Links
The following links will direct you to resources on the Internet providing background on issues relating to socially responsible investment. Ethical Screening is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites and appearance on the following list does not constitute an endorsement of the views expressed therein.HUMAN RIGHTS
ActionAid - working for a world without poverty in which people can exercise their right to a life of dignity.
Amnesty International - promoting internationally recognized human rights.
Business and Human Rights - promoting awareness of business & human rights issues.
Christian Aid - striving for an end to poverty and campaigning to change the rules that keep people poor.
Freedom House - working to advance the expansion of political and economic freedom.
Global Witness - highlighting the links between the exploitation of natural resources and human rights abuses.
Human Rights Watch - dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
New Internationalist - reporting on issues of world poverty and inequality and relationships between the powerful and the powerless in rich and poor nations.
OneWorld.net - an online community working in the field of social justice, human rights, and sustainable development.
Oxfam - development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.
Survival International - supporting tribal peoples rights to determine their own future and helping them protect their lives, lands and human rights.
The Burma Campaign UK - campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma.
World Development Movement - working with people in the developing world to change the policies of governments and business that keep people poor.
EMPLOYEES
International Labour Organization - UN agency seeking promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights.
Investors in People - setting a national standard for good practice in training and development of people to achieve business goals.
Labour Research - publishing news and information for trade unionists.
Global Unions - owned and managed by a number of international trade union organisations to draw the attention to their campaigns.
ARMAMENTS
Campaign Against Arms Trade - campaigns for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade and the UK's role in it as a leading arms exporter.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) - campaigns to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
Mines Advisory Group - assisting people in clearing and destroying landmines and unexploded ordnance following wars.
Peace Pledge Union - working towards a just world free from war.
War Child - working internationally to help children affected by war.
CONSUMER & TRADE ISSUES
Ethical Trading Initiative - an alliance of companies, NGOs, and trade unions identifying and promoting good labour practice.
Fairtrade Foundation - ensuring a better deal for marginalized and disadvantaged third world producers.
Ethical Consumer - looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind brand names.
CORPORATE ETHICS
Business in the Community - a movement of companies across the UK committed to continually improving their positive impact on society.
Global Reporting Initiative - developing global guidelines for reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance.
Institute of Business Ethics - encouraging high standards of corporate and business behaviour and the sharing of best practice.
New Economics Foundation - a think tank bringing together the ideas, people, resources and influence to challenge business-as-usual.
Forum for the Future - aims to accelerate the building of a sustainable way of life, taking a positive, solutions-oriented approach.
UK Social Investment Forum - promotes and encourages the development and positive impact of Socially Responsible Investment throughout the UK.
Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum - promoting socially responsible business practices that benefit business and society.
Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility - works for corporate and investor responsibility in companies and the Church
ENVIRONMENT
Centre for Alternative Technology - concerned with the search for sustainable, whole and ecologically sound technologies and ways of life.
DEFRA - UK Government Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Envirolink - providing access to online environmental resources.
Environment Agency - public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.
Forest Stewardship Council - supporting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable forest management.
Friends of the Earth UK - UK branch of the leading environmental pressure group.
Global Witness - highlighting the links between the exploitation of natural resources and human rights abuses.
Greenpeace International - focusing on worldwide threats to the planet's biodiversity and environment.
Natural England - the UK Government Agency that champions the promotion of wildlife and geology throughout England.
OneWorld.net - a community of organisations working in the field of social justice, human rights, and sustainable development.
Planet Ark - environment news.
Sierra Club - America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organisation.
wwf.org.uk - WWF is the world's largest independent conservation organisation.
FOOD AND FARMING
Baby Milk Action - aiming to save lives and to end avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding.
Compassion in World Farming - campaigning to end factory farming and long distance transport of animals.
Food Commission - food watchdog campaigning for safer, healthier food.
Gene Watch - information about genetically modified (GM) crops and food.
International Baby Food Action Network - working to reduce child morbidity and mortality.
Marine Stewardship Council - promoting environmentally responsible stewardship of the world's fisheries.
Pesticide Action Network UK - working to replace hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives.
Soil Association - the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming.
ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES
Animal Aid - campaigning against all forms of animal abuse and promoting a cruelty-free lifestyle.
Animal Concerns - providing access to online animal welfare resources.
British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) - campaigning non-violently to end animal experiments.
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME) - researching alternatives to animal use in research, testing and education.
TOBACCO
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) - a public health charity aimed at eliminating tobacco-related health problems.
Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control - building support for global tobacco control.
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - World Health Organisation intergovernmental negotiating body for the control of tobacco.
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