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The links that appear below have been produced to help those who are looking for information on so many of the topics that concern the Sustainabilty/CSR journey
Background Resource Links to Sustainability/CSR issues
ISO:26000 Principles and Background
ISO:26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility (ISBN: 978 0 580 55980 8)
BSI Standards
Handbook for Implementers of ISO:26000
ECOLOGICA (v2. May 2011)
The background to ISO26000 (slide show)
Prof. Adrian Henriques (Chair UK Mirror Committee)
Corporate Governance:
The UK Corporate Governance Code
Financial Reporting Council
Corporate Governance Guidance and Principles for Unlisted Companies in the UK
Institute of Directors
Corporate Governance Codes, Principles and Recommendations
European Corporate Governance Institute
Good Governance: Key to Sustainability (slide show)
Global Corporate Governance Forum
The Environment - Air:
Air Pollution in the UK: Annual Report 2010
DEFRA
Starter’s Guide to Air Pollution
UK Air Pollution Information Service (APIS)
The Environment - Water:
Sustainable Water Management
Sustainable Water Group (SWIG)
Sustainable Water Management
Development Alternatives Information Network
The Environment - Materials:
REACH – the basics
Health and Safety Executive
The SIN (Substitute It Now) List
International Chemical Secretariat (Chemsec)
The Environment - Waste:
A Guide to WEEE
Environment Agency
The Environment - Energy:
Advice on Lighting (CTV049)
Carbon Trust
Employee Awareness Campaign (CTG056)
Carbon Trust
The Environment - Transport:
Plugged-In Fleets A Guide to Deploying Electric Vehicles
Energy Saving Trust
A Fleet Manager’s Guide to Eco-Driving
Energy Saving Trust
Web conferencing alternative to transport
Web Conferencing
Product Responsibility
A definition of Product Responsibility
Wikipedia
Zero Waste – Producer Responsibility Recycling
Sierra Club
Cradle to Cradle Design
MBDC
Introducing Biomimicry (a video presentation)
Biomimicry Institute
Environmental Product Declarations and LCAs
GreenSpec
Environmental Product Declarations: FAQa
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Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations
Labour Practices
1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
(and other documentation)
International Labour Organisation
Society
Traditional and Emerging Prospects in Social Sustainability (academic paper)
Oxford Brookes University
Business against Corruption
Transparency International
(Political) Lobbying in the EU Current Rules and Practice
Euro. Parliament Directorate-General for Research
Community Involvement and Development
Placemaking: Tools for Community Action
Sustainable Communities online
Sustainable Communities Act 2007
Communities and Local Government
Transition Initiatives Primer
Transition Towns Network
Business to Business Collaboration
Business in the Community
