Trade Associations
Trade associations are great for learning about the current trends and concerns in an industry. Find associations to track in the reference section at the end of the S&P Industry Surveys (available via Capital IQ).
Sample Trade Associations
- Associations Unlimited
Search association Web sites for reports, policies, and press releases on sustainability. Use Associations Unlimited to find information for thosands of membership organizations in all fields including 23,000 U.S. national associations, 20,000 international associations and 115,000 U.S. regional, state, and local associations.
. - The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
CEO-led, global association of over 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
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Industry Information
Find industry trends, concerns, and major players via industry and association resources. See our website for additional industry information sources.
- Associations UnlimitedAssociations often provide free industry data and white papers that cover important regulatory and market trends. Use this for finding the associations that you should be looking at.
- Fitch Solutions Country Industry ReportsMore than 100 industry and country reports by Fitch Solutions Country Industry Reports are available via ProQuest. Search the Advanced Search screen with Fitch Solutions Country Industry Reports pb("Fitch Solutions Country Industry Reports ") to limit results.
- First Research Industry ReportsFirst Research industry profiles include industry trends, benchmark data, and call prep questions. Access via ProQuest, Mergent Intellect, and CareerBeam.
- Frost & SullivanEmerging technologies in chemicals, materials, healthcare, IT, transportation, defense, and other areas.
- IBISWorldReports on more than 700 industries covering the USA, Canada, China. Includes ratios, cost structure, and related industries.
Conferences & Events
- UNEP
Check out United Nations Environment Programme's calendar of the upcoming events.
World Energy Outlook
- World Energy Outlook Report
Read the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook Report, the International Energy Agency's authoritative annual global energy projections.
The report analyses what the economic crisis will mean for energy markets and how the transition to a clean global energy system can be financed.
SGE Publications
There are a number of publications geared towards specific topics in sustainability. Some will be heavily academic while others are more business orientated.
Resources related to environmental sustainability, for example Wind Energy, may be very technical and a scientific background is helpful for understanding them.
Many publications related to social sustainability are produced by governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and academia such as the ESR review.
Articles on corporate governance can be found via the databases below: