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19 Dec 2011

Author:
Christine Bader, CSRwire

Holiday Resources for the Corporate Idealist

'Tis the season to be jolly -- and to be complicit in human rights abuses with many of our holiday purchases…Many companies are stepping up efforts to get a handle on what’s going on in their supply chains…I believe…consumers…can make them move faster…[A] number of people asked me to list…resources to help people in and outside of companies make sure that business works in the best interests of society. Here is a sampling of websites, organizations, and initiatives. [refers to Good Guide, Raise Hope for Congo, Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism, Fair Labor Association, Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, Global e-Sustainability Initiative, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, Net Impact, Aspen Institute Business and Society Program’s First Movers Fellowship]