Incentive for business action on AIDS stems from the need for today's leading businesses to navigate a complex and evolving set of global development challenges. Today, businesses must address stakeholder demands for greater transparency, accountability and responsibility.
Business action on HIV/AIDS incorporates basic human rights principles related to non-discrimination, health and equitable access to care across operations. By addressing HIV/AIDS as well as the economic and social context of the disease, companies contribute to the sustainability of all aspects of their business operations (including employee productivity, continuity from the supply chain to marketplace and investor return).
Following are useful links to CSR-focused organizations:
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has been a leader of the corporate social responsibility movement. ICCR's membership is an association of 275 faith- based institutional investors, including national denominations, religious communities, pension funds, endowments, hospital corporations, economic development funds and publishing companies. ICCR and its members press companies to be socially and environmentally responsible. Each year ICCR- member religious institutional investors sponsor over 100 shareholder resolutions on major social and environmental issues. The combined portfolio value of ICCR's member organizations is estimated to be $110 billion
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 175 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. Members are drawn from more than 35 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. WBCSD also benefits from a global network of 50 national and regional business councils and partner organizations involving some 1,000 business leaders globally.
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. BSR provides information, tools, training and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies. A nonprofit organization, BSR promotes cross sector collaboration and contributes to global efforts to advance the field of corporate social responsibility.