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Company Research : Corporate Social Responsibility

CSR Videos

Many of these videos feature CSR practices or business ethics issues documented in the context of specific companies.

Films on Demand Streaming videos on business topics, some 90 titles on business ethics,and some 30 titles on social, ethical and legal issues (marketing) and over 90 titles listed on social, ethical and legal issues (management).

 

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Key Databases/Online Guides

Company Reports

Increasingly companies issue sustainability reports or other reports on CSR performance in addition to their annual report.  Such reports are very commonly made available on company websites.

  • Corporate Register.com is a very useful web site for searching sustainability/CSR corporate reports and provides a searchable database of reports for over 10,000 companies globally.

Check company websites and annual reports for sections on CSR and ethical business. See the Annual Reports page in this guide for search strategies.

Using Articles to Find Info on Corporate CSR Practices

When looking for information about CSR practices of companies articles can often be a very useful source of information, e.g. articles in trade magazines, the popular press, company press releases or newspapers.

Explore our finding business articles guide below to get links to useful databases you can use to find articles, as well as tips on searching them:

Finding Business Articles

Related Subject Guides

Use the links below to find web guides on related business topics.

Business Ethics

Corporate Governance