Research Guides: Sustainable Business: Articles and Databases

Key Journals

Business and the Environment
Business Ethics Quarterly
Business Strategy and the Environment: BSE
Electronic Green Journal
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EGJ is a peer-reviewed digital journal providing open access to scholarly, international environmental information since 1994. It is published semiannually by the UCLA Library.
Environmental Design & Construction
Environmental Leader
Green Business Quarterly
Greenwire
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The environmental news daily.
Journal of Green Building

Locate a Full Text Publication

Use this eJournals link to locate databases which provide full-text journals, newspapers or magazines online. Please ask for help if there is a specific publication you cannot locate.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar searches multiple USC article databases for scholarly works. Click on the links for "find it @ USC" to connect the full text of an article. Not all USC databases are included here, but it's a good place start.

Key USC Databases

These databases have reports specifically dealing with business sustainability, green businesses, and sustainable development, and corporate sustainability.

Conference Board
General management and economic research from the Conference Board. Click on the 'Business Management Research' link in the left-hand menu and highlight "Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability" in the Topic reports drop-down menu.

Proprietary, non biased research includes studies of F500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Full-text coverage from 1998 to date. Economics material includes topline US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Overviews of wide range of current topics and "controversies" going back to the early 1900's. Search for reports on "environment" or "green" or "sustainability."

Reports are published weekly 44 times a year. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist, each providing researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. The CQ Researcher Plus Archive adds more than 3,000 reports, published between 1923 and 1990 to CQ Researcher Online.
Forrester
Search for "sustainable" to view reports covering the "green" side of IT.
Gartner
Keyword search "sustainable" to find reports on the "green" side of IT.

Not all documents are available in full-text form. Use the "Advanced Search" feature to locate full-text articles available to USC users.

GreenFILE
A freely accessible research database from EBSCO focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.

IBISWorld
Detailed market and industry research including reports such as "Green & Sustainable Building Construction" and "Eco & Green Certification Providers" as well as reports on the solar, wind and hydroelectric power industries.
MarketResearch.com Academic
Search with keywords such as "green" or "sustainable" or "renewable" for market reports on markets such as food, beverages, apparel, energy, household cleaners and more.

Article Databases

Search in these key databases for articles from a wide range of sources using keywords.

Factiva
Articles and company information from journals, magazines and newspapers, plus company profile information.
EBSCO Business Source Complete
This database provides articles from business journals, magazines and newspapers including the Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly and many others.
LexisNexis Academic (Nexis Uni)
Database of full text online news, legal cases, and company information from 1980 to present.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)
OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition contains a wealth of essential material for learning and detailed research in a single, easily-searched database.

With the full text of articles from over 2,500 publications, and indexing and abstracts from nearly 3,600 publications, this database provides invaluable support for research in all core undergraduate subjects and for cross-disciplinary work.

Wilson OmniFile
Articles from a wide range of business journals, magazines and newspapers. Select "OmniFile Full Text Mega" and then set the Subject Area to Business.

ABI/INFORM Collection
Business information, including journals, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Covers 1971-present. Includes US and international information.