Interesting Links for Roundtable Members
See also Sustainability Resources page

Johannesburg, 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): The Business Conclusion:
You may find these resources of interest as you weigh your business response to the issues at the WSSD.

Business welcomes the agreement reached at this Summit, and particularly the Implementation Plan.
Business is at its best when it has clear goals and practical targets. These give us a framework for entrepreneurial opportunities, long-term planning and partnership possibilities.
So we are rolling up our sleeves to help make it happen.
We need to make sustainable development happen by generating economic growth with greater resource efficiency, minimizing environmental impacts and with maximum social well being for more people.
We also welcome the growing realization that business is an indispensable part of the solution to the problems of the world.
We have improved our relationships with governments, NGOs and others. Together we will turn the idea of sustainable development through practical partnerships into a growing reality on the ground.
As we move forward the view of business could be summarized in the words of Elvis Presley:
" A little less conversation, a little more action."
Follow this link to the business conclusions.

A UN document on the key outcomes of the conference.
Key Outcomes and Commitments

Have you seen this?
from Ben & Jerry

A news story from WBCSD website on why they are joining with Greenpeace in calling for government action on climate change. WBCSD Partnership Story

An executive summary report from the OECD meeting on instruments for global corporate responsibility
The written contribution to that meeting by the representative of the US Council for International Business on the US view on Corporate Social Responsibility

Here are some sites of interest on these topics. Note: They're pretty big!
UN World Summit website
WBCSD website

Corporate Governance
This is an interesting recent survey by Edelman that measures the perceptions of opinion leaders in the U.S. and Europe on issues of trust and credibility. It compared business, government, media and NGOs. It's a long power point, but worth the wait while it loads. The results provide good information for improving stakeholder relations and addressing a corporation's trust and credibility...and a few surprises along the way.

Measuring Corporate Sustainability [Power Point]
This is a thoughtful nuts-&-bolts piece on metrics for measuring the extent to which a company is operating within sustainable boundaries.