This guide covers resources on general sustainability issues pertaining to business
Recent Books:
Making sustainability work: corporate social, environmental and economic impacts (Pardee HD60.E67 2008)
Hijacking sustainability (Mugar HC79.E5 P353 2009)
Sustainability by design: a subversive strategy for transforming our consume culture (Mugar HC79.E5 E346 2008)
The principles of sustainability: transforming law and governance (Law Annex K3478 .B67 2008)
The business guide to sustainability: practical strategies and tools for organizations (Pardee HD30.255 .H58 2006)
Organizations and the sustainability mosaic: crafting long-term ecological and societal solutions (Pardee HC79.E5 O745 2007)
For additional resources go to the Library Catalog or NetLibrary:
Keywords: sustainability, sustainable development, developing countries, globalization consumption, social responsibility of business
Country & Industry Information:
Below are databases focusing on country and economic information:
Business Source Complete [About]
Includes country profiles from several sources: Business Monitor International, Countrywatch Inc., Datamonitor, EIU, Global Insight, Going Global, Icon Group, OECD, and PRS Group. Select "Country Reports" from "Publications" column on the right.
CIA World Factbook
Provides important unclassified CIA data for more than 250 countries. Covers a wide range of topics including economics, politics, geography and foreign relations. Updated every two weeks.
EIU - Economist Intelligence Unit [About]
From main screen, select country under "Choose region/country," next to map. Country Commerce and Country Finance cover regulations and requirements needed to establish a business in a country.
Mergent Online [About]
Country Profiles for 100 countries are available at the bottom right corner of the page (below the calendar). Includes Country Statistical Data with Country Map.
OECD Economic Surveys from SourceOECD [About]
OECD Economic Surveys for over 40 countries. From main screen, Country Reports and Tables are available for 75 countries. See "Go To" pull down menu, at top of the screen.
GLOBUS & NTDB through STAT-USA [About]
Useful sections under "Market and Country Research" are Country Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides, and Industry Sector Analysis Reports.
SOCRATES
measures the social and environmental performance of corporations. It contains social, environmental, and governance research on more than 4,000 companies in 50+ global markets. It contains over 3,000 U.S. corporations and provides social ratings on these companies that cover the areas of community relations, corporate governance, diversity, employee relations, human rights, products, and the environment.
Selected e-Journals:
Sustainability - available through Directory of Open Access Journals
Sustainability Science - available through Springer-Verlag LINK
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management - available through ABI/INFORM Global
Business Ethics Quarterly - available through Business Source Complete
Corporate Governance (Bradford) - available through ABI/INFORM Global
Corporate Governance Advisor - available through General OneFile
Recommended Databases for article searching:
ABI/INFORM
Business Source Complete
Factiva
LexisNexis Academic
Search Terms: Sustainability, social responsibility, sustainable development, environmental ethics
Selected Articles
Terry B Porter. (2008). Managerial applications of corporate social responsibility and systems thinking for achieving sustainability outcomes. Systems Research and Behavioral Science,25(3), 397.
Patricia Hind, Andrew Wilson, Gilbert Lenssen. (2009).Developing Leaders for Sustainable Business. Corporate Governance, 9(1), 7-20
Doug Dixon. (2009, May).SUSTAINABILITY: A Factor of Success. Adhesives & Sealants Industry, 16(5), 20-21.
Melea Press, Eric J Arnould. (2009).Constraints on Sustainable Energy Consumption: Market System and Public Policy Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing,28(1), 102.
Dan R Anderson, Kenneth E Anderson. (2009). Sustainability Risk Management. Risk Management and Insurance Review,12(1), 25-38.
Dan R Anderson. (2006). The Critical Importance of Sustainability Risk Management. Risk Management, 53(4), 66-68,70,72,74.
For more articles on sustainability see our Databases A-Z or use our Find Articles and Data tool to screen for appropriate databases.
Organizations and Associations
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
http://www.sustainability-index.com/
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are global indexes that track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Registration is free and required for use of the database.
Feasta: The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
http://www.feasta.org/
Feasta aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose.
Fostering Sustainable Behavior
http://www.cbsm.com/public/world.lasso
Provides resources for those working to foster sustainable behaviors, such as those involved in conservation, energy efficiency, transportation, waste reduction, and water efficiency.
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
http://www.iblf.org/
The International Business Leaders Forum works with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development.
International Institutue for Environment and Development (IIED)
http://www.iied.org/
IIED is an independent research organization that work with people in
Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Pacific,
to ensure they have a say in the policy arenas that most closely affect them.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (iisd)
http://www.iisd.org/measure/
International Institute for Sustainable Developme is a policy research institute dedicated to engaging decision-makers in government, business, NGOs in the development and implementation of policies that are simultaneously beneficial to the global economy, the global environment and to social well-being.
Sustainable Measures
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/
Sustainable Measures develops indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment.
The College Sustainability Report Card
http://www.greenreportcard.org/
Provide in-depth sustainability profiles for hundreds of colleges in all 50 U.S. States and Canada.
The Northern Alliance for Sustainability (ANPED)
http://www.anped.org/
ANPED’s main focus is on sustainable consumption and production, the use of goods and services responding to basic human needs and bringing a better quality of life, while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle, so as not to jeopardize the needs of future generations.
Other Relevant Research Guides:
Business Ethics
Economics
Energy
Health Sector Management
Nonprofit Organizations
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