Pertains to the actions, issues, reasons or intentions surrounding use of; saving, spending, investing, loaning monies or credit.
Sites in Money Matters
Global Exchange
Shows actions and how to accomplish change on such far ranging issues as curtailing sweatshop practices to improving the environment. Internship program, volunteer work, activism with a purpose.
Good Money's Survey
Market Basket survey aims to come up with what are fair wages in all parts of the world.
Socially Responsible Investing
Information offered by Oberlin College, Ohio.
Better World Member Publications
Permits both print and electronic communication of your socially responsible actions, plans or even ideas.
Mind Power by John Kehoe
Can the powers of your thought lead to socially responsible citizenship?
Political Activism Resources
Korean site with world wide links concerning information and activism strategies and organizations.
Shell Game
Money allegedly used to destroy indigenous people's environments, rights and lives. Related to boycott of Shell Oil company.
Tripod interactive Activism Pod
Socially responsible thoughts and actions. Activism networks and points of contact.
U.S. National Debt Clock
Seven generations from now we will all be owned by the banks and be impoverished if this continues. See the seventh and eighth links on Debt Clock home page for activists concerning the U.S. debt problem.
Students for Change
E Mail list for students to work together on ethical behavior of corporations.
Trillium Asset Management - News
Recent releases on the impact or changes made by Socially Responsible, shareholder activism.
Various Activism Connections
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) with phone numbers and links of world wide activism organizations.
ShoreBank Pacific: The First Environmental Bancorporation
Dedicated to economic revitalization and ecosystem restoration. Lends to businesses in communities in Pacific Northwest. Loans support sustainably harvested timber, pollution prevention, water treatment, and affordable housing.
Investors should know how their fund votes
CBS.MarketWatch.com's The Gadfly writes of Domini Fund's challenge to other mutual funds to put their proxies up for all to see on the WWW. And warns shareholders to keep track of what is going on.
SustainAbility Ltd.
UK think tank and business consultancy on sustainable business practices.
Sustainable Business.com
Inspirational Center for Environmental Business on the Web: Up to date, informative, inclusive, progressive, and networking with comprehensive library.
Center for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS)
Information for making decisions about one's daily living as it pertains to money and its effects on environment, and freedom of speech.
Voice of Islam S.R.
Religious Friday khutba or sermons on Social Responsibility from the Islamic Center of Southern California in Real Audio and Real Video format
Is It Wise to Invest in the Stock Market?
Cautions about investing are provided in this substantial, single page paper.
Learning For A Better World: Measuring Genuine Progress
"Normal Productivity" counts oil spills, toxic cleanup, even increases in prisons as "growth." New Genuine Progress Indicator at this site, reflects truer costs of human activity, and presents a more honest economic model.
RTMark: Investing in Chaos
The Magic Christian Fund at RTMark enables ordinary folks to "act up," protest corporate power.
Natural Wealth Seminar
October 15, 1998 begins this program in Colorado and you can join by clicking here.
Might As Well Face It, We're Addicted to Stuff
Hope Magazine, November 1998 editorial on materialism and money.
Taking the Pledge
Brown University alumni report shows Brown University groups taking a pledge to not support sweatshops in various goods that relate to the university in anyway. - December 1998
Washington's Cascadia Revolving Fund
Community economic development through your investments.
Green Pages Online
Find thousands of green, environmentally responsible, socially responsible products services. Created by Co-op America.
WoodWise Consumer
Co-op America's Guide helps you conserve forests and trees by reducing consumption of wood and paper.
Prodding for Disclosure of Funds' Proxy Votes
Article in Washington Post on how investors can stop the self serving decisions of mutual fund managers when it comes to proxy votes.
Youth Link for Social responsibility
Foundation of America's national youth in action campaign and first national youth conventions.
Peace through Interamerican Community Action (PICA)
An activist organization to enable dignity and human rights for workers everywhere. Based in Bangor, Maine.
SIFE - Students in Free Enterprise
Non-profit organization educating people on concepts like market economics, entrepreneurship, and business ethics through educational outreach projects.
Greenwash Awards
Given to corporations that put more money, time and energy into PR campaigns aimed at promoting eco-friendly images than in protecting the environment.
General Electric and 3rd World Workers
Corporate Monitor reported GE unions asked for minimum fairness for third world workers. |
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