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Strategies for identifying published information about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for public and privately held companies
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Companies
Recommended library databases
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Business Insights: GlobalStart here: company histories and current profiles for both privately-held and public companies, gathered from news stories, business articles, and SEC filings. Look for company history, which may mention a CSR type of mission
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Business Source PremierLook to top left corner, for "Company Profiles." Focuses on public companies for the MarketLine Company profiles: get company financials. Next, search company names with "CSR" or other related subject words, for articles from various publications
CSR rankings
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CSRHubProvides ratings of over 17,000 companies for CSR by harvesting data and information across CSR-related web sites
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CSR NewswireNews and reports on CSR efforts and companies connected to CSR
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GRI Sustainability Disclosure DatabaseFrom the Global Reporting Initiative
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Good On You700 brands ranked for sustainability and corporate responsibility
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Strategic Sustainability ConsultingLook to the bottom of the page for a search box. Blog posts and linked articles.
Tips for identifying corporate social responsibility sources
At a company website, look for sections such as:
- Annual report
- Investor information
- Media
- Mission statement
- News
These sections could be on tabs, but usually are listed at the very bottom of a page, or, under the "About Us" part
Googles:
- news.google.com
- www.google.com/advanced_search
- this exact word or phrase: [company's name]
- any of these words: CSR corporate social responsibility triple bottom line sustainability environmental
Government sources
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EDGAR Company SearchFrom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . Financial filings, including 10-Q and 10-K, included in the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) database
Librarian contact for Business
Suggested Books
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The ICCA Handbook on Corporate Social Responsibility by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781119202110Publication Date: 2015 -
The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0470971398Publication Date: 2010
