Useful Links
There are a few resources on the internet which can provide jumping off points for anyone seeking to gather a wealth of information about corporate social responsibility.
Then there are a number of sites produced by key CSR activists who provide a their own thoughts and resources which will be of interest.
Necessarily, this is only a starting point.
| Mallen Baker's website. Website with CSR blog and commentary from Business Respect founding director Mallen Baker - the sister website to this one |  |
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Ethical Corporation - the print magazine and website that covers CSR issues in a lively journalistic style that leaves many others standing. | |
| BITC Marketplace campaign. Focusing on responsible business practice on core products and services - CSR being about how companies create money, not just spend it |  |
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Business in the Community . BITC is the UK membership organisation dealing with CSR - bringing together businesses committed to improving their positive impact on society. | |
| CSR Europe - the European CSR network that acts as an umbrella for membership organisations across Europe. Lots of resources here. |  |
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Business for Social Responsibility. The US-based membership organisation dealing with CSR issues - provides a considerable resource centre plus further benefits for BSR members | |
| Small Business Journey. A coalition of premier organisations focused on support for small businesses has produced a route map for SMEs on responsible business practice. |  |
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World Business Council on Sustainable Development. Good resources here, particularly with a number of recent reports dealing with CSR and reporting | |
| AccountAbility. The Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability - the core site for the professional development of accountability practitioners and home of AA1000 |  |
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Apesphere.com - Website dedicated to CSR and other related issues run by Andrew Newton | |
| CSRwire. A regularly updated news feed - mostly deriving from company press releases on community investment activity |  |
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David Grayson is a Director of Business in the Community, and has a long history of public work promoting social responsibility in business. His speeches and presentations are amongst the best in the field, available from his site for download. | |
| Fabian Pattberg. Blog on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, along with a general interest in the use of social networks |  |
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Wayne Visser is the author of a number of CSR books, and has now launched his CSR International resource centre | |
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Special Feature
Social responsibility and finance - on the precipice
In a recent article, the BBC's economics editor Robert Peston highlighted the fact that in 2012 the chances are that the economy - punch drunk as it is from the various flavours of debt crisis it has been pummelled with over the course of the year - will be hit by the collapse of a major bank and / or government.
