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EarthEnterprise <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>Kit</strong><br />
TOOL<br />
Leveraging Your Resources<br />
Work with Innovative Business Associations<br />
A growing number of trade associations and business networks are issuing<br />
environmental per<strong>for</strong>mance guidelines <strong>for</strong> members, preparing educational<br />
materials on environmental and social issues, and holding seminars on timely<br />
subjects of interest. Following are some of the organizations likely to be of<br />
interest to eco-entrepreneurs.<br />
Business <strong>for</strong> Social Responsibility<br />
1030 15th Street, NW<br />
Suite 1010<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
20005 USA<br />
Tel: (202) 842-5400<br />
Fax: (202) 842-3135<br />
Contact: Kathy Grimes,Vice President<br />
Business <strong>for</strong> Social Responsibility (BSR), founded in 1992 in Washington, D.C.,<br />
focuses on human resource issues, environmental per<strong>for</strong>mance, community<br />
relations, and resolving international problems. Its 850 members and affiliated<br />
companies pay from $150 to $5,000 a year to belong and to receive advice on<br />
improving their social, environmental, and financial per<strong>for</strong>mance. A book,<br />
Beyond the Bottom Line: Putting Social Responsibility to Work <strong>for</strong> Your Business and<br />
the World, and a booklet documenting Environmental Practices of Member<br />
C o m p a n i e s w e re published in Fa l l , 1 9 9 4 . Assessing member initiatives,<br />
implementation strategies, and effects on the company and community is an<br />
ongoing ef<strong>for</strong>t designed to enlighten and educate other BSR members, a<br />
broader business audience, and public policy makers. A series of national<br />
workshops on eco-efficiency will be launched by the BSR Education Fund in<br />
January 1995. As of September 1994, BSR chapters had been <strong>for</strong>med in 24<br />
regions across the United States.<br />
Canadian Business <strong>for</strong> Social Responsibility<br />
Hope Unlimited Gift Store<br />
2206 W 4th Avenue<br />
Vancouver, BC V6K 1N8<br />
Tel: (604) 732-4438<br />
Fax: (604) 482-8283<br />
Contact: Nancy Bradshaw<br />
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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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