H&S Society Research Guide

Selected General Web Sites: 

• Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis - A Report from Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange, written by 600 climate scientists from more than 40 countries and was reviewed by some 620 other scientists.
• Global Warming - from US Environmental Protection Agency.
• Global Warming - from Natural Resources Defense Council.
• Climate Information - from National Climatic Data Center.
• Pew Center on Climate Change - from PEW Research Center

Organizations for Corporate Responsibility (from CQ Researcher):  

• Business for Social Responsibility  Advocates good corporate citizenship. 
• Business Roundtable  Organization of corporation chief executive officers that promotes corporate attention to society, environment and economy. 
• Competitive Enterprise Institute   Think tank devoted to free enterprise and limited government; opposes CSR initiatives. 
• The Conference Board   Association of major businesses that advises companies on social responsibility through its Center for Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability. 
• Social Investment Forum  Trade association for the socially responsible investing industry. 
• SustainAbility  Consulting firm that coined the phrase "triple bottom line," for businesses' responsibility to "people, planet and profit." 
• U.S. Climate Action Partnership Alliance of major corporations and environmental organizations that lobbies for government action against global warming. 
• Wal-Mart Watch   Advocacy group that pressures Wal-Mart on labor, environmental and community-impact issues. 
• Yale University Center for Business and Environment  Carries out research and education on business solutions to environmental problems.