Global Witness' new report Undue Diligence names some of the major banks who have done business with corrupt regimes. By accepting these customers, banks are assisting those who are using state assets to enrich themselves or brutalise their own people…
Après avoir jugé "scandaleux" qu'un "groupe comme Total, qui fait plusieurs milliards de bénéfice, ne soit pas capable dans cette période d'avoir un comportement exemplaire en matière d'emploi", le secrétaire d’Etat à l’emploi, Laurent Wauquiez, a enfoncé le clou mercredi…
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart has selected Henkel to receive the “Wal-Mart Sustainability Award." Henkel was recognized as the one company demonstrating the most comprehensive approach to sustainability and making a substantial contribution to Wal-Mart’s sustainability strategy. The Wal-Mart Sustainability Award…
Press Release | Geneva (Switzerland), 3 March 2009 The Food & Beverage sector keeps improving its ethical reputation after inclusion of Monsanto, a major producer of GMO’s, states a report published today by Geneva-based research firm Covalence, Covalence Food &…
Detailed evidence has emerged of Israel's extensive use of US-made weaponry during its war in Gaza last month, including white phosphorus artillery shells, 500lb bombs and Hellfire missiles. In a report released today, Amnesty International detailed the weapons used and…
Con el objetivo de favorecer la insercià³n social y laboral de mujeres de bajos recursos, Procter & Gamble Argentina se unià³ a la Fundacià³n Mediapila para hacer realidad un nuevo micro-emprendimiento textil que comenzarà¡ a funcionar en la ciudad de…
En aoà»t 2008, Greenpeace avait montré du doigt l'exploitation de l'Afrique comme un dépotoir pour les déchets électroniques du reste du monde. Aujourd'hui, HP et Microsoft se penchent sur un continent oublié par le « green IT ». L'Afrique reste…
Now this is the kind of business model we love and want to see a whole lot more of - companies taking back their junked products and using the materials to make their new products. Canon is doing just that,…
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes Mr. Witty's recognition that patents act as a barrier to research and development and that patent pools offer new ways to stimulate research into neglected diseases. Promises now need to be turned into…
Danone, the producer of Evian and Volvic, is tackling critics from environmental groups, as well as falling sales, with a plan to recycle as many plastic water bottles as it uses in the UK, The Times has learnt. The French…
