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Useful Ethics Web Links

These are some business ethics sites mentioned in Crane and Matten, as well as a few other favourites that we think are particularly worth a look.

AccountAbility - the Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability: news, reports, resources and dialogue on corporate accountability issues.
www.accountability.org.uk/

Adbusters: An anti-consumption organization with lots of on-line articles, spoof posters and other resources.
www.adbusters.org

Aspen Institute Business and Society Program: US organization dedicated to improving the education and training of business students and managers in social issues. Includes plenty of articles, speeches and reports, and features a free download of their survey of student attitudes towards business and society.
www.aspeninstitute.org

BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society at Cardiff University: research centre with useful research findings and links.
www.brass.cf.ac.uk

Business Ethics Magazine: Articles and reports on contemporary business ethics issues and cases.
www.business-ethics.com/

Business in the Community: Organization consisting of major companies involved in community action.
www.bitc.org.uk/

Copenhagen Centre: Institution established by the Danish Government to encourage public/private partnerships with lots of information and publications on social partnerships and social responsibility.
www.copenhagencentre.org

Corporate Social Responsibility Forum: Educational charity promoting responsible business with news, free reports and other useful information.
www.csreurope.org/events/CorporateSocialResponsibilityForum

CorpWatch: US-based corporate ethics watchdog with news, articles and surveys.
www.corpwatch.org

Corporate Watch: UK-based anti-corporate site (unrelated to the above).
www.corporatewatch.org.uk

CSR Europe: European-wide organization dedicated to promoting CSR, featuring free downloadable CSR magazine, CSR jobs page, and a large database of reports, and case studies, articles, etc.
www.csreurope.org

E-Center for Business Ethics: Centre at Colorado State University with video feeds on Enron etc, lots of information and links to articles.
www.e-businessethics.com

Ethical Consumer: UK consumer organization with ethics resources and publications.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/

Ethical Trade Initiative: Alliance focused on developing ethical supply arrangements.
www.ethicaltrade.org/

EthicsWeb: Portal with links to recourses under various headings including business ethics, ethical decision making, and public sector ethics.
www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/

European Business Ethics Network: Academic resources and publications, plus the Ethics Practitioner Forum.
www.ebenuk.org/

Fairtrade Foundation: Organization researching and promoting fair trade policies.
www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Institute of Business Ethics (UK)
www.ibe.org.uk/

International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR): Nottingham University research centre and home to Crane and Matten!
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/ICCSR

International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site: Dutch site with info on social and environmental reports and downloadable reports from major corporations.
www.enviroreporting.com/

Journal of Business Ethics
www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0167-4544

Lifeworth.com: an on-line agency helping to match people and organizations in the CSR industry, including email jobs bulletin.
www.lifeworth.com/

OECD: home of the OECD 'responsible business guidelines for MNCs'.
www.oecd.org/

Oneworld Net: An online network of social, ethical, and environmental organizations and resources.
www.oneworld.net/

People and Planet: UK student action group targeting world poverty, human rights and the environment, including lots of information on current student campaigns and featuring an ethical careers site with current vacancies.
www.peopleandplanet.org

Public Concern at Work: UK organization dedicated to protecting whistleblowers with useful information on whistleblowing legislation in the UK and elsewhere.
www.pcaw.co.uk

Tomorrow's Company: Organization promoting responsible business.
www.tomorrowscompany.com/

Transparency International: Major international organization devoted to curbing corruption, and home of the Bribe Payers Index (chapter 9) and the Corruption Perception Index (chapter 11).
www.transparency.org/

UN Global Compact: Site outlining the development and principles of the UN Global Compact with Business that covers human rights, labour and environment issues. Includes news, cases, resources, and dialogue.
www.unglobalcompact.org/

Warwick University Corporate Citizenship Unit:
users.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/ccu/

WorldCSR: a gateway to some leading CSR organizations.
www.worldcsr.com/pages/