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Green Business: Resources for Businesses

A collection of resources that point toward environmentally aware companies and practices.

Websites

Accountability-Central
This site was designed to be the central resource for news, information, perspective, opinion, counsel and advice, and sharing on environmental and social issues. Site promotes accountability. Resource is free, but requires registration.
Clean Washington Center
From the Site: "a collection of the best non-copyright publications and software about Cleaner Production, Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Business. It is intended for business managers, government officials, development program managers, teachers and students."
Eco-Advantage Blog
An online blog discussing all aspects of eco-friendly business.
Future 500 Organization
A leader in stakeholder engagement. Created the Global Citizenship 360 and Stakeholder Mapping tools.
U.S. Green Building Council
Resources for the construction industry.
Green Globe
Green Globe is the worldwide benchmarking and certification program for the travel and tourism industry.
RMI: Rocky Mountain Institute
an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization fostering the efficient and restorative use of resources
Sustainable Business
Promotes businesses that integrate economic, social, and environmental concerns into their core strategy. Includes a Resource Directory of associations and organizations for various industries.
SPINS
provided the only source of quantifiable information on Natural Product Industry sales across retail channels and on the consumer and market dynamics underlying the industry's rapid growth.

Government Sites

EPA
European Commission: Environment
European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
United Nations. Goal 7 focuses on environmental sustainability
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
a CEO-led, global association of some 190 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.

Publication of the WBCSD in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals can be found at http://www.wbcsd.org/web/publications/biz4dev.pdf
The World Bank: Business, Competitiveness, and Development
Seeks to address the need for a better understanding of the role business can play in development issues, through multi-sector partnerships.