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* [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a '''Searchable''' DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | * [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a '''Searchable''' DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | ||
* [[Transnationale]][http://www.transnationale.org/ (.org)] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 13,000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and opinion making, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. | * [[Transnationale]][http://www.transnationale.org/ (.org)] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 13,000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and opinion making, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. | ||
=== Other wikis === | === Other wikis === | ||
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== | == Consum(er)ium list of interesting organizations == | ||
==International Institutions== | === International Institutions === | ||
(These are the ones most likely used for [[Reference]] of [[Core-data]]) | (These are the ones most likely used for [[Reference]] of [[Core-data]]) | ||
* [[SA8000]] [http://www.sa8000.org/ Social Accountability International] - organisation behind the [[SA8000]] social accountability system. | |||
*[http://www.un.org United Nations] - Agenda: World peace and prosperity by getting heavily armed nation-states to cooperate. | * [http://www.un.org United Nations] - Agenda: World peace and prosperity by getting heavily armed nation-states to cooperate. | ||
*[http://www.unece.org/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)] - Agenda: Environment and Human Settlements, Transport, Statistics, Economic Analysis, Population Analysis, Industrial Restructuring, Energy and Enterprise Development, Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development, Timber, '''Agricultural Standards''', Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities, Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme. 10 pages of different types of [[Apple]]s, need I say more. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. See also [[UNECE]] | * [http://www.unece.org/ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)] - Agenda: Environment and Human Settlements, Transport, Statistics, Economic Analysis, Population Analysis, Industrial Restructuring, Energy and Enterprise Development, Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development, Timber, '''Agricultural Standards''', Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities, Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme. 10 pages of different types of [[Apple]]s, need I say more. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. See also [[UNECE]] | ||
*[http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/main.htm UN/LOCODE] by [[UNECE]] UN/LOCODE provides code elements for more than 36.000 names of ports, airports, rail and road terminals, postal exchange offices, border crossing points and other locations used in trade and transport in 234 countries. | * [http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/main.htm UN/LOCODE] by [[UNECE]] UN/LOCODE provides code elements for more than 36.000 names of ports, airports, rail and road terminals, postal exchange offices, border crossing points and other locations used in trade and transport in 234 countries. | ||
*[http://www.unece.org/cefact/ United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business] - Tons and Tons of [[trade]] specifications/advisories. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. | * [http://www.unece.org/cefact/ United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business] - Tons and Tons of [[trade]] specifications/advisories. [[Reference]]-quality stuff. | ||
* [http://www.unspsc.org/ United Nations Standard Products and Services Code] ([[UNSPSC]]) - by United Nations Development Programme ([[UNDP]]) Now technically managed by [[UCC]]. | * [http://www.unspsc.org/ United Nations Standard Products and Services Code] ([[UNSPSC]]) - by United Nations Development Programme ([[UNDP]]) Now technically managed by [[UCC]]. | ||
* [http://www.iso.org International Organization for Standardization] - They have a bad practice of charging lots of money for any [[reference]]-quality data. | * [http://www.iso.org International Organization for Standardization] - They have a bad practice of charging lots of money for any [[reference]]-quality data. | ||
**See [[ISO]] for more info on ISO and Consumerium | ** See [[ISO]] for more info on ISO and Consumerium | ||
**See [[w:List of ISO standards]] for a quick overview of their scope | ** See [[w:List of ISO standards]] for a quick overview of their scope | ||
* [http://www.fairtrade.net/ Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International (FLO)] see also: [[FLO]] | * [http://www.fairtrade.net/ Fair Trade Labelling Organizations International (FLO)] see also: [[FLO]] | ||
* [[w:The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements]] (IFOAM) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | * [[w:The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements]] (IFOAM) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
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== EU institutions/sites == | === EU institutions/sites === | ||
* [[OHIM]] - The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market | * [[OHIM]] - The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market | ||
* [http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller Eurodicautom] - Official EU jargon terms translated from 12 languages to 12 languages. Useful in checking what is the widely used expression for something in English. | * [http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller Eurodicautom] - Official EU jargon terms translated from 12 languages to 12 languages. Useful in checking what is the widely used expression for something in English. | ||
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==Consortiums== | === Consortiums === | ||
* [[OASIS]] - Organization for Structured Information Standards, maker of [[ebXML]] | * [[OASIS]] - Organization for Structured Information Standards, maker of [[ebXML]] | ||
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==Foundations== | === Foundations === | ||
*[http://www.gnu.org Free Software Foundation] - promoting [[Free Software]] and [[Open Content]] | *[http://www.gnu.org Free Software Foundation] - promoting [[Free Software]] and [[Open Content]] | ||
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== International NGOs == | === International NGOs === | ||
* [http://www.cleanclothes.org/ Clean Clothes Campaign] - Agenda: Worker's right | * [http://www.cleanclothes.org/ Clean Clothes Campaign] - Agenda: Worker's right | ||
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== National NGOs by country == | == National NGOs, efforts, projects sites and other links by country == | ||
=== Africa === | === Africa === | ||
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=== Asia === | === Asia === | ||
'''[[w:Australia|Australia]]''' | |||
* http://www.choice.com.au/ - Australia's oldest consumer empowerment effort | * http://www.choice.com.au/ - Australia's oldest consumer empowerment effort | ||
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== List of interesting projects == | == List of interesting projects == | ||
== Not-for-profit Projects == | == Not-for-profit Projects == | ||
== Possible sources of [[Research Wiki]] input == | == Possible sources of [[Research Wiki]] input == | ||