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Advocacy & Policy Program
The Advocacy & Policy Program of the Social Investment Forum was co-founded by Conrad MacKerron, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility program at As You Sow. It provides a clearinghouse of news on shareholder advocacy and related public policy issues for members of the Social Investment Forum. It includes links to sources explaining the basics of shareholder advocacy , web resources and links to many shareholder advocacy sites.
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Business for Social Responsibility
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a non-profit organization that educates and consults with companies on key corporate social responsibility issues and hosts an annual conference. While a great source of information on CSR issues, it is important to note that membership does not imply commitment to any particular CSR practices or policies.
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Ceres
Ceres is a national network of investment funds, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working to advance environmental stewardship on the part of businesses.
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CSRwire
Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service is a source of corporate responsibility and sustainability related press releases, reports and news.
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Ethical Corp.
Publisher of magazine and website on international CSR issues.
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Foundation Partnership for Corporate Responsibility
The Foundation Partnership is a group of foundations providing information and technical assistance to other foundations that want to become more active as shareholders on social and environmental issues.
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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
For decades ICCR has been a leading strategist and practitioner of social and environmental shareholder advocacy initiatives. Composed of faith-based investors, it sponsors shareholder resolutions, conducts company dialogues and pushes for progressive practices in coalition with socially concerned investors. Its website is a unique resource providing free access to the text of many shareholder proposals filed on social and environmental issues in recent years.
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IRRC Institute for Corporate Responsibility
IRRC provides proxy research and analysis to institutional investors, corporations, law firms, foundations, academics and other organizations. Subscription-based service.
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Legal Advocacy for Shareholders
Attorney Jonas Kron represents investors as they seek to hold companies accountable for their social and environmental impacts. Services include shareholder advocacy and corporate accountability in the areas of the environment and social responsibility. Counsels, advises and guides clients as they seek to develop and implement strategies to help move corporations into following more progressive social and environmental policies.
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ProxyInformation.com
ProxyInformation,com is a website developed by As You Sow to provide detailed information for investors and analysts on selected shareholder proposals and issues we are sponsoring or promoting.
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Responsible Wealth
Responsible Wealth provides information on a variety of shareholder initiatives focusing on social equity issues.
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SocialFunds.com
Provides regular news updates and original journalism on socially screened investing, shareholder advocacy and community investing. Has a database of shareholder proposals, shareholder news, and information on socially responsible investing activities.
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Social Investment Forum
The Social Investment Forum is the association of socially responsible investment (SRI) professionals and institutions. It provides reports on the SRI industry and pivotal initiatives; information on community investing, shareholder advocacy, and screening, and SRI trends and performance.
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SRI Studies.org
A compilation of quantitative studies linking CSR policies to increased financial returns, compiled by Lloyd Kurtz, professional money manager and a developer of the Domini Social Index.
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Sustainability
This UK-based consultant and think tank evaluates and ranks the quality of CSR reports.
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The Corporate Library
The Corporate Library provides extensive information, news and resources on r corporate governance shareholder advocacy efforts , includingnews and financial analysis sections.
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Political Accountability Resources

Center for Political Accountability
The Center for Political Accountability is dedicated to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political giving.
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