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Corporate activists seeking to put a human touch back into the corporate world through the use of technology.
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the cluetrain manifesto A few thousand people signed their endorsement of the ideas. Lots of email, lots of press coverage. This is the site as it existed then. The conversations continue elsewhere. Please...FTF is an association of businesses committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. Standards are relevant to corporate operations.
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Fair Trade Federation F also acts as a clearinghouse for information on fair trade and provides resources and networking opportunities for its members. By adhering to social criteria and environmental principles, Fair Trade...International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability.
http://www.transparency.de/
Asks if there are certain corporate operations inextricably connected with what U.S. President Eisenhower called "The Military-Industrial Complex".
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/papers/micr/
Corporate Predators web site, article on "The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy."
http://www.corporatepredators.org/contents.html
This former corporate insider and former Maine-based U.S. Congressman has written several insightful looks at how corporations' operations may be inherently destructive to the environment, human beings, and our rights with ideas on improving the situation.
http://www.ragm.com/
Canada based nonprofit, activist group's site. Their goals are conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity; socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. RAFI does not "pull its punches" on its white papers.
http://www.rafi.org
Research paper on U.S. policy in Asian Pacific Econ Cooperative: Does (1) US promotes an economic model that downplays human rights and sustainable development. (2) U.S. policy has focused on enhancing U.S. corporate interests rather than addressing the social and ecological costs of the current economic crisis?
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol3/v3n35apec.html
Do global capital flows inherently challenge the environment? White paper on corporate operations, as they affect the environment today.
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol3/v3n22env.html
Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. This book by by Mokhiber and Weissman details corporate operations that threaten human rights and relations.
http://www.corporatepredators.org
Reflections on the wisdom of Tibor Kalman, social responsibility, and a designer's role in the digital age.
http://www.undesign.org/
Human Rights Watch update (March, 1999) on the continued use of land mines encouraged by President Clinton and midwest defense firm.
http://www.hrw.org/hrw/campaigns/mines/1999/mine-campaigns.htm
To Transform the "World of Work" by an informal, expanding coalition of citizens concerned about what's happening in the business world.
http://www.endespair.com/
Analyzes, examines, and exposes what it calls "the tasteless and evil practices of the music industry".
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/antimusicindustry/
A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide.
http://www.xat.org
Aimed toward increasing corporate accountability through education and action alerts.
http://www.flash.net/~sric/index.htm
"...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it." - David Rockefeller
http://www.bilderberg.org/index.htm
Dialogue among representatives of all major religious groups plus global business code of ethics.
http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/geth.htm
Covers over 1000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The site is composed of links to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, academics, etc. It includes reports of corporate misconduct as well as positive examples of "best practice" by companies.
http://business-humanrights.org/
Article suggests that actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks.
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/3268.asp