Online News Groups have been a very useful networking tool in my work in the Sustainability / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) field over the last few years. I have been using Google and Yahoo News Groups mostly to connect to like minded people. There are obviously many more providers of these kind of newsgroups but I have been using these two extensively over the past few years.
Todays post will be to introduce you to the most interesting and useful Yahoo News Groups on the topic of Sustainability and CSR. Another post in the next weeks will be about Google Groups on Sustainability and CSR.
Interesting Yahoo News Groups on Sustainability and CSR:
CSR-Chicks and Blokes
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/csr-chicks/
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/csrblokes/
CSR Chicks and Blokes is a global network for people working or wanting to work in corporate social responsibility. CSR Chicks is one of the largest and most active communities of people working on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. There are two different news groups. Blokes for males and Chicks for females. The Chicks group is a lot bigger then the blokes but everyone is allowed to join either of the groups.
Members: Chicks: 6300, Blokes: 2000
Compass Network
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/compassnetwork/
The Compass Network is a global group of people who communicate on issues of sustainable development: from recycling to renewable energy, conservation to corporate responsibility, transport to fair trade. Members include marketers, PR and advertising professionals, businesspeople, civil servants, campaigners, local government employees, CSR consultants and more.
Members: 750
CSR International
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/csr-international/
This is a forum for the exchange of CSR ideas and information including: best practices, case studies, conference announcements, courses, research findings, public reports, corporate reports and job advertisements. Postings are moderated to ensure relevance – both in terms of CSR content and international (rather than only local or national) focus.
Members: 560
LocalSUSUK
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/localsustuk/
This group is to discuss ideas, share information and help solve problems relating to new areas of work on local sustainability. It is primarily (although not exclusively) aimed at those already involved in local sustainable development. As such, we ask that you have respect for other people’s inbox and do not reply to the whole list when you are addressing one or two people.
Members: 1100