ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY

Business-Environment Learning and Leadership Program (BELL)

Greening of Management Education. BELL Activities: Curriculum Development; Technical Assistance; University-BELL works closely with researchers and educators at leading business schools to provide them the tools they need to effectively educate and train the next generation of leaders in sustainable enterprise.

Business for Social Responsibility

http://www.bsr.org

Provides members with an extensive set of CSR solutions designed to support and enhance corporate knowledge, collaboration and action on CSR issues.

Co-op America

http://www.corpwatch.org/

Holding corporations accountable. News, articles and other information.

CasePlace

http://www.caseplace.org/

Web-based resource for case studies and related materials on corporate social responsibility, sustainability and business ethics for business school faculty and students.

Center for Ecoliteracy

http://www.ecoliteracy.org

Education for sustainable living.

Center for Environmental Education

http://www.SchoolsGoGreen.org

Customized reference support to educators, students, administrators and parents across the U.S. School cases and "Schools Go Green Grant Program."

Eartheasy

http://www.eartheasy.com

Reducing our impact on the environment and bringing more simplicity and quality to our lives. Over 70 pages of simple, inexpensive ideas and practical solutions address a wide range of lifestyle choices we all face each day.

Environmental Business Association of NY State

http://www.eba-nys.org/

The voice of New York State’s Environmental Business Community.

Farm to College

http://www.foodroutes.org/farmtocollege.jsp?src=

Resources to help students set up sustainable food programs in colleges.

Future Generations

http://www.future.org/

A non-profit organization that offers a Master's Degree in Applied Community Change and Conservation, as well as customized training programs.

The Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)

http://www.gemi.org/

A membership organization which strives to improve environmental performance and promote corporate citizenship that contributes to corporate financial success and shareholder value.

Global e-Sustainability Initiative

http://www.gesi.org/

An alliance formed by some of the largest information and communications technology companies which focuses on sharing best practices and knowledge, working with stakeholders, implementing policies that support sustainability, conducting corporate environmental monitoring and benchmarking, and raising awareness of how telecommunications can contribute to a more sustainable society.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

http://www.globalreporting.org

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. This framework sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.

Green Meeting Industry Council

http://www.greenmeetings.info

Fosters increased environmental performance of meetings and events.

Greening of Industry Network

http://www.greeningofindustry.org

International association of professionals from research, education, business, civil society organizations, and government, focusing on issues of industrial development, environment and society, and dedicated to building a sustainable future.

National Library for the Environment

http://www.cnie.org

Issue reports, environmental education resources, environmental laws.

PEW Center on Global Climate Change

http://www.pewclimate.org/

Established by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the center provides information, research and solutions in the effort to address global climate change. 37 major companies, with most included in the Fortune 500, are working together through the Center to educate the public on the risks, challenges and solutions to climate change.

Schools Going Solar

http://www.irecusa.org/schools/index.html

Resources and database on schools using solar energy from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

Sustainable Food in Schools

http://www.sustainabletable.org/schools/

Information & Resources on integrating sustainable food and gardens into schools at all levels.

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future

http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf

Multimedia teacher education program published by UNESCO. It contains 100 hours (divided into 25 modules) of professional development for use in pre-service teacher courses as well as the in-service education of teachers, curriculum developers, education policy makers, and authors of educational materials.

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev

The Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels.

United Nations Global Compact

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

The Global Compact is a framework for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption . As the world's largest, global corporate citizenship initiative, the Global Compact is first and foremost concerned with exhibiting and building the social legitimacy of business and markets.

Where You Live

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/comm.htm

US EPA website: Connects the public, news media, and environmental groups to a broad array of environmental data for any community by simply typing in a postal code or location.