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Corporate Responsibility Programs

Business for Social Responsibility
BSR is a global partner for responsible business leaders. BSR’s mission is to advance leadership in responsible business practices by helping businesses achieve commercial success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR provides tools, training, advisory services and collaborative opportunities in person, in print and online that equip companies to implement socially responsible business practices that serve business goals.
Ceres (Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies) Ceres is:
The leading U.S. coalition of environmental, investor, and advocacy groups working together for a sustainable future
A community of forward-looking companies that have committed to continuous environmental improvement by endorsing the CERES Principles, a ten-point code of environmental conduct.
A common ground where groups with widely different backgrounds, assumptions, and visions find concrete solutions to today's environmental challenges
CSER (Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility)
CSER is a responsible business approach that is committed to integrating environmental, social and ethical management into the overall business strategy. CSER strategies work to manage the "Triple Bottom Line." These responsible business practices provide organizations with many benefits including: improved compliance with legislation, strengthened public image and reputation, improved corporate culture, and improved competitiveness.
The Future 500
Future 500 is a non-profit organization that operates at the intersection of corporations and stakeholders, pioneering the tools, strategies and processes that help these disparate parties identify common ground to address society’s most pressing problems.
GEMI (Global Environmental Management Initiative)
GEMI is a non-profit organization of leading companies dedicated to fostering environmental, health and safety excellence worldwide through the sharing of tools and information in order for business to help business achieve environmental excellence. Through the collaborative efforts of its members, GEMI also promotes a worldwide business ethic for environmental, health and safety management and sustainable development through example and leadership.
GreenBiz.com
The nonprofit, nonpartisan GreenBiz.com works to harness the power of technology to bring environmental information, resources, and tools to the mainstream business community. Its principal mission is: "To provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that combines ecological sustainability with profitable business practices."
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
This site explains what ISO 14000 is and how it is used. For a basic definition of ISO 14000 click here.
The Natural Step
The Natural Step (TNS) is an international organization that uses a science-based, systems framework to help organizations, individuals and communities take steps towards sustainability. The mission of TNS is to catalyze systemic change and make fundamental principles of sustainability easier to understand and meaningful sustainability initiatives easier to implement.
Responsible Care Through Responsible Care®, member companies are committed to support a continuing effort to improve the industry's responsible management of chemicals. Responsible Care® is an obligation of membership in the American Chemistry Council, and requires member companies to:
Continually improve their health, safety and environmental performances;
Listen and respond to public concerns;
Assist each other to achieve optimum performance; and
Report their goals and progress to the public.
Sustainable Business.com
SustainableBusiness.com has four major sections: Sustainable Business Insider (online magazine), Business Opportunities, Green Dream Jobs and SustainableBusiness.com Library compiles.
Sustainable Business Network
The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is a project of the EnviroLink Network and has been in existence since 1996. Its mission is to promote the growth and development of environmentally and socially responsible businesses, providing the tools and information necessary to make sustainable business a prominent global economic force.
WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
WBCSD is a coalition of 150 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment for current and future generations. Our program meets global challenges by using knowledge to catalyze public and private action.

Eco-Labels

ECMA
EU Flower
Green Seal
TCO Development 

Electronics

Computer TakeBack Campaign
Electronic Industries Alliance
Electronic Industries Alliance Regulatory Tracking Tool
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
Green Electronics Council
Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative

Environmental Information and Education

Earth911
Environmental Business Council

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Buy Green
Center for New American Dream Procurement Strategies
ICLEI's European Eco-Procurement Initiative
U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Web Site

European and International Initiatives

ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials
Basel Action Network
Basel Convention
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
EMPA: Swiss E-waste Program
European Platform on Life Cycle Assessment
European Union Integrated Product Policy
Greenpeace International: EPR in Latin America (document written in Spanish)
Product Stewardship Council - Australia
Product Stewardship in Canada - Northwest Product Stewardship Council
Pollution Prevention World Information Network
RoHS Directive
RoHS Enforcement Guidance
WEEE Directive
California Green Chemistry Initiative

Online Magazines

   Business Ethics Magazine
Corporate Environmental Strategy: Elsevier’s Journal of Environmental Leadership
CES is a quarterly journal written for corporate executives in environmental health and safety, senior management, management consulting firms, policy research groups, government officials, regulators and academia. CES employs a case-study approach to describe how profitability and sustainability can be maintained while moving beyond compliance in a competitive environment.

Product Stewardship

California Product Stewardship Council
National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative (NEPSI)
Northwest Product Stewardship Council (NWPSC)
U.S. EPA Product Stewardship Web Site
Industry Product Stewardship in British Columbia
Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative (WEPSI)
Vermont Product Stewardship Council
Press Release: First Product Stewardship Council on East Coast (11/24/2008)

Recycling

National Recycling Coalition (NRC)
Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC)

Solid Waste Management

Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)

Sustainability

Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics (CERES)
Natural Step
Rocky Mountain Institute
Sustainable Living Network
Sustainable Washington
The Sustainability Report
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
World Resources Institute (WRI)

University Programs

Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies
Center for Environmentally Appropriate Materials (CEAM)
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production (LCSP)
Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)

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