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Emerging Global Standards Table
World Bank Corporation CSR Diagnostic and Analysis Tool
Transparency International Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International Bribe Payers Index
Heritage Foundation Freedom Index 2003
Revised Federal Prosecution Guidelines

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Updates

Chapter 2, page 36: The UN Global Compact has aded a tenth principle: "business should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery." See http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

Chapter 2, page 37: The updated table of emerging global standards can be found at: http://www.ethicaledge.com/global/index.html

Chapter 9: For news on corporate responsibility issues in transitional and emerging market economies, see: http://www.ethicaledge.com/emerging_markets.html

Appendix H: The U.S. Sentencing Commission has proposed significant changes to Chapter 8 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Among other changes, they require a risk assessment; place specific responsibilities on the "governing authority" and "organizational leadership"; require training as a means of communication; require that a program be regularly evaluated as a minimum requirement for an effective program; and require an organization to "otherwise promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the
law." http://www.ussc.gov/2004guid/RFMay04_Corp.pdf

Page 293, note 14: URL has been changed to: http://www.hubbards.co.nz/ Click on "Company" and then "Triple Bottom Line" for the 2001 report. According to the company, a 2004 report is forthcoming.

Page 296, note 18: URL should be: http://www.cauxroundtable.org/

Page 301, note 24: URL for the "Statement of General Principles" is http://www.shell.ca/code/values/commitments/principles.html

Page 301, note 32: URL has been removed

Page 301, note 34: URL should be http://www.utc.com/profile/commitments/index.htm

Page 302, note 55: URL has changed to http://www.motorola.com/content/0,,75-107,00.html

Page 304, note 4: URL removed. Cited materials can be found at: http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/release?id=95782

Page 305, note 15: The Atlantic Monthly article can be found at http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/11/primarysources.htm. The Brookings Institution Report is no longer available.

Page 307, note 14: The direct link is http://www.jnj.com/our_company/our_credo/index.htm

Page 309, note 21: The URL has changed to: http://www.globalreporting.org/guidelines/2002.asp

Resources

For a hyperlinked bibliography, click here.

Downloadable RBE Worksheets included in the manual can be found by clicking here.

For an expanded glossary, click here.

Downloadable hyperlinked footnotes and resource materials can be found by clicking here. (under development)

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