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Social Responsibility	A-Clue.com Business journalist and author Dana Blankenhorn’s site on ecommerce insights—but more often than not he comes up with insights that extend well beyond this area, into policy and global justice. Realism backed with lucid arguments *Beyond Branding* One of the 2000s’ great branding books, with a collection of articles by members of the Medinge Group. Get a free Chapter 1 download, or read the regularly updated blog *Business Ethics* Business Ethics, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2002, is arguably the world's best thought-out periodical on the subject Business in the Community A site promoting corporate social responsibility and companies that champion it *CAP Online* JY&A Consulting's magazine on design, business and marketing, with features from CAP magazine, plus web-exclusive articles Corporate Accountability Project: How the System Works (or Doesn’t Work) and What to Do about It A simply laid-out page on some facts about our system today—and suggestions for solutions. Some lean toward the left more than the others on this page, but for fairness, we feel they should be included CorpWatch Started in 1996 and formally known as CorpWatch since 2001, this moderate San Francisco-based site aims to hold corporations accountable through promoting grass-roots, rather than corporate-led, globalization. A sister site is open in India Development Gateway A complete resource on sustainable development and poverty reduction *Ethical Corporation* Started in 2002, UK-based Ethical Corporation magazine covers issues in global corporate citizenship Global Reconciliation Network A network set up to share knowledge and to reconcile political and cultural differences Global Reporting Initiative GRI, an official collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), develops sustainability reporting guidelines Group Partners The Group Partners network not only takes on consulting projects but has some of the most responsible dialogues going in its forum Human Rights Internet Known for its databases and networking in human rights, including the publication of the Human Rights Tribune magazine, HRI’s site is a gateway to human rights’ resources. Though founded in 1976, ‘Internet’ was part of its name from the beginning, signifying its international network Johnnie Moore The site of John Moore, dedicated to providing authenticity in marketing. It also features a very popular marketing blog NetAid The largest global online community acting on extreme poverty worldwide Prix Pictet Sponsored by Swiss bank Pictet & Cie., the world’s premier photographic award in sustainability, with the first one presented by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Programmes and lectures based around the ideas of global citizenship and enterprise The Simultaneous Policy Getting countries together to work on global problems, and to stop thinking of them as domestic ones Smart Growth Online Smart Growth helps citizens participate in their communities using collaboration techniques and technologies. Issues tackled include housing, land use, open space and transportation Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (Sristi) Indian NGO set up to help inventors and ecopreneurs engaged in conserving biodiversity Summer Rayne Oakes We have worked with Summer Rayne since 2005, and she has built herself a well deserved reputation in promoting environmental and sustainable causes, including the areas of sustainable fashion and beauty as exemplified with her book Style, Naturally. She also advises on sustainability strategies for the companies she works with TakingITGlobal Jennifer Corriero and Mike Furdyk (19 and 21 years old) are building a global network of youth focused on changing the world. They recently presented at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and at Davos (suggested by Bill Jensen) World Development Movement WDM tackles the underlying causes of poverty—Barry Coates analyses how GATT rules can stifle poorer nations into virtual commodity slavery
Policy	*The American Prospect* This bi-weekly publication's web presence presents thought-provoking and intelligent articles on liberal philosophy, politics and public life, written with a lot less partisanship than most publications, be they conservative or liberal *The Fourth Turning* The authors of The Fourth Turning theorize that the United States runs on a cycle of 80–100 years, and this century will bring challenges that will make the nation face the issue of its very existence. The web site dates from 1997, yet remains poignant today *The Hoover Digest* The digest of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University *Monocle* London-HQed business, culture and design magazine founded by Wallpaper’s Tyler Brûlé. We particularly love the grid approach to design—classical and clean—as well as the Plantin typeface (recommended by Alistair Kwun) NationStates A spinoff of the book Jennifer Government, about an ultra-privatized world where employees take on the surnames of their employers, NationStates allows people to create their own countries in a virtual world, vote on resolutions in a virtual UN, and get on with the business of creating a better place. Arguably, the real world’s international relations could be conducted along these lines—saving a lot of money and producing quicker solutions to the world's problems. And imagine the possible transparency and democracy … Simon Anholt One of the leading experts on nation branding, and an independent policy adviser, has relaunched his site, with his notes, press clippings and other information
Environment and Sustainability	*Down to Earth* A smartly designed environmental site from India, featuring news, opinion, reviews and features Nanosolar Looking to solar power, Nanosolar is poised to mainstream the idea by printing solar cells, rather than use conventional silicon cells Prix Pictet Sponsored by Swiss bank Pictet & Cie., the world’s premier photographic award in sustainability, with the first one presented by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Summer Rayne Oakes We have worked with Summer Rayne since 2005, and she has built herself a well deserved reputation in promoting environmental and sustainable causes, including the areas of sustainable fashion and beauty as exemplified with her book Style, Naturally. She also advises on sustainability strategies for the companies she works with

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