Society, Issues, Business, Corporate Accountability

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• - Links to articles by Bill Parish about Citicorp, Cisco Systems and Microsoft printing stock with abandon.
  
• - Principles of conduct for firms doing business in Northern Ireland.
  
• - C.M.V.Clarkson, Law Professor at University of Leicester has published numerous scholarly papers on corporate accountability. This is one of them.
  
• - Paper on overarching issues affecting corporate accountability. Discusses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  
• - Personal commentary by Evan Stair on the effects of corporate values on small town life.
  
• - Anti-Corporate advertisers and underwriters. Supports competition to them by citizen-based Low Power FM radio stations.
  
• - Site for alerting and organizing efforts in corporate accountability.
  
• - Nonprofit group hosted by Coop America which informs and coordinates shareholder activism toward corporations which are behaving unethically.
  
• - Thomas Frank, 35, contends that behind the go- go stock market and the feel-good atmosphere, the American economy that bloomed in the 1990's is sick, and that the divide between rich and poor has widened. To read this NY Times interview of him, requires f
  
• - U.S. Bureau of Transportation figures on airline's tardinesses.
  
• - Corporate Accountability vis a vis the environment. English link, site name, Milieujaarverslagen.
  
• - Non-Profit Network for European and Comparative Corporate Governance Issues.
  
• - Co-op America's "tell it like it is" information about corporations that need to be made more accountable.
  
• - Newsletter for professionals concerned with corporate social responsibility or for investors. Covers Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific regions.
  
• - ILRF, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit action and advocacy organization focused on human rights necessary for life and dignity Excellent information but graphics and frames may not load well.
  
• - Formerly the Valdez Principles, the CERES Principles for environmentally sound business practices were drafted by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies.
  
• - Promotes social responsibility in business by increasing awareness of ethical matters and hosting a database for good corporate practices. Offers seminars and conferences.
  
• - An unofficial international standard for social accountability initiated by CEPAA (now Social Accountability International) and provided by Ellipson Ltd, a consulting service linked with sustainability. [Document is 17 pages in size]
  
• - Aims to help citizens' democratic rights to publicly demonstrate in order to bring accountability to bear upon large, multinational corporations.
  
• - Although published several years ago, James McRitchie's report presents certain minimum standards with specific corporate examples of "doing what's right."
  
• - Regional example of BBB that focuses on ethical matters of business members for the public.
  
• - Begun in 1987, enables information and organizing about worldwide concerns with science, technology and society. Genetic engineering by corporations, for example, has been a focus here.
  
• - News, links and articles concerning the impact of poor or questionable management of McDonald's on its franchisees around the world.
  
• - This is third edition of Better World online. Useful links and references are here.
  
• - European business reference point for social responsibility issues. Includes case studies, publications, current activities and databank search.
  
• - Descriptions and contact information for several Australian nonprofits whose aims are to make corporations accountable.
  
• - Researching Corporations section provides links to numerous resources to investigate publicly traded corporations.
  
• - Nonprofit network which gets major footwear and clothing manufacturers to agree to disclose specific factory names, where in the world their products are manufactured.
  
• - A movement of businesses committed to continually improving their positive impact on society through corporate social responsibility.
  
• - It is resolved that Wal-Mart conduct a short-term study to disprove the modern myth that Sunday work maximizes profits.
  
• - Highlights recent video and news pertaining to accounting reform, SEC and FTC actions and Congressional oversight, and related issues.
  
• - Organization promoting corporate accountability - holding corporations accountable for complying with consumer, workplace and environmental laws.
  
• - A place for concerned citizens, including Citigroup stockholders and Citibank customers, to fight predatory lending at the Associates and to learn about community investing as a constructive alternative.
  
• - Provides information, tools, training and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies.
  
• - Focus on the Corporation, a close look at corporate power and monopolization as it effects contemporary society. (via San Francisco Bay Guardian online edition)
  
• - Swiss firm promoting and enabling fair trade actions.
  
• - Step-by-step interactive guide to researching corporations on the Internet.
  
• - This proposal would prevent the federal government from entering into contracts with companies that are chronic violators of consumer, environmental, labor, tax, antitrust and employment laws.
  
• - Facilitates the movement to enhance wealth creation by transforming corporations into more democratic entities through shareholder activism and empowering boards of directors.
  
• - Cyber College asks students to calculate the costs / benefits of socially responsible business decisions.