General Business Principals

1. CERES Principals
2. Caux Round Table Principles for Business
3. Doing Business with the Poor – a field guide
4. Ethical Trading Initiative
5. European Foundation for Quality Management
6. Global Reporting Inititiative
7. Humane Cosmetics Standards
8. ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development
9. ISO 9001:2000 – Quality Management Systems
10. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
11. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprise
12. Published company specific standards found
on www.codesofconduct.org
13. Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) –
Council on Economic Priorities
14. United Nations Global Compact
15. USA-NIST: The Baldridge National Quality Program
16. The King Report for Corporate Governance
in South Africa
17. The Director’s Guide to CR Reporting
18. UK-NAPF; Corporate Governance Guidelines
19. WBCSD – Marketing and Sustainable Development – 2005
20. WBCSD – Human resources and Sustainable Development - 2005

Financial - Process, Reporting, Standards and Guidelines

1. EU Accounts Modernisation Directive
2. UNEP Finance Initiative
3. UK-Company Law Review 2004 –
OFR Guideline recommendations
4. GHG Protocols Initiative 2004
5. International Financial Reporting Standards 2004
6. FEE – Call for Action, Assurance for Sustainability – June 2004
7. GAAP – the General Accounting and Auditing procedures



Environmental - Process, Reporting, Standards and Guidelines

1. EMAS
2. Forest Stewardship Council
3. GHG Protocols Initiative 2004
4. ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System
5. OHSAS18001 – Health and Safety at Work Standard
6. PERI Reporting Guidelines
7. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
8. UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
9. UK-DEFRA: Environmental KPI’s : Reporting Guidelines
10. The Convention on Biological Diversity
11. UK-IEMA: Environmental Purchasing in Practice
12. IPPC’s Third Assessment Report
13. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme 2004
14. EU Environmental Liability Directive 2004
15. UK Governments Inputs-Outputs Tables
16. IASE3000 revised – International Standard on Assurance Engagements – Non-financial Reporting - 01-01-05



Social - Process, Reporting, Standards and Guidelines

1. AccountAbility 1000 Framework
2. Apparel Industry Partnership Workplace
Code of Conduct and Principles of monitoring
3. Amnesty International Human Rights
Principles for Companies
4. Australian Criminal Code
5. Bellagio Principles
6. Clarkson Principles of Stakeholder Management
7. European Information & Consultation Directive
8. Employers Forum for Disability –
Global Inclusion Benchmark 2003
9. Global Sullivan Principles
10. ICFTU Basic Code of Labour Practices
11. Investors in People Standard
12. OHSAS18001 – Health and Safety at Work Standard
13. South African Government Employment Equity Act
14. The Stakeholder Alliance Sunshine Corporate Reporting
15. ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
16. The CoP on Racial Equality in Employment