Sustainable Business Practices

• American Sustainable Business Council – This is an active NGO in the US directly engaging discussions with government and business on sustainability.  http://asbcouncil.org/ 

• US Small Business Administration – This site offers a quick overview of a range of initiatives businesses can implement to reduce their footprint.  http://www.sba.gov/content/earth-day 

• International Institute for Sustainable Development  – This site offers a good checklist and resources to consider in greening your business.  http://www.iisd.org/business/tools/principles_sbp.aspx 

• Business for Social Responsibility – This site from BSR offers a lot of information on sustainable business practices. http://www.bsr.org/ 

• Social Venture Network – This is the site of an NGO the includes a wide network of professionals working on greening business.  http://svn.org/who-we-are/about-svn 

• Earthshare Greening Business – This NGO offers a good overview of perspectives and practices in green business along with links to many articles. http://www.earthshare.org/greening-business.html 

• National Resources Defense Council Smarter Business – This site offers extensive information on many current issues in greening businesses. http://www.nrdc.org/business/ 

• Corporate Social Responsibility for Canadian Trade – This is a government site providing overviews, resources and current Canadian policies on Corporate Social Responsibility.  http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/topics-domaines/other-autre/csr-rse.aspx?lang=eng 

• Canadian Business for Social Responsibility – This is the site of the leading organization on CSR in Canada.  http://www.cbsr.ca/ 

• Center for Excellence in CSR – This site offers a lot of information for many sectors on CSR practices.  http://web.cim.org/csr/ 

• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council – This organization promotes sustainable procurement policies.  http://www.purchasingcouncil.org/ 

• Green Products Roundtable – This group promotes sustainability across the business supply chain.  https://www.keystone.org/policy-initiatives-center-for-science-a-public-policy/environment/green-products-roundtable.html 

• Green  Business Rating Systems
  • Envirostars Green Business Rating System – http://www.envirostars.org/ratings.aspx
  • Green Business Ratings.com – http://www.greenbusinessratings.com/page7/page7.html
  • Green America.org – http://www.greenamerica.org/pdf/summary_2005friend.pdf
  • GreenCo Rating System – http://www.greenco.in/site/greenco/greenco.jsp?desc=279980
  • EnerGuide – http://www.citygreen.ca/energuide-rating-system