See also:

• Business: Management: Ethics  (68)
• Society: Issues: Economic  (386)
• Society: Issues: Fraud  (135)
• Society: Work  (518)

B Corporation  www.bcorporation.net Provides a framework and certification for companies wishing to benefit society as well as their shareholders.

Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School  cyber.law.harvard.edu Weblog addresses issues such as intellectual property, anti-trust actions, and recording industry policies.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre  www.business-humanrights.org/Home Covers over 1000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The site is composed of links to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, academics, etc. It includes reports of corporate misconduct as well as positive examples of "best practice" by companies.

Center for Global Ethics  astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/geth.htm Dialogue among representatives of all major religious groups plus global business code of ethics.

Child Slave Labor News  ihscslnews.org Information on companies worldwide that are known to use sweatshop labor and child labor. Also some Good companies. Produced by Immaculata High School students.

The Cluetrain Manifesto  www.cluetrain.com Corporate activists seeking to put a human touch back into the corporate world through the use of technology.

Corporate Predators  www.corporatepredators.org Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. This book by Mokhiber and Weissman details corporate operations that threaten human rights and relations.

Democracy Watch  www.dwatch.ca An Ottawa-based non-profit, non-partisan citizen advocacy organization that focuses on democratic reform and government and corporate accountability in Canada.

ENDespair Project  www.endespair.com To Transform the "World of Work" by an informal, expanding coalition of citizens concerned about what's happening in the business world.

Expose of The Bilderberg Club  www.bilderberg.org/index.htm "...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it." - David Rockefeller

Fair Trade Federation  www.fairtradefederation.org FTF is an association of businesses committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. Standards are relevant to corporate operations.

The Fairtrade Foundation  www.fairtrade.org.uk Seeks to tackle the exploitation of workers in developing countries by giving consumers the opportunity to buy products that guarantee a better deal to producers. Information resources and a report on coffee farmers and international trade.

iMedia Connection: How's Your Reputation?  www.imediaconnection.com/content/3268.asp Article suggests that actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks.

Joho the Blog  www.hyperorg.com/blogger David Weinberger weblog talks about the Internet, online communities, his book "Everything Is Miscellaneous," and occasionally politics.

Multinational Monitor  multinationalmonitor.org Tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.

The One and Only Anti-Music Industry Website  www.angelfire.com/ca3/antimusicindustry Analyzes, examines, and exposes what it calls "the tasteless and evil practices of the music industry".

Robert A. G. Monks  ragmonks.blogspot.com This former corporate insider and former Maine-based U.S. Congressman has written several insightful looks at how corporations' operations may be inherently destructive to the environment, human beings, and our rights with ideas on improving the situation.

Socially Responsible Investment Coalition  home.flash.net/~sric/index.htm Aimed toward increasing corporate accountability through education and action alerts.

Students against Lethality  groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/studentsforchange Subscription page of Students for Change, permits networking with other activists on businesses affecting Human Rights.

Students for Informed Career Decisions  www.stanford.edu/group/SICD Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy.

Transparency International  www.transparency.org International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability.

undesign - a plan for all seasons  www.undesign.org Reflections on the wisdom of Tibor Kalman, social responsibility, and a designer's role in the digital age.

XAT Peaceful Revolution Network  www.xat.org A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide.