CSR Links
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) suggests that the terms 'corporate responsibility', 'corporate social responsibility', and 'sustainability' are used interchangeably. Monash University in Australia broadly defines CSR as the acceptance by a corporation of responsibility for the social impact of its activities, including effects on the natural environment.
MOSS describes CSR as a company's approach to managing their business processes to maximise their positive impact on stakeholders both within the company and in wider society. At its best, CSR should be aligned with corporate ambition, integrated into business processes and a reflection of corporate and employee values.
The world of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environment Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability is full of jargon and acronyms. To assist you better understand this sector, refer to the 
MOSS Glossary.
If you would like further information on Corporate Social Responsibility, here are a few sites that will assist.
AccountAbility
A non-profit, membership organisation established to promote accountability innovations that advance responsible business practices and the broader accountability of civil society and public organisations.
Accountability: Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability
Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability - an international, not for profit, professional institute dedicated to the promotion of social, ethical and overall organisational accountability, a precondition for achieving sustainable development.
Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation is committed to inspiring people to achieve a healthy environment for all Australians. For 40 years they have been a strong voice for the environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and partnerships. ACF work with the community, business and government to protect, restore and sustain our environment.
Amnesty International (AI)
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all.They work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.
ARIES
Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability based at Macquarie University, Sydney. ARIES adopts an innovative approach to research with a view to translating awareness of sustainability issues into action and change. ARIES is concerned with how we inform, motivate and manage structural change towards sustainability.
Business in the Community
A unique UK movement of 700 member companies committed to continually improving their positive impact on society. It is an independent charity with over 25 years experience of achieving significant public benefit by working with companies to improve the positive impact of business in society. BITC own the Corporate Responsibility Index which is run under licence in Australia by the St James Ethic Centre.
Boston College Centre for Corporate Citizenship
Founded in 1985, the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is a membership-based research organization associated with the Carroll School of Management. They help business leverage its social, economic and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable world.
Business for Social Responsibility
A US based non-profit global research and advisory organisation that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR member companies have nearly $2 trillion in combined annual revenues and employ more than six million workers around the globe.
Business Respect
It provides commentary, news and resources on how business can successfully meet these expectations to the benefit of the business and of society. It aims to support organisations and individuals worldwide who are promoting corporate social responsibility from a pro-business perspective.
Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network
The Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network Aims to accelerate progress toward sustainable development by furthering sustainability indicator best practices in Canada.
Centre for Public Sustainability Reporting
Based in Melbourne, the Centre's aim is to improve the sustainability performance of public agencies through the practice of reporting. The Centre is a not-for-profit entity, which seeks to build capacity in public agencies to undertake sustainability reporting and to facilitate the development of best practice in sustainability reporting by public agencies. Each section contains links to organisations that have established or have oversight of sustainability reporting frameworks as well as links to public agency sustainability reporters.
CERES
The Ceres coalition of investor groups, environmental organizations and investment funds engages directly with companies on environmental and social issues. Ceres members seek to attain long-term business value and to improve management quality through stakeholder engagement, public disclosure and performance improvements.
Climate Spectator
This is a new Australian website that seeks to cover not just the science and politics of climate change, but also the key business parameters: the massive flows of investment expected in coming years and decades, the changing business models, the new technology, and the creation of new markets and investment propositions.
Corporate Register
A free and comprehensive directory of corporate non-financial (environment/social/sustainability/CSR) reports managed by private companies and public agencies.
CSR Academy (The Netherlands)
A Dutch consultancy which specialises in corporate responsibility and has a strong focus on research.
CSR International
Dr Wayne Visser, author of a number of CSR books, and has now launched his CSR International resource centre CSR International as an incubator for CSR 2.0
CSRwire
This is a leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news, reports, events and information.
David Grayson
MOSS Ambassador Professor David Grayson is a Director of Business in the Community and is the head of The Doherty Centre at Cranfield University, 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. His books "Everybody's Business and Corporate Social Opportunity" (which are now out of print) are some of the best in the business and available through MOSS. Email us info@moss.org.au for details.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) United Kingdom
Defra's core purpose is to improve the current and future quality of life. The Department integrates environmental, social and economic objectives by putting sustainable development into practice every day and championing sustainable development as the way forward for Government.
Ethical Corporation
This is a print magazine and website that covers CSR issues in a lively journalistic style with great insights and reports.
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Based in the UK, ETI is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations and trade unions. It exists to identify and promote good practice in the implementation of labour practice codes.
Forum for the Future
Forum for the Future's mission is to accelerate the building of a sustainable way of life, taking a positive, solutions-oriented approach.
FTSE4Good
FTSE4 Good is designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards, and to facilitate investment in those companies.
Global Business Initiative on Human rights
The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) exists because today there is a pressing need to ensure that corporations respect human rights and in turn benefit from a "level playing field" in relation to their social responsibilities.
Global Reporting Initiative
This is a multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. These Guidelines are for voluntary use by organisations for reporting on the economic, environmental and social dimensions of their activities, products and services.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The website covers the human rights impacts (good and bad) of over 4000 companies in over 180 countries. It also provides access to over 240 corporate human rights policies.
Institute for Business Ethics
Based in the UK, IBE was established in 1986 to encourage high standards of corporate and business behaviour and the sharing of best practice. Its vision is to be the leader in knowledge and practice of corporate business ethics.
International Business Ethics
Institute With offices in the US and Europe the institute seeks to foster global business practices which promote equitable economic development, resource sustainability and just forms of government.
International Business Leaders Forum
IBLF is the premier independent, not-for-profit global organisation working with business leaders to deliver innovative solutions to sustainable development challenges worldwide.
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.
Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
An international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organisations have made a commitment to sustainable development. The Centre is being incubated by ICLEI - Oceania.
Mallen Baker
This UK site is hosted by Mallen Baker - a writer, speaker and strategic advisor on corporate social responsibility and the founding director of Business Respect. It aims to be a resource for people who want to be change agents within their business for corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Mobium Group
This is an Australian company specialising in research, strategy and innovation in the markets for sustainability and wellbeing. Mobium Group's founders have worked at the nexus of consumer behaviour, innovation and business for more than ten years and have been applying the LOHAS framework in their activities since 2005.
One at a Time Foundation
One at a Time Foundation is dedicated to driving positive change to reduce our environmental footprint. It hosts Zero Footprint week and runs forums to bring business, government and community together to work toward a sustainable future.
Outward Bound Australia
This organisation inspires people to discover, develop and achieve their potential. Serving the Australian community for over 50 years, Outward Bound works with business and community to help raise standards and performance through powerful, practical programs that develop individual potential, improve teamwork and leadership, and support an inspiring culture.
Small Business Journey.
Provides jargon free and practical information on all aspects of responsible business practice specifically for small and medium sized businesses.
Stern Review on the economics of climate change
Stern Review on the economics of climate change.
St James Ethics Centre
St James Ethics Centre is a fully independent not for profit organisation which provides a non-judgemental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics and ethical decision-making.
SustainAbility
A UK strategy consultancy and independent think tank specialising in the business risks and market opportunities of corporate responsibility and sustainable development.
Sustained
Sustained is a hub for sustainability and innovation in Australia, providing the latest news, case studies and commentary on what corporate Australia is doing around sustainability.
Sustainable Development Commission
The UK Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development, reporting to the Prime Minister and the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales. Through advocacy, advice and appraisal, they help put sustainable development at the core of Government policy.
Sustainjobs.com
Looking for a CSR / Sustainability job somewhere in the world? Sustainjobs.com is a leading global site for careers within the sustainability, climate change and renewable energy markets.
The Accountability Project
A new initiative to enhance sustainability and corporate social responsibility reporting.
The Climate Group
The Climate Group promote the development and sharing of expertise on how business and government can lead the way towards a low carbon economy whilst boosting profitability and competitiveness. Focused on solutions and positive collaboration across the government, business and non-profit sectors, they act independently of special interests and political affiliations.
The Good Business Register
The Good Business Register is a free online tool to help small businesses demonstrate and communicate sustainable business practices and save money.
The Hub
Funded by the Federal Government, through Treasury, this website has been designed as a consolidated space for engagement, interaction and connectivity to help build communities of responsible business practice in Australia.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
UNFCCC
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in 1992 as the basis for a global response to the problem. The ultimate objective of the Convention is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The Convention is complemented by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
United Nations Global Compact
This is an international initiative intended to bring companies together with UN agencies, labour, non-governmental organisations and other civil-society actors to foster action and partnerships in the pursuit of good corporate citizenship.
Voluntary Carbon Standard
Since late 2005, The Climate Group (TCG), the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Economic Forum Global Greenhouse Register (WEF) have been working together to develop the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS). The VCS is designed to be a global benchmark standard for project-based voluntary emission reductions that provides a degree of standardisation to the Voluntary Carbon Market and creates a credible voluntary emission reduction credit, the VCU, that can be trusted, traded and used by VCM participants.
Voiceless
Voiceless works to promote respect and compassion for animals, increase awareness of the conditions in which they live and take action to protect animals from suffering.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WBCSD is a coalition of 160 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. It produces some of the best reports available on a range of topics which can be found here.
World Resources Institute Green Supply Chain Project The project promotes corporate supply chains that minimize impact to the environment and build value for both buyers and suppliers.
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