Responsible Business Information

General

UK National Initiatives www.csr.gov.uk/ukbygov.shtml 
Find out about the range of activities that various departments of the UK government are involved in across the CSR agenda.

The UK Government gateway to CSR www.csr.gov.uk 
Find out the future of Corporate Responsibility in the UK, policy and legislation.

Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk 
Information on all aspects of responsible business.

Association of London Government www.alg.gov.uk 
They work with more than 400 voluntary groups across London, providin them £28 million of funding every year on behalf of London's councils. Our grants, which range form £5,000 to £50,000 are awarded to a wide range of projects which all seek to tackle disadvantage and promote social inclusion, as well as improving the lives of people who live, work and visit London.

Computer-Aid  www.computer-aid.org 
Re-uses PCs in schools and community organisations in the developing world. Takes donations from companies who are upgrading their IT equipment.

Fair Trade  www.fairtrade.org.uk 
Information in Fair Trade products.

Forum for the Future  www.forumforthefuture.org.uk 
One of the leading sustainable development charities in the UK.

Global Action Plan  www.globalactionplan.org.uk 
Provides practical solutions to environmental and social problems.

Global Reporting Initiative www.globalreporting.org 
Global sustainability reporting guidelines for small/medium sized businesses.

Heart of the City www.theheartofthecity.com 
Heart of the City is a joint initiative launched in 2000 by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority and the Corporation of London, to encourage City companies to become more involved in the community, whether locally or further afield.

London Better Together www.londonbettertogether.org.uk
Provides a menu of actions and opportunities for businesses across London.

Payroll Giving  www.payrollgivinggrants.org.uk 
Payroll Giving information.

Sustainability London www.sustainability.com 
Established in 1987, Sustainability is a strategy consultancy and independant think tank specialising in the business risks and market opportunities of corporate responsibility and sustainable development.

Employment/People

Equal Opportunities Commission  www.eoc.org.uk 
The Equal Opportunities Commission is working to eliminate sex discrimination in Britain today.

Employers Forum on disability www.employers-forum.co.uk 
Information on facts about disability, the law and the best practice approach for your business.

Greater London Action on Disability  www.glad.org.uk

Environment

Acorn Trust  www.theacorntrust.org 
Project Acorn was a UK based nation-wide project to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow and develop their own environmental performance controls.

Carbon Trust  www.carbontrust.co.uk 
Works with business to help them reduce carbon emissions.

DEFRA www.defra.gov.uk/environment 
The Government's aim is to develop more integrated approaches to tackling product impacts right across their life cycle.

E Generation www.egeneration.co.uk 
Helping businesses become more sustainable and save money in the process.

Energy Saving Trust  http://www.saveenergy.co.uk 
Encourage energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energy sources into the economic fabric of our society.

Envirowise  www.envirowise.gov.uk 
Governments free advice to businesses. Offers free waste audit service.

Green Office  www.green-office.org.uk 
Information on environmentally friendly products: whether it is really worth recycling and how to go about greeing the office.

Groundwork www.groundwork.org.uk/wlondon 
A federation of trusts, each working with their partners to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses in areas in need of investment and support.

Lift Share  www.liftshare.com 
Information in responsible transport policies.

London Cycling Campaign  www.lcc.org.uk

Transport for London - Walking www.tfl.gov.uk/streets/walking 
Information about walking in London.

Net Regs  www.netregs.gov.uk 
Aimed at SMEs with info about environmental legislation.

Transport for London - Cycling http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cycles 
Information about cycling in London.

Sustainable Supply Chain Forum  www.sscf.info 
Forum concentrating on sustainable procurement.

WRAP  www.wrap.org.uk 
Established in 2001 in response to the UK Government's Waste Strategy 2000 to promote sustainable waste management.