Business and social responsibility links

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. The pre-2006 blog is still there, too

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

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

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 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)
 

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
 

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