Surf these sites: 1999 Social Investment Forum -- The premier Socially Responsible Investment organization. A great place to start (or end). Their annual (hard copy) book is well worth an individual investor''s time. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. -- Full service brokerage firm with a reputation for individual flexibility and a hundred years of service. Action Atlas, U.S. Arms Sales -- The MoJo Wire-- exposes Multinational Corporate arms sales. Aim to understand what is in the public interest? -- These and other socially responsible premises are examined in the light of electronic journalism Are we addicted to money and consuming? -- Hope Magazine, November 1998 editorial sees HOPE. Australian Ethical Investment -- Managing ethical investment unit trusts, with a goal of balancing social responsibility with financial returns. Be your own sleuth -- Extensive information and links for persons wanting to study corporations'' behavior in the world. Better World Magazine Online -- Better World electronic magazine is useful for ethics, investing, money management, and sustainability information. Their news page (halfway down page linked here) is updated daily. Co-op America -- Co-op America: green, environmentally, socially responsible, consumer products, investments, services, and business. Creating an ecological, sustainable, progressive, democratic and healthy society. Free resources include: The Green Pages online, WoodWise consumer guide, financial planning handbook, mutual fund performance and screens, boycott news, and action campaigns to end sweatshops and child labor. Many links to: Social Investment Forum, Online Guide to Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). Communications for a Sustainable Future -- Various links to organizations which work toward sustainable future. Includes environmental, humanitarian, ethical investing anda activist sites. Computer Pro''s for SR -- Computer Professionals "network" with position papers and information. CPSR is a nationwide public-interest organization that examines the impact of technology on society. Consumer Angst -- An analysis of consumerism by Paul Lutus. Logical treatise that goes against the grain of modern economic thinking. Corporate Hall of Shame -- INFACT''s activism and boycott page details how tobacco, chemical and other allegedly unethical firms orchestrate expensive, massive public relations campaigns to set the terms of political debate. Corporate Social Responsibility at Responsibility Inc -- Corporate Social Responsibility as a strategy for business success. Also inside is a daily news section and a newsletter. Does it matter where you invest? -- Site explains why socially responsible investing may provide better performance and let you sleep at night. EarthRescue-Sustainable Markets Mean Good Business! -- Getting consumers and business to promote positive and verifiable improvements on the earth, in our communities and at home. Ethical Consumer -- Looking at the ethics of the companies behind the brand names, Ethical Consumer provides online articles, consulting, and information companies would rather you didn''t see. Family Wealth Building -- The planning is easy. Most people can reduce taxes, reduce spending and increase savings and investment. The hardest thing for most of us is "Getting started." First Affirmative Financial Network -- One of the original socially responsible investment firms. Extensive information. Offices throughout the U.S. Forest Guardians Environmental Activism -- Forest Guardians is leading the fight to protect and restore the forests, rivers, wildlife, grasslands and wilderness of the Southwest. Fraud Information Center -- Report or learn about fraudulent products, services, companies. Friends of the Earth (FOE) US -- Activist, FOE aims to stop environmental degradation and preserve biological, cultural and ethnic diversity of the planet Good Money Co -- Internet resources for socially, ethically, environmentally responsible investing, consuming and business and corporate social responsibility. GreenClips -- GreenClips is a summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks. Free E Mail signup. Greenleaf Publishing -- Greenleaf Publishing specializes in environmental information. Greenwash - The Reality Behind Corporate Environmentalism -- The world''s leading ozone destroyer takes credit for leadership in ozone protection. A mammoth greenhouse gas emitter professes the precautionary approach to global warming. A major agrichemical manufacturer trades in a pesticide so hazardous it has been banned in many countries, while implying it is helping feed the hungry... Welcome to the world of Greenwash. INFACT activists in social responsibility -- INFACT is currently organizing the Tobacco industry boycott, and the Hall of Shame Campaign targeting Philip Morris, RJR Nabisco, Columbia/HCA, Dow Chemical, and WMX Technologies(Waste Management.) Innovest -- Corporate Ethical Reviews by this innovative approach uses both software for the common themes and ethical analysis for more complex issues of corporate social responsibility. Internet Resources -- Mark Gold''s site has excellent references and links, including basic information such as which common mutual funds own Monsanto. Free service informs those who care. Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation -- This premier leader in the socially responsible arena has excellent links and clear mission, values, conduct and benefits to those interested in SRI. Metaethics Org -- Metaphysical study of virtue ethics and consulting for businesses and individuals; periodical newsletter and community bulletin board and links published in New York City. Minority Focused -- Enables Minority and Women-owned financial institutions as depositaries and financial agents, including Asian, Black, Hispanic Banks, DC Taxes, Investment Clubs, socially responsible investments, and minority employment in finance. MinorityFinance.com -- Information for minorities and women on investments or seeking capital. Sponsored by Creative Investment Research, Inc., founded in 1989. Overview of Socially Responsible Investing -- SRI is the name given to a type of investment approach where the investors use an investment strategy with economic criteria as well as with social and environmental goals in mind. Social Responsible Investment News -- SocialFunds.com is a substantial site for investment decisions regarding socially responsible investing. Socially Responsible Investing issues -- Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation is a premiere nonprofit that looks how money can make or break the world we live in. SociallyResponsible.com -- A directory of socially responsible resources including investing, health, community and more. Sustainable Business Network -- SBN features a library, specific business opportunities, bookstore and job center. A project of EnviroLink Network. Includes sustainable stock watch. Technology Project -- Nonprofit seeking to accelerate social and political progress by building technological capacity of nonprofit organizations. Trillium Asset Management -- Trillium is the leading innovator in shareholder activism, research, social screening, and community-based investing. What is growth? What is progress? -- "Normal Productivity" counts oil spills, toxic cleanup, even increases in prisons as "growth." New Genuine Progress Indicator at this site, reflects truer costs of human activity, and presents a more honest economic model. Whole Earth Magazine -- If you truly want to get involved in Social Responsibility, this is the place to go. Information for experts and novices alike at Whole Earth Magazine Whole Earth: Online Resources -- Whole Earth Catalog list of Online Resources. ökom - -- Environmental-Rating agency based in Munich, Germany, specialized on producing in-depth environmental research on a variety of corporations, mainly European and North American ones. (English version, bilingual)
Help build the largest human-edited
directory on the web.