We welcome links related to Corporate Operations which (1) Generate concerns about its effect upon Society, (2) which raise concerns about corporation's effects on society or her issues, and (3) seek to address or enlighten the public about corporate operations.
Why? Because corporations, especially multinational ones, have become so powerful.
Therefore, even ones which wish to exercise no harm, may still do so.
This category is intended to go beyond verbalizations to include "other senses," such as murals, dramatizations, and any effective communication about or within the realm of Corporate Operations.
Sites devoted to promotion of Corporations may be included only to the extent that they are relevant to addressing the topic here.
Activist information about Corporate Operations may be included. We seek balance and fairness. We wish to hear from all points of view. As sites submitted to Society/Issues/Corporate Operations enlarges, we expect to have sub categories on Nonprofits, Nationalization, Multinationals, Overcharging, and so on. | Military-Industrial Complex Revisited - Asks if there are certain corporate operations inextricably connected with what U.S. President Eisenhower called "The Military-Industrial Complex".
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| Do Corporate Operations Prey? - Corporate Predators web site, article on "The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy."
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| Robert A. G. Monks - This former corporate insider and former Maine-based U.S. Congressman has written several insightful looks at how corporations' operations may be inherently destructive to the environment, human beings, and our rights with ideas on improving the situation.
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| RAFI: Rural Advancement Foundation - Canada based nonprofit, activist group's site. Their goals are conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity; socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. RAFI does not "pull its punches" on its white papers.
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| Foreign Policy and Corporate Operations - Research paper on U.S. policy in Asian Pacific Econ Cooperative: Does (1) US promotes an economic model that downplays human rights and sustainable development. (2) Â U.S. policy has focused on enhancing U.S. corporate interests rather than addressing the social and ecological costs of the current economic crisis?
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| Multinationals and Mother Earth - Do global capital flows inherently challenge the environment? White paper on corporate operations, as they effect the environment today.
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| Corporate Predators - Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. This book by by Mokhiber and Weissman details corporate operations that threaten human rights and relations.
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| undesign - a plan for all seasons - Reflections on the wisdom of Tibor Kalman, social responsibility, and a designer's role in the digital age.
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| Campaign to Ban Landmines - Human Rights Watch update (March, 1999) on the continued use of land mines encouraged by President Clinton and midwest defense firm.
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| ENDespair Project - To Transform the "World of Work" by an informal, expanding coalition of citizens concerned about what's happening in the business world.
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| The One and Only Anti-Music Industry Website - Analyzes, examines, and exposes what it calls "the tasteless and evil practices of the music industry".
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| Students against Lethality - Subscription page of Students for Change, permits networking with other activists on businesses affecting Human Rights.
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| McDonaldization of Society - A discussion of McDonaldization of American Society, emphasizing both its benefits and problems, and how to deal with it in daily life.
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| CueJack - Free subversive software for the CueCat home barcode scanner, designed to dig up any dirt on the manufacturer/seller using the DC database and Google.
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| Transparency International - A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption.
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| XAT Peaceful Revolution Network - A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide.
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| People of Faith Network - Presbyterian group which unites local congregations, to get corporations to simply disclose their practices instead of hiding them.
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| Socially Responsible Investment Coalition - Aimed toward increasing corporate accountability through education and action alerts.
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| Students for Informed Career Decisions - Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy.
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| Expose of The Bilderberg Club - "...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it." - David Rockefeller
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| Child Slave Labor News - Information on companies worldwide that are known to use sweatshop labor and child labor. Also some Good companies. Produced by Immaculata High School students.
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| Center for Global Ethics - Dialogue among representatives of all major religious groups plus global business code of ethics.
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| Democracy Watch - An independent, non-profit, non-partisan Canadian citizen advocacy organization seeking to empower Canadians as voters, citizens, taxpayers, and consumers.
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| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - Covers over 1000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The site is composed of links to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, academics, etc. It includes reports of corporate misconduct as well as positive examples of "best practice" by companies.
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| Multinational Monitor - Tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.
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| iMedia Connection: How's Your Reputation? - Article suggests that actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks.
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| Fair Trade Federation - Association of businesses, including retailers, committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged.
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| The Fairtrade Foundation - Seeks to tackle the exploitation of workers in developing countries by giving consumers the opportunity to buy products that guarantee a better deal to producers. Site includes information resources and a report on coffee farmers and international trade.
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| The Cluetrain Manifesto - A strongly reasoned plea for corporate communicators to speak with a human voice.
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