In this section you will find links to useful publications and reports from the ethical trade and CSR industry, as well as information on the 4 pillars of Sedex.
Reports, tools & guidance materials
Business in the Community (BiTC)
BiTC provides a number of toolkits and publications covering a whole range of topics from general management systems tools to more focused labour standards, health and safety or environmental materials.
BSR works with its global network of more than 250 member companies to develop sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. BSR offers a number of free reports on ethical and sustainable business.
Corporate Critic is a product of the Ethical Consumer Research Association. Corporate Critic indexes and rates the Corporate Social Responsibility records of over 50,000 companies, using primarily civil society data.
Ethical Corporation is an independent publisher and conference organiser focusing on global ethical business and how large companies are responding to the sustainable business agenda. Ethical Corporation publishes a global responsible business magazine, hosts events and sells independent research.
Ethical Consumer Magazine publishes buyers’ guides designed to help you find the products which best fit with your own values and the truth about the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brands you buy.
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
The ETI provides a number of hands-on ethical trade manuals, toolkits and guidance including:
- ETI Workbook – A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to help companies put ethical trade into practice.
- ETI Purchasing Practices Project - This project explores potential solutions to some of the common purchasing practices which undermine working conditions in the supply chain.
Impactt has been working in ethical trade for 13 years, enabling companies to improve working conditions in their supply chains. Impactt has written a wide range of reports and produced a series of films on ethical trade and labour standards.
Textiles Intelligence is a leading provider of business information on the global fibre, textile and apparel industries – via printed publications, online access to news and information, and conference presentations.
Traidcraft fights poverty through trade, helping people in developing countries to transform their lives. Traidcraft has developed guidelines for how companies can purchase more responsibly through a series of free Responsible Purchasing resources.
The UN Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The UN Global Compact has a library of resources and tools covering these 4 areas as well as additional guidance material for implementing the UN Global Compact principles.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) publications help business understand the facts and trends concerning their areas of operation and their role, recasting the issues in a business light and helping to move towards action.
News sources
3BL Media is the leading global distributor of corporate social responsibility and sustainability press releases, blogs, videos, news, and content on behalf of businesses and organisations worldwide.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The BHRRC has become the world’s leading independent resource on the subject of business and Human Rights. The website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies’ human rights impacts worldwide.
CSRwire
CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and information. Content covers issues of Diversity, Philanthropy, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Environment, Human Rights, Workplace Issues, Business Ethics, Community Development and Corporate Governance.
The research-based Ethisphere Institute is a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.
Triple Pundit is an innovative new-media company for the business community, providing expert editorial coverage and group discussions on sustainable business in the 21st century.
