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Sustainable Investment Research International Group (SiRi)
Grouping of many independent local SRI research organizations spanning three continents. Provides harmonized social investing profiles of major global public companies.
http://www.sirigroup.org/
Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC)
Source of information on corporate governance and social responsibility issues affecting investors and corporations worldwide. Provides research, software products, and consulting services to institutional investors, corporations, law firms and other organizations.
http://www.irrc.org/
Business Ethics 100 Best Corporate Citizens
Magazine annually researches, names, reviews corporate citizenship. Also publishes annual socially responsible investing issue.
http://www.business-ethics.com/100best.htm
ETHIBEL
Independent consulting agency in The Netherlands that rates and audits sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility metrics of corporations. Maintains a standardized labeling scheme for European SRI funds. Multilingual.
http://www.ethibel.org/
Heartland Labor Capital Network
Organization explores and promotes jobs-oriented investment strategies. United States.
http://www.heartlandnetwork.org
SageCap
Private equity investment research and analysis. Specializing in environmentally sustainable industries and companies. United States
http://www.sagecap.us
EthicScan Canada Limited
Original and regular research on paper and electronic files on major public corporations, both Canadian and transnational. Performance reporting across a broad range of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance topics.
http://www.ethicscan.ca/
FTSE4Good
Developed and maintains a series of global sustainable investment indexes for use in benchmarking and portfolio construction.
http://www.ftse4good.com/
Global Reporting Initiative
Develops and disseminates globally applicable "Stainability Reporting Guidelines" for voluntary use by organisations reporting on the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of their activities, products, and services.
http://www.globalreporting.org
GovernanceMetrics International
Independent global corporate governance ratings agency. Subscription-based research service and institutional advisory services.
http://www.gmiratings.com/
Ecostructure.us
Using the tools of business to replicate already-successful ecosystem vitality programs. Venture "angel" capital program. USA
http://ecostructure.us
Ethical Performance - CSR news
Newsletter for professionals in corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment.
http://www.ethicalperformance.com/
SRI in the Rockies Conference
Industry, professional conference for socially responsible investing. USA
http://www.sriintherockies.com
Ethical Corporation
Monthly global business publication providing corporate social, environmental, and financial responsibility news, advice, and examples.
http://www.ethicalcorp.com/
VINCULAR Responsabilidad Social Empresarial
Established in 2001 by the Pontifical Catholic University specializing in Corporate Social Responsibility. As well as Chile it has partners in other Latin American countries.
http://www.vincular.org/index_english.html
AccountAbility Forum
Quarterly journal provides information on the practice and theory of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting. Worldwide.
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/af/afframe.htm
Extractive Industries Review
An international consultation about the future role of the World Bank Group in Oil, Gas and Mining within its overall mission of poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable development. Web site posts all key documents as they become available, as well as news about the consultation.
http://www.eireview.org
Institutional Shareholder Services
Provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services. Offers proxy research, voting recommendations and governance advisory services to financial institutions and corporations worldwide.
http://www.issproxy.com
Audit Integrity
Provides companies with quarterly accounting and governance reports to assure the accuracy of their financial disclosures. Helps public corporations prepare accurate financial statements. United States.
http://auditintegrity.com
Innovest: Publications
Free PDF downloads of research articles on the value of corporate ethics and social responsibility.
http://www.innovestgroup.com/publications.htm
KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.
Subscription-based social investment research database services for institutional investors. Also maintains Domini Social Index and other social indexes.
http://www.kld.com/
Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS)
European research organization founded by churches and charities to investigate companies' ethical, environmental and social policies and performance. Also provides information to the general public on personal finance to enable people to put their principles into practice.
http://www.eiris.org/
Socially Responsible Investment Coalition
Offers definitions, annotated links to SRI research and advisers.
http://home.flash.net/~sric/
Michael Jantzi Research Associates Inc.
Investment research and support for institutional and professional social investors. Maintains a Canadian social investment database and the Jantzi Social Index.
http://www.mjra-jsi.com/
Centre Info SA
Swiss company offering advice and research regarding sustainability, corporate responsibility, and socially responsible investing for investors and financial institutions. Multi-lingual.
http://www.centreinfo.ch
The Corporate Library
International corporate governance research. Current news, extensive reports, and database products on the relationship between company management, their boards, and shareholders.
http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/
Institutional Shareowner Reports
Guide for fiduciaries and institutional investors dealing with sustainable investment strategies.
http://www.ishareowner.com/reports.html
Shareholder Action Network
Clearinghouse of information, research, and analysis for the socially responsible investing community working in the area shareholder advocacy and activism campaigns.
http://www.shareholderaction.org/
sristudies.org
Reviews and bibliography of academic and juried studies related to the quantitative effects and results of socially responsible investing and business.
http://www.sristudies.org/
Claros Co.
Consulting, information, and guidance on socially responsible investment (SRI) for pension managers, institutional investors, and fund managers.
http://www.claros.co.uk
Centre for Australian Ethical Research
Offers corporate ethics research services for institutional investors in the Australian ASX 300 market index.
http://www.austethical.com.au/caerpage.html
Sustainable Investment Research Institute Pty Ltd
A dedicated research group providing social and environmental investment research to investors, lenders and other users of financial data. Database primarily comprises the ASX 300 and NZSE 40 companies.
http://www.siris.com.au/
OneReport: The Sustainability Reporting Solution
Electronic reporting network that consolidates data requests from research firms with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, provides companies with data management tools, and distributes sustainability data to the marketplace.
http://www.one-report.com/
SRI World Group
Provider of news, research, and consulting for social investing, corporate social responsibility, and corporate governance and ethics.
http://www.sriworld.com
IdealsWork Financial
Software that allows financial professionals to conduct custom tailored social screening research and company rankings. Ratings are available on a range of personal standards, sustainability, and risk factors. USA
http://www.idealsworkfinancial.com
CERES: Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
Maintains and encourages companies to endorse the "CERES Principles." Publishes issue reports, corporate sustainability reports, and environmental performance reviews.
http://www.ceres.org/reports/main.htm
CSRwire
Corporate social responsibility news and press releases from publicly traded corporations. Investors may use the information to evaluate the CSR practices of current or potential holdings.
http://www.csrwire.com
Sustainability Reporter
Corporate sustainability and social responsibility information highlighting the ASX 300 (Australia's market index) listed companies.
http://www.sirisdata.com
UNEP Finance Initiatives
United Nations Environment Programme working group on integrating sustainability into investment management.
http://unepfi.net/am/
InSITE Fellowship
Mentorship program of New York business and law students to support entrepreneurs in the development of businesses and the pursuit of Private Equity / Venture Capital or Angel investments.
http://www.insiteny.org
CorpWatch
Research guide for social investors, activists, students.
http://www.corpwatch.org/research/
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Maintains investable indexes to benchmark the performance of investments in sustainability companies and funds. Maintains independent indexes as a basis for derivatives and funds focused on sustainability companies. Switzerland. Global.
http://www.sustainability-index.com/
Verite
Non-profit social auditing and research organization looking at issues related to safe, fair, and legal working conditions. Research for shareholder activists and investors. United States. Global.
http://www.verite.org
Global Ethics Monitor
News service for business and financial professionals with information needs in the areas of corporate responsibility, socially responsible investing, corporate governance, and other related areas.
http://www.globalethicsmonitor.com
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