Useful Resources

For a Better World

• WorldChanging
  An online publication covering tools, models, and ideas for building a better future.
• WorldWatch Institute
  A leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it.
• CorpWatch
  CorpWatch investigates and exposes corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption around the world.
• Business Social Responsibility
  Provides socially responsible business solutions to many of the world’s leading corporations.
• Ethical Corporation
  Ethical Corporation is an independent publisher and conference organiser, launched in 2001, on how companies relate to the world around them.
• CSR Wire
  CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news, reports and information.
• GreenBiz
  The leading information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success.
• Earthwatch
  This international nonprofit organization places paying volunteers of all ages on short-term research expeditions worldwide.
• TreeHugger
  TreeHugger breaks it down for you in a series of in depth how-to articles that will help you green your life.
• Grist Magazine
  Environmental news, advice, cartoons, a blog, and more.
• AccountAbility
  An international not-for-profit organisation working with partners in business, the public sector and civil society.
• National Geographic Green Guide
  Environmental guide published by National Geographic.
• Plenty
  An environmental media company dedicated to exploring and giving voice to the green revolution
• Transparency International
  The global coalition against corruption.
• Planet Ark
  This is the home of Reuters Daily World Environment News and Pictures.
• Verité
  n independent, non-profit socially responsible auditing, training, capability building and research organization established in 1995.
• WiserEarth
  a community-editable international directory and networking forum that maps, links and empowers the largest movement in the world – the hundreds of thousands of organizations within civil society that address social justice, poverty, and the environment.
• Global Greengrants Fund
  Public charity based in Boulder, Co. making a difference for the planet.
• Principles for Responsible Investment
  An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact
• Climate Group
  An independent, nonprofit organisation dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change.
• International Rivers
  To protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them
• Institute for Sustainable Communities
  ISC has led transformative community-driven projects across the globe.
• Global Reporting
  Transparency, accountability, reporting and sustainability. The GRI is a meeting place to converge and accelerate these issues.
• United Nations Environment Programme
  UNEP’s priorities, as adopted by the fifth special session of the Governing Council, are: environmental monitoring, assessment,
• Ceres
  Ceres is the largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America.
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Standards for Business, Government and Society

For a Better China

• US-China Business Council (CSR)
  The US-China Business Council provides information and services to member companies and other organizations interested in supporting projects that promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China.
• ChinaCSR.com
  News & Views on Corporate Social Responsibility in China
• CSR-Asia
  The issues, as they emerge in the Asia-Pacific Region.
• China Development Brief
  China Development Brief is an independent publication established in 1996 to report on social development and civil society in China.
• United Nations Development Programme (China)
  UNDP is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
• NRDC (China)
  The Natural Resources Defense Council works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth.
• Professional Association for China’s Environment
  A global network of professionals who are committed to improving the quality of life of people and the environment in China.
• Greenpeace China
  Greenpeace stands for positive change through action to defend the natural world and promote peace.
• China Water Pollution Map
  Published by the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs.
• China Environment Forum
  Programming and publications to encourage dialog among U.S. and Chinese scholars, policymakers, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations on environmental and energy challenges in China.
• International Fund for China’s Environment
  IFCE aims to ensure a healthy global environment and continued economic development by helping China solve its environmental problems.
• US-China Association for Environmental Education
  Our mission is to help China achieve environmentally sustainable development by raising public environmental awareness and promoting public participation in environmental protection through media and community activities.
• China Global Village of Beijing
  A non-government, non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education and civil society strengthening.
• US-China Environmental Fund
  USCEF is a project focused, non-membership organization. We consult with Chinese agencies and identify appropriate U.S. partners who have technical resources to contribute to resource management and educational challenges in China.
• Environmental Education Media Project
  EEMP is a non-profit organization. Its mission includes producing as well as delivering environmental education materials to Asian countries.
• Jane Goodall Institute China
  JGI China focuses on the Roots & Shoots hands-on environmental and humanitarian education program for schoolchildren and university students; community conservation activities; awareness campaigns for wildlife protection; and sustainable development i
• Roots & Shoots
  hands-on environmental and humanitarian education program for schoolchildren and university students
• Social Venture Forum
  Business for Social Good
• China Sustainable Energy Program
  CSEP supports China’s policy efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• China Environmental Health Project
  to develop US-Chinese partnerships to enhance the quality of public health in China.
• Auto Project on Energy and Climate Change
  Publishing the APECC Monthly Newsletter on cars, energy, and the environment in China.
• UNIDO-ITPO (China)
  A specialized United Nations Agency, devoted to helping developing countries pursue sustainable industrial development.
• Green Dragon Media Project
  An in-depth online multimedia report to accompany The Green Dragon, a documentary film about the potential for expanding sustainable construction and development in China.
• Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy
  A non-profit NGO that brings together international expertise and technology to help accelerate the greening of China
• Nature Conservancy in China
  Conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
• Green China
  Ecological rural development in China.
• China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Center (CESDRRC)
  China’s largest public-sector library and information centre dedicated to the environment and sustainable development.
• Sustainable Forest Management in China
  Supported by Sustainable Forestry Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Forestry
• Harvard China Project
  An interdisciplinary, collaborative research program focused on China’s atmospheric environment. It conducts scholarly research on the complex nature and causes of local and regional air pollution in China, their health and economic impacts, and how measu
• The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET)
  A non-profit, non-governmental organization registered in Beijing, China. We are dedicated to promoting clean, sustainable, low carbon policies and technologies for vehicles and fuels in China.
• Auto Project on Energy and Climate Change (APECC)
  Publishing the APECC Monthly Newsletter on
• WWF China
  The first international conservation organisation invited to work in China
• Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)
  Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia
• CSRChina
  Supporting sustainable business in China
• Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
  CBIK aims to explore alternative development approaches for working directly with indigenous people and communities to enhance their livelihoods and maintain cultural and biological diversity through application of indigenous cosmovision, knowledge, and i
• Pacific Environment (China Program)
  By providing small grants, capacity-building support and networking opportunities to dozens of grassroots groups in China, Pacific Environment is working to strengthen China’s homegrown environmental movement.

Fun Tools

• Change.org
  Change.org is a social network for hundreds of social causes and over 1 million nonprofit organizations.
• ZeroFootPrint
  Zerofootprint’s mission is to change the world by helping people reduce their environmental footprint.
• New China Career
  The first entirely English job board covering mainland China, Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region.
• Idealist
  An interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
• OneWorld
  A global information network supporting communication media of the people, by the people and for the people - everywhere.
• Green Maven
  Search the green web.
• Acre
  The leading recruitment agency specialising in Environment, CSR / Sustainability and Climate Change.
• Together
  Independently approved by The Climate Group, an international charity dedicated to working with big business and government to help solve climate change.
• Water For All (Oxfam)
  Classroom activities and case studies on a range of water-related issues and their impacts, using Oxfam colour photographs
• Corporate Register
  Search 16012 CSR reports across 4166 companies
• OneReport
  The sustainability reporting network.
• Green Map
  Green Map System energizes a diverse global movement of local mapmaking teams charting their community’s natural, cultural and green living resources with our award-winning universal icons and adaptable multi-lingual resources.
• Green Collar Economy
  Supporting the business of sustainability

Reports

• GS Sustain (Goldman Sachs, June 2007)
  GS SUSTAIN brings together our analysis of the sustainability of corporate performance.
• State of Responsible Competitiveness (AccountAbility, July 2007)
  Making sustainable development count in global markets
• China’s Role in Financing African Infrastructure (International Rivers, May 2007)
  This International Rivers report reviews the social and environmental impacts of Chinese infrastructure projects in Africa.
• Changing Climates: Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security (Chatham House, November 2007)
  This project is an independent initiative of European and Chinese research institutions to facilitate further understanding of China-EU interdependence and the potential for collaboration on energy and climate security issues.
• China Country Study (SustainAbility, November 2007)
  The studies aim to provide an informed overview of the recent history and governance for each country; its economic and trade situation; and the social and environmental context – critical factors which influence the meaning and practice of corporate resp
• Clearing the Air (MIT Press, April 2007)
  The Health and Economic Damages of Air Pollution in China
• Addressing China’s Water Scarcity: Recommendations for Selected Water Resource Management Issues (World Bank, January 2009)
  The objective of this report is to provide an overview of China’s water scarcity situation, assess the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommend key areas for strengthening and reform.
• Overcoming Obstacles to U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change (Brookings Institution, January 2009)
  This report recommends ways to overcome obstacles to cooperation between the United States and China on climate change.
• Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change (Asia Society, January 2009)
  The report explores the climate and energy challenges facing both nations and recommends a program for sustained high-level engagement and on-the-ground action.
• Independent Environmental Assessment: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (UNEP, February 2009)
  This report discusses the environmental measures taken by 2008 Olympics organizers and assesses their effectiveness and lessons learnt, all of which will be useful for those planning future Olympic and other sporting events.
• China’s green revolution (McKinsey & Company, February 2009)
  Prioritizing technologies to achieve energy and environmental sustainability

Environment

• China Dialogue
  An independent, non-profit organisation based in London, Beijing and San Francisco.
• China Environmental News Digest
  Daily updated Environmental news related to China.
• Three Gorges Probe
  The social and environmental impacts of China’s big dams and water projects.
• GreenChoice Beijing
  An awareness campaign to help Chinese citizens make green choices and thus reduce their impact on the environment.
• Environment Channel of China
  Up-to-date news about China.
• China Green Travel
  Powered By Conservation International.
• Asia Is Green
  An online green resource guide created by Green Future Solutions, a Singapore-registered business.
• China’s Green Beat
  Premiere green media outlet in China, providing information, education, and entertainment concerning China’s environmental issues
• Peter Bosshard’s blog
  A new blog on environmental policies, financial institutions and China’s global role.
• Green Leap Forward
  Understanding the green revolution that is gradually sweeping over China’s red-hot economy
• China Environmental Law
  China’s Environmental and Energy laws, regulations, and policies discussed daily
• Cleaner Greener China
  Clean Technology, Green Products, New Ideas, Clean China
• Greenlaw
  Greenlaw is a joint service of the Natural Resources Defense Council ( NRDC ) China Project and the China Environmental Culture Promotion Association ( CECPA ).

Business

• China Crossroads
  A review of Corporate Social Resonsibility in China
• China Venture News
  News related to China venture capital.
• IP Dragon
  Gathering, commenting and sharing information about IP in China to make it more transparent, since 2005
• China Law Blog
  How to do business effectively and legally in China. The best researched blog on the Internet.
• 2point6billion
  A blog dedicated to comment and dialogue on matters of China & India trade, development, investment opportunities, politics, and the impact these two huge emerging markets are having on international business.
• PanAsianBiz
  Doing business in Asia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Russia.
• SynTao
  Social Responsibility in Business and Investment
• China Economics Blog
  news, observations, statistics, information on undergraduate (BSc and BA economics) postgraduate (MSc economics) and academic analysis of important issues for China’s economy
• China Business Services
  China Business Services is an independent, research-driven consultancy that uses specialist resources to deliver integrated business solutions to companies in China.
• All Roads Lead to China
  A blog written by Richard Brubaker, Founder and Managing Director of China Strategic Development Partners.
• China Business Network
  Doing Business In China: News Information Podcasts Trade Shows Consulting China.
• Acre
  The leading recruitment agency specialising in Environment, CSR / Sustainability and Climate Change.
• Managing the Dragon
  A blog about business in China, from the ground up.
• Wokai Adventures
  Wokai, a non-profit organization dedicated to growing China microfinance and correspondingly opportunities for the poor in China.
• AmCham Shanghai CSR Resources
  The mission of the AmCham Shanghai Corporate Social Responsibility program is to inspire, encourage, and facilitate corporate social responsibility awareness and practices among AmCham Shanghai members.
• China Business Daily
  China online bussiness information sourcing, focus on B2B, China import & export, also offerring updated Global industry news.

General Interest

• EastSouthWestNorth
  Hong Kong-based blog with English translations of Chinese stories.
• Shanghaiist
  A website about Shanghai and everything that happens in it.
• Danwei
  A website about media, advertising and urban life in China.
• Global Voices Online (China)
  A non-profit global citizens’ media project founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internet’s impact on society.
• China Challenges
  The mission of this weblog is to explore the various political, economic, and social implications of the rise of the Peoples Republic of China in the 21st Century.
• China Herald
  Weblog with daily updates of the news on a harmonious, socialist society, from the perspective of internet entrepreneur, new media advisor and China-consultant Fons Tuinstra.
• China Rises
  A blog written by Tim Johnson, the Beijing bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers.
• Sinosplice
  A peek into the life of an American attempting to integrate himself, somewhat, into Chinese society
• Peking Duck
  A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Taipei and finally back to Beijing.
• A Glimpse of the World
  Howard W. French is a senior writer for the New York Times.
• China Digital Times
  China Digital Times (CDT) is a collaborative news website covering China’s social and political transition and its emerging role in the world.
• China Dreamblogue
  Traveling China for charity and understanding
• This is China! Weblog
  Conversations and Musings on the Trends Shaping China Business and Society
• Onemanbandwidth
  An American Professor in China
• China Expat
  China Expat is brought to you by Dezan Shira & Associates, China’s largest independent legal and tax consultancy, specializing in foreign direct investment into China.
• ImageThief
  Public relations, communication and interesting times in China
• Chinalyst
  The Chinalyst is an informal community for China related English blogging.
• China Bystander
  A curious glance from an old China hand as the country develops before our eyes
• Transpacifica
  Collaborative online resource and blog on global affairs in Asia and the Americas.
• RConversation
  Blog published by Rebecca MacKinnon.
• Cup of Cha
  A personal blog about everyday life in China.
• China Beat
  A blog that examines media coverage of China, providing context and criticism from China scholars and writers.

Directories

• CESDRRC China Organic Food (2008)
  The organic food directory provides lists of supermarkets, restaurants, home delivery services and farms that sell/ serve organically grown food in China.