European Partners for the Environment
http://www.epe.be
Brings together international, european, national and local public authorities, companies, trade unions, environmental and other NGOs to improve the understanding of sustainable development and of what it means in practice.
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance
http://www.ilsr.org
Research and technical assistance on environmentally sound economic development strategies. Publishes a newsletter, "The Carbohydrate Economy". Some focus areas: tax shifting, waste reduction & recycling manufacturing.
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International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
http://www.iclei.org/iclei.htm
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://iisd.ca
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OregonSolutions.net
http://www.OregonSolutions.net
State of Oregon website that promotes state sustainability policies and programs. Resources, events, news and a growing case study library.
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Resource Renewal Institute/Green Plans
http://rri.org
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Smart Growth Network
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Metropolitan development that serves economy, community, and the environment.
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Social Accountability International
http://www.sa-intl.org
voluntary, universal standard for companies interested in auditing and certifying labour practices in their facilities and those of their suppliers and vendors. It is designed for independent third party certification.
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U.S. DOE: Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov
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United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev
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United Nations Global Compact
http://www.unglobalcompact.org
In January 1999 the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged world business leaders to embrace and enact the United Nations Global Compact. The Compact seeks support for nine principles of human rights, labour and environmental sustainability as they apply to business practices and public policy.
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
http://www.wbcsd.ch
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World Wide Web Library on Sustainable Development
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
Very complete listing of organizations, projects around the world.
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Best Practices of Human Settlements
http://www.bestpractices.org
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ConservationEconomy.net
http://www.conservationeconomy.net/
What does a sustainable society look like? On this site, 57 patterns provide a framework for an ecologically restorative, socially just, and reliably prosperous society. They are adaptable to local ecosystems and cultures, yet universal in their applicability. Together they form what we call a Conservation Economy.
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EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
http://earthtrends.wri.org
This WRI (World Resource Institute) web site gives timely and accurate global environmental and sustainable development information. Lack of access to information continues to impede the creation and implementation of good public and corporate policy. Ten topic areas: coastal and marine ecosystems; forests and grasslands; water resources and freshwater systems; agriculture and food; climate and atmosphere; population, health, and human well-being; economics and business; energy; biodiversity and protected areas; and environmental governance.
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Local Sustainability
http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=636
Cases: European cities, towns, counties and their associations, national and regional governments, research and educational institutions, and Directorate Generals of the European Commission.
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Sustainable Development Online
http://sd-online.ewindows.eu.org/
Access to significant sustainable development websites.
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Sustainable Measures
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/
Database of sustainable community indicators.
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