Cisco Systems Sunday said three of four employees detained by Brazilian authorities last week in connection with an alleged tax evasion scheme have been released. The release of the Cisco employees comes a few days after the San Jose, Calif.-based…
Tandis que la demande mondiale en énergie nucléaire grimpe, les vastes réserves d’uranium du Niger gérées par AREVA, multinationale franà§aise et géant mondial de l’exploitation minière, ne sont pas un atout pour la population du pays, à en croire les…
Some carbonated sodas and energy drinks are loaded with caffeine and can give an unhealthy pick-me-up to unsuspecting consumers, University of Florida researchers warn. Because caffeine can pose health risks for people with certain medical conditions, beverages containing the additive…
Chevron's Kazakh venture was fined 37 billion tenge ($307 million) on a government claim that the oil company damaged the environment by maintaining "excessive" stockpiles of sulfur from petroleum production, a Kazakh regional court official said Monday. The court accepted…
This unique publication from the Institute for Corporate Culture Affairs (ICCA) provides for the first time a complete reference guide to everything one needs to know about CSR, sustainability, governance and business ethics. Each one of the almost 400 terms…
The FairPensions' Fund Manager Transparency and Engagement Survey reveals that 75% of fund managers analysed do not publicly disclose any policies relating to environmental and social issues. This is despite the fact that many of the companies analysed have transparent…
Sara Lee is to double the amount of sustainable coffee used in its brands to 20,000 tonnes, a move the company says will make it the market leader in the category. Yesterday's announcement comes as a growing number of coffee…
What do Chevron and BP have in common, besides being leading members of Big Oil? Computer games, apparently. Yesterday, the New York Times reported on BP's latest rebranding move–a "collaboration" with Electronic Arts on the video game company's latest version…
Eine gegenseitige Durchdringung von Zivilgesellschaft und Markt manifestiert sich in der Politisierung des Konsums und der Selbstinszenierung von Unternehmen als sozial verantwortliche Bà¼rger. Dies wirft grundlegende Fragen zur Neubestimmung von Bà¼rgerschaftskonzepten und zur Erweiterung des Handlungsrepertoires von Protestakteuren in spà¤tmodernen…
Feeling the pressure of competition from the notably green automobile giants like Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen, Nissan is ramping up its sustainability efforts. Today's official opening of Nissan's new Engineering Center in Atsugi City, Japan is part of the automaker's…
