key words index > corporate social responsability > recommended sites

Global Reporting Initiative

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines are for voluntary use by organisations for reporting on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products, and services. The GRI incorporates the active participation of representatives from business, accountancy, investment, environmental, human rights, research and labour organisations from around the world. Started in 1997, GRI became independent in 2002, and is an official collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and works in cooperation with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Global Compact.
GRI’s website proposes news, guidelines and a reports database.

Corporate Accountability International

Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact) is a membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.
The website holds a collection of fact sheets and reports on specific corporations dealing with water, oil, food and agribusiness and tobacco.

CorpWatch

CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. It works to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization, a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice. The group produces publications, launches campaigns and provides resources on its site relating to corporate responsibility.
The CorpWatch website has an extensive Issues Library which holds articles classed under different themes. There is also a Research Guide and details of current campaigns, including ‘War Profiteers’, and a weekly radio show/podcast.