Subject Guides: Social Responsibility: Social Responsibility

Business Librarian

Contact:

I am available for virtual appointments.
andyspackman@byu.edu
801.422.3924
1212 HBLL (map)
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Sources for social enterprises, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, green marketing, and energy.

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Includes KLD (now owned by MSCI), the leading authority on social research for institutional investors, with social ratings on community, governance, diversity, environment, human rights, and product concerns. Only available on campus.

AidData
Aid and development data.
Conference Board
Reports on management and economic topics including governance, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.
GREENR (Gale)
Articles from scholarly journals and magazines covering green technologies and sustainability.

Tutorial Available
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Similar to GREENR, with some different sources.

Tutorial Available
Statista
An aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Tracks the positive and negative impacts of over 6000 companies worldwide.
CSRWire
News, reports, events, and a directory of organizations and businesses with a socially responsible focus. Links to companies' CSR reports.

National Center for Charitable Statistics
In addition to general statistics, NCCS also includes a directory comparable to GuideStar.

IBIS World
Basic industry reports, including some coverage of renewable energy and other social responsibility topics.
Frost and Sullivan
Coverage of energy, biotech, and environmental technologies and industries.
Mintel Trends
Examines trends affecting consumers today. Go to Trends > Theme > Sustainability to see related trends.
Mintel Reports
In-depth market research reports, including some addressing green marketing and socially conscious consumers.
Gartner
Some coverage of Green IT.

Tutorial Available