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Les groupes miniers réticents à  partager leurs bénéfices

Le "rapport 2007 sur l'investissement dans le monde" du Programme des Nations unies sur le développement (PNUD) a mis l'accent sur les effets des activités des industries extractives sur le développement, prônant un certain nombre d'initiatives destinées à  transformer les…

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Jewelers to shun ‘dirty gold’

Environmentalists want you to buy organic roses, and human-rights groups advocate conflict-free diamonds. Now, just in time for Valentine's Day, jewelry retailers are stepping up a campaign that aims to discourage the mining and sale of "dirty gold." A group…

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Covalence Food & Beverage Industry Report 2007

The Food & Beverage industry is consolidating its ethical record thanks to labour and environmental initiatives, but it has to fight hard to demonstrate the social utility of its products, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research…

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IBM’s at it again

I thought you’d be interested in this. IBM’s at it again, doing things that are legal but unethical. They told thousands of employees that to keep the same income they must work lots of overtime. Further, the article says employees…

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Need for more sustainable Chinese granite

European natural stone importers acknowledge need for improvement of labour conditions. The import of granite and other natural stone products into the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and other European countries is increasing. Granite is much used for public infrastructural projects, like…

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Chevron gives $30m to global health fund

Chevron the US-based energy group, is to contribute $30m in cash over three years to the United Nations-backed Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria, in a pioneering move to lend direct corporate support to international health programmes. Along…

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