Corporate Social Responsibility Rankings
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Dow Jones Sustainability IndexesIndexes allow asset managers to analyze "reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios."
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CorpWatch"Research and journalism to corporate malfeasance and to advocate for multinational corporate accountability and transparency."
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Global 100Annual index of most sustainable corporations in the world published by Corporate Knights.
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ESG Reports and Ratings: What They Are, Why They MatterFrom HLS Forum on Corporate Govenance and Financial Regulation, provides a list sources for ESG reports and ratings.
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Growing Demand for ESG Information and StandardsStewart, Levi S. "Growing demand for ESG information and standards: Understanding corporate opportunities as well as risks." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 27, no. 2 (2015): 58-63.
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CFA Institute - ESG Disclosure StandardsReview of standards in development.
Additional Resources
Social Change Metrics
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Practical Resources for Measuring Social ChangeExtensive list of resources from Professor Alnoor Ebrahim, Fletcher School.
Institutes, Associations, Centers, Benchmarks & Rankings
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Alliance for Research on Corporate SustainabilityA partnership of academic institutions, ARCS provides data and networking opportunities which facilitates CS research.
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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)Develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration.
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Center for Social Innovation: Corporate Social ResponsibilityStanford University's research resources on corporate social responsibility.
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Corporate RegisterFree registration required to use this online directory of corporate responsibility (CR) reports past and present. Contains almost 110k reports.
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Corporate Social Responsibility InitiativeHarvard Kennedy School program to study and enhance the public contributions of private enterprise.
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CRSwireCompany-issued reports
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Ethics Resource Center (ERC)Independent research non-profit devoted to the advancement of high ethical standards and practices in public and private institutions.
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GreenBiz"GreenBiz advances the opportunities at the intersection of business, technology and sustainability."
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International Business Ethics InstituteFounded in 1994 in response to the growing need for transnationalism in the field of organizational ethics and integrity.
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Social Accountability InternationalPartners to advance the human rights of workers and to eliminate sweatshops by promoting ethical working conditions, labor rights, corporate social responsibility and social dialogue.
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Violations TrackerViolation Tracker is the first wide-ranging database on corporate misconduct. Offered from the Corporate Research Project.
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Good Jobs FirstIncludes various corporate accountability research tools.
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Forest 500Forest 500 identifies and ranks the most influential companies, and financial institutions in forest risk commodity supply chains.
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Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW)Started in 2012, this is the leading global measure of farm animal welfare management, policy commitment, performance and disclosure in food companies.
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Corporate Human Rights BenchmarkA benchmark of corporate human rights performance.
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Corporate WatchCorporate Watch is a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism.
International Organizations
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United Nations Global CompactInitiative for businesses to align their operations with ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
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International Labour OrganizationAdvancing decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.
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OxfamPublishes many reports on CSR activity.
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