July 15, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute
Information about corporate social responsibility — including philanthropy and employee volunteerism — is available on a new Web site.
The Global Business Responsibility Resource Center discusses topics related to corporate social responsibility — organized into categories such as business ethics, community involvement, environmental practices, human rights, and on-the-job issues.
The site offers examples of socially responsible practices by companies such as Charles Schwab and Patagonia. It also explains the potential benefits to businesses, provides sample policies, and offers advice to companies that want to implement new practices.
Each section also provides links to Web sites and contact information for organizations that offer additional information.
Created by Business for Social Responsibility, a non-profit organization in San Francisco, the site currently covers more than 40 topics and will cover more than 100 within the next two years. The project has received a total of $1.6-million from several grant makers.
TO GET THERE: Go to http://www.bsr.org/resourcecenter.
