, and other professions working to strengthen the ethical fabric of business and economic life.

http://www.businessethics.org

Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA)
A non-consulting, member-driven association exclusively for individuals who are responsible for their organization's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs.
http://www.theecoa.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

EthicScan Canada Limited
An ethics consultancy, corporate responsibility research house and educational resource centre.
http://www.ethicscan.ca/

European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF)
A professional non-profit association of men and women practicing and promoting moral and ethical values in business.
http://www.ebbf.org/

European Business Council for Sustainable Energy
A business-focused initiative with the purpose of advocating the full potential of sustainable energy in the European Union.
http://www.e5.org/

European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)
A non-profit association dedicated to the promotion of business ethics, broadly defined, in academia, business, public sector and civil society.
http://www.eben-net.org/

Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility

A foundation of companies that work together to gather "financial and intellectual capital to create unified campaigns against social injustice, and do social good."

http://www.fcsr.pl/fcsr_eng_programy_peacecsrproject.html

Institute of Business Ethics (IBE)
Raise public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically, and collaborate with other UK and international organizations with interests and expertise in business ethics.
http://www.ibe.org.uk/

Instituto Ethos
Mobilize, encourage and help companies manage their business in a socially responsible way, making them partners in building a sustainable and fair society.
http://www.ethos.org.br/DesktopDefault.aspx?Alias=EthosEnglish&Lang=en-US&init

International Leadership Association (ILA)
Promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices for the greater good of individuals and communities worldwide.
http://www.ila-net.org

International Organization for Standardization
A non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors.
http://www.iso.org

International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE)
A world-wide professional association that focuses exclusively on the study of business, economics, and ethics.
http://www.isbee.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Social Venture Network
Transforms the way the world does business by leveraging its members' collective strengths of leadership, knowledge and enterprise for a more just and sustainable economy.
http://www.svn.org

The Conference Board
A non-profit organization that promotes confidence in the free enterprise system by shaping the values critical to ethical business performance.
http://www.conference-board.org/knowledge/citizenship.cfm

The European Business Network for CSR
A unique collection of company best practices in the area of corporate social responsibility.
http://www.csreurope.org

The Sustainable Business Institute (SBI)
A non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting the understanding of sustainability in the business community and beyond.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.org

United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD)
A non-profit association of businesses whose purpose is to create and deliver value-driven sustainable development projects in the United States.
http://www.usbcsd.org/

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
An international organization that advocates for and seeks to empower women as decision makers to achieve economic, social and gender justice, a healthy, peaceful planet and human rights for all.
http://www.wedo.org/

World Business Academy
A non-profit business think tank devoted to rekindling the human spirit in business.
http://www.worldbusiness.org

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