Key Resources
- Access World News Research Collection (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowOur largest general news source, with current and complete newspapers, magazines, wire services from around the world. Backfiles sometimes go back to the 1980s. Text only.
- ABI/Inform (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowProfessional and scholarly business and economics articles and reports. Business news and company, market, and brand information.
- Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information, the majority in full text. Some video.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth, authoritative reports on political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowJointly funded by the University Libraries and the DAmore-McKim School of Business
Includes access to text-only versions of Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other international newspapers. Factiva is to be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Access is limited to 5 users at a time. - GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDrawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE is an informative resource containing nearly 300,000 records, with full text for selected titles, and searchable cited references with library links for more than 200 additional titles
- Statista This link opens in a new windowBrings together data and graphs on every imaginable topic from business to government, surveys, sports, and scientific topics. Easy to use, exportable charts and data, recommended citations.
Non-Profits, Investigative Journalism, and Independent Research
- Corporate RegisterThe global online directory of corporate responsibility (CR) reports past and present.
- Fair Trade FoundationUK non-profit that works with farmers and workers so they can improve their living standards, invest in their communities and businesses, and protect our shared environment
- Global Reporting Initiative(GRI)International independent standards organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate their impacts on issues such as climate change, human rights and corruption
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development(WBCSD)CEO-led community of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses working collectively to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net zero, nature positive, and more equitable future
- Carbon Disclosure Project(CDP)Non-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.
- The Global Development Research Center(GDRC)Independent policy think tank that carries out initiatives in education, research and practice, in the spheres of environment, urban, community and information
- ESGBookOpen-source ESG data platform companies can use ESG Book at no cost to disclose, manage and keep ownership of their ESG data in real-time. The data is then available to users for free, with a charge for analysis of the data, such as temperature scores
- B LabB Lab is the nonprofit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
- BSRBSR is a sustainable business network and consultancy focused on creating a world in which all people can thrive on a healthy planet.
- MIT Sloan Management School Sustainability InitiativeBusiness sustainability research
- Greenhouse Gas ProtocolGHG Protocol establishes comprehensive global standardized frameworks to measure and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency(DSIRE)DSIRE is the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewable energy and energy efficiency in the United States
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy(ACEEE)Provides technical and policy assessments to businesses and organizations.
- International Energy Association(IEA)Provides research, statistics and analysis
- The Handbook of Sustainability LiteracyIn this book leading sustainability educators are joined by literary critics, permaculturalists, ecologists, artists, journalists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers in a deep reflection on the skills people need to survive and thrive in the challenging conditions of the 21st century
- Environmental Marketing - Federal Trade CommissionCompanies are offering consumers an ever-growing assortment of “green” options. But whether your environmental claims are about the product or the packaging, you'll need competent and reliable scientific evidence to support what you say. Find out more by consulting the FTC’s revised Green Guides. Have you spotted what you think might be a deceptive claim or practice? File a complaint.
- National Environmental Policy Act - Small Business Association (SBA)This SOP sets forth SBA procedures in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Sustainable Marketplace: Greener Products and Services - environmental Protection Agency (EPA)The EPA sets/mandates specific environmental standards. Search the main EPA site for more research and tools.
Bloomberg Terminals
Current Boston Northeastern students, faculty and staff have access to Bloomberg Terminals through the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. As of July 2022 the virtual Bloomberg service is no longer available. All Bloomberg terminals are located at the Bloomberg Lab in 054 Dodge Hall.
Bloomberg terminals are provided courtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Current NU only.
- Sustainable Finance & ESG, A Bloomberg Terminal GuidePress the MENU key on the Bloomberg keyboard from any function to browse related tools. Press the HELP key once from a function to learn more about what it does and how to use it.
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