Government Organisations
Non-Government Organisations (International)
- Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)- a global organisation that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment.
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)- It provides policy research, information exchange, analysis and advocacy.
- The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) - BCSE is comprised of companies and industry trade associations in the energy efficiency, natural gas, renewable energy, independent power and electric utility industries.
- The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development- an independent non-profit and non-governmental organisation, which established in 1996 to contribute to a better understanding of development and environment concerns in the context of internationaltrade.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-plays a prominent role in fostering good governance in the public service and in corporate activity and helps governments to ensure the responsiveness of key economic areas with sectoral monitoring. OECD has produced a publication Corporate Social Responsibility: Partners for Progress, analyses corporateresponsibility at the local level and shows how companies are creating innovative partnerships with governments and other civil society actors to tackle social exclusion and foster community development.
- The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) Global Launch - focused on addressing energy security, climate change and economic development
- The World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)- The WBCSD is a coalition of 160 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Its mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of the future generations.
- United Nations' Commission on Sustainable Development - Established in 1992to review progress at the international, regional and national levels in the implementation of the final documents of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), i.e. Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
Research Organisations
International Organisations Providing Principles, Guidelines and Standards
Some organisations provide either a management framework to establish the SD indicators, targets and reporting systems, or to link together profit-creating functions and develop measures to drive performance throughout an organisation.
International Organisations Offering Socially Responsible and Sustainable Investment Funds
A number of investment funds have been developed on the basis of environmental stewardship, sustainability and corporate social responsibility. These funds select leading companies in these areas for investment purposes.