What companies stand out as leading forces for good - very active in
corporate and social responsibility - sources and examples of
imaginative things these companies are doing please

Hi! Thanks for another question.

Here are some lists of socially responsible companies. I will only
post here those that I found which provide the list for free on the
Internet. Other lists exist but you have to buy the books or magazines
where they publish the names of the companies.

100 Best Corporate Citizens
http://www.business-ethics.com/chart_100_best_corporate_citizens_for_2004.htm
(List)
http://www.business-ethics.com/100best.htm (Description)

Calvert Social Index
http://www.calvertgroup.com/sri_calvertindex.asp?format=&letter=All (List)
http://www.calvertgroup.com/sri_calvertindex.asp (Description)

The Citizen?s Index
http://www.efund.com/individual/philosophy/citizensindex-indexcompanies.asp (List)
http://www.efund.com/individual/philosophy/citizensindex.asp (Description)

Fortune 50 Best Companies for Minorities
http://pages.ohio.edu/careers/employers/minorities.cfm 

100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
http://www.workingmother.com/bestlist.html

Top 50 Companies for Latinas
http://latina50.latinastyle.com/ls50-2004list.html


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