Overseas aid and its effect on the development of a country have long been debated by politicians and citizens alike. While the results have differed on a case-by-case basis, due to its subjective nature, there has been a growing trend…
A fresh writedown for UBS. An ethical writedown, that is. The below chart compiled by Covalance - an ethical research outfit. As you’ll notice, UBS - generally a poorly behaved child - has been very naughty since mid-April. (...) HSBC,…
Interactions of banks with governments are increasingly criticized in terms of ethics; meanwhile, environmental initiatives and philanthropic donations are the industry’s main positive news cows, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence — Covalence Banking…
Les interactions des banques avec les gouvernements sont de plus en plus critiquées d’un point de vue éthique; pendant ce temps, les initiatives environnementales et les donations philanthropiques sont les principales sources d’informations positives de l’industrie, indique un rapport publié…
Historically, Venezuela has nationalized its hydrocarbon industry in 1975-1976, creating Petroleos de Venezuela S.A (PdVSA), the country's state-run oil and natural gas company. Along with being Venezuela's largest employer, PdVSA accounts for about one-third of the country’s GDP, 50 percent…
Mylamma, the founder of the Coca-Cola Virudha Samara Samiti (Anti Coca-Cola Struggle Committee) in Plachimada, which has spearheaded the campaign against Coca-Cola, is no more with the villagers and sure she is deeply missed by each and every one of…
The Russian gas company “Gazprom” is currently the larger player in the worldwide gas market in term of production and capitalization. Beyond its impressive results, we will highlight in the framework of it analyse, the multidimensional aspects of Gazprom in…
Geneva-based Covalence is publishing today its quarterly ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in the 1st Quarter of 2008. The main results across sectors are: > Unilever,…
Without their products chemical companies would be praised as ethical leaders. Chemical products are a space for complex and emotional debates where it is hard to register reputation gains. Companies rather manage to do so at the levels of working…
Sans leurs produits, les entreprises chimiques seraient sans doute considérées comme des leaders éthiques. Les produits chimiques constituent un terrain de débats complexes et émotionnels o๠il est difficile d’enregistrer des gains de réputation. Les entreprises le font à d’autres…
