Helpful Links on Business and Society Relations

Organizations
Publications
Research

ORGANIZATIONS

Business for Diplomatic Action - private-sector task force whose mission is to enlist the U.S. business community in actions to improve the standing of America in the world.

Business in the Community - business-led movement in the UK that focuses on business' positive impact on society.

Business for Social Responsibility - global nonprofit organization provides information, tools, training, and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies.

Business Roundtable - association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations, advocating public policies that ensure vigorous economic growth, a dynamic global economy, and the well-trained and productive U.S. workforce.

Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College - research organization that works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalize corporate citizenship.

Center for International Private Enterprise - a U.S. Chamber affiliate that works around the world to build democracy through economic reform and private sector development

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University - seeks to study and enhance the public role of the private enterprise.

CSR Europe - European business network for corporate social responsibility.

European Corporate Governance Institute – focuses on the formulation of policy and development of corporate governance practice.

Foundation Center – philanthropy resource whose mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.

GoodCorporation - offers a framework of policies and good practices against which an organization can measure how effectively it is meeting its objectives in terms of socially responsible behavior.

International Corporate Governance Network – UK nonprofit organization that promotes good corporate governance worldwide.

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise - founded at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School with the goal of promoting private enterprise worldwide and leveraging private-sector resources and expertise to serve the public interest.

Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Center for Social Innovation (CSI)-brings together nonprofit leaders, corporate executives, government officials, and philanthropists to discuss, debate, analyze, and take action to strengthen our communities.

SustainAbility - strategy consultancy and independent think tank specializing in the business risks and market opportunities of corporate responsibility and sustainable development.

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) - seeks to strengthen the institutional infrastructure of philanthropy worldwide by building a strong, interconnected and collaborative global network of grant maker associations and support organizations.

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PUBLICATIONS

Chronicle of Philanthropy - a newspaper about the nonprofit world; information for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.

CSRwire – corporate social responsibility news wire service.

New York Times magazine - the article that arguably began it all: "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits," by Milton Friedman, Sept. 13, 1970

What Goes Into a U.S. Company's Decision on Whether to Invest Overseas? (The 12 Commandments for International Investors) (PDF)

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RESEARCH

APCO Global CSR Survey: "Communicating CSR: Talking to People Who Listen" (PDF) 

Center for European Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: "European Anti-Americanism (and Anti-Semitism): Ever Present Though Always Denied" (PDF)

Business Civic Leadership Center "State of Corporate Citizenship in the U.S."

Edelman Trust Barometer 2007 (PPT)

Golin Harris: "Doing Well by Doing Good" (PDF)

International Business Leadership Forum (IBLF): "The Partnering Toolbook" (PDF)

Princeton Project on Anti-Americanism: "The Economic Impact of Anti-Americanism" (PDF)

Princeton Project on Anti-Americanism: "Report of the Working Group on Anti-Americanism," (PDF)

Roper Center Public Opinion on Business

United Nations Department of Public Information: "The Guiding Hand – Brokering Partnerships for Sustainable Development" (PDF)

"Views on U.S. Drop Sharply In Worldwide Opinion Poll"

World Bank Institute: "Business Action for the MDGs - Private Sector Involvement as a
Vital Factor in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals" (PDF)

World Economic Forum: "Building on the Monterrey Consensus: The Growing Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Mobilizing Resources for Development" (PDF)

World Economic Forum Survey: "Trust in Governments, Corporations and Global Institutions Continues to Decline"

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