Useful Ethics Web Links

Chapter 01
Case 1: McEurope: McDonald's faces ethical criticism in Europe

McDonald's corporate website details their activities towards corporate social

responsibility and improving their products for balanced lifestyles.
www.mcdonalds.com

McSpotlight website contains a wealth of resources and materials critical of

McDonald’s, and includes details and court transcripts of the McLibel case, and the
infamous leaflet which started it all.
www.mcspotlight.org

There has also been a film made of the McLibel case, called McLibel: Two Worlds
Collide, directed by Franny Armstrong. This provides forthright coverage of the
events surrounding the case from the point of view of the protestors.
www.spannerfilms.net

These are some business ethics sites mentioned in Crane and Matten, as well as a few
other favourites that we think are particularly worth a look.

AccountAbility - the Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability: news, reports,

resources and dialogue on corporate accountability issues.
www.accountability.org.uk/

Adbusters: An anti-consumption organization with lots of on-line articles, spoof

posters and other resources.
www.adbusters.org/home/index.html

Aspen Institute Business and Society Program: US organization dedicated to

improving the education and training of business students and managers in social
issues. Includes plenty of articles, speeches and reports, and features a free download
of their survey of student attitudes towards business and society.
www.aspeninstitute.org

BRASS - Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and

Society at Cardiff University: research centre with useful research findings and links.
www.brass.cf.ac.uk

Business Ethics Magazine: Articles and reports on contemporary business ethics

issues and cases.
www.business-ethics.com/

Business in the Community: Organization consisting of major companies involved

in community action.
www.bitc.org.uk/
Copenhagen Centre: Institution established by the Danish Government to encourage
public/private partnerships with lots of information and publications on social
partnerships and social responsibility.
www.copenhagencentre.org

Corporate Social Responsibility Forum: Educational charity promoting responsible

business with news, free reports and other useful information.
www.csreurope.org/events/CorporateSocialResponsibilityForum

CorpWatch: US-based corporate ethics watchdog with news, articles and surveys.
www.corpwatch.org

Corporate Watch: UK-based anti-corporate site (unrelated to the above).

www.corporatewatch.org.uk

CSR Europe: European-wide organization dedicated to promoting CSR, featuring

free downloadable CSR magazine, CSR jobs page, and a large database of reports,
and case studies, articles, etc.
www.csreurope.org

E-Center for Business Ethics: Centre at Colorado State University with video feeds
on Enron etc, lots of information and links to articles.
www.e-businessethics.com

Ethical Consumer: UK consumer organization with ethics resources and

publications.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/

Ethical Trade Initiative: Alliance focused on developing ethical supply

arrangements.
www.ethicaltrade.org/

EthicsWeb: Portal with links to recourses under various headings including business
ethics, ethical decision making, and public sector ethics.
www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/

European Business Ethics Network: Academic resources and publications, plus the
Ethics Practitioner Forum.
www.ebenuk.org/

Fairtrade Foundation: Organization researching and promoting fair trade policies.

www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Institute of Business Ethics (UK)

www.ibe.org.uk/

International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR): Nottingham

University research centre and home to Crane and Matten!
www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/ICCSR
International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site: Dutch site with info on
social and environmental reports and downloadable reports from major corporations.
www.enviroreporting.com/

Journal of Business Ethics

www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0167-4544

Lifeworth.com: an on-line agency helping to match people and organizations in the

CSR industry, including email jobs bulletin.
www.lifeworth.com/

OECD: home of the OECD 'responsible business guidelines for MNCs'.

www.oecd.org/

Oneworld Net: An online network of social, ethical, and environmental organizations

and resources.
www.oneworld.net/

People and Planet: UK student action group targeting world poverty, human rights
and the environment, including lots of information on current student campaigns and
featuring an ethical careers site with current vacancies.
www.peopleandplanet.org

Public Concern at Work: UK organization dedicated to protecting whistleblowers

with useful information on whistleblowing legislation in the UK and elsewhere.
www.pcaw.co.uk

Tomorrow's Company: Organization promoting responsible business.

www.tomorrowscompany.com/

Transparency International: Major international organization devoted to curbing

corruption, and home of the Bribe Payers Index (chapter 9) and the Corruption
Perception Index (chapter 11).
www.transparency.org/

UN Global Compact: Site outlining the development and principles of the UN

Global Compact with Business that covers human rights, labour and environment
issues. Includes news, cases, resources, and dialogue.
www.unglobalcompact.org/

Warwick University Corporate Citizenship Unit:

users.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/ccu/

WorldCSR: a gateway to some leading CSR organizations.

www.worldcsr.com/pages/