Police detained 19 people Tuesday for allegedly taking part in a scheme to help large Brazilian companies evade taxes by laundering money through Swiss banks UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group and the U.S.-based American International Group Inc. The raids…
Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart drive the ethical agenda of Retailers, which has been dominated by environmental issues in 2006-2007, states a report released by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Retail Industry Report 2007. Marks & Spencer is…
Marks & Spencer et Wal-Mart pèsent sur l’agenda éthique de la distribution, qui a été dominé par les questions environnementales en 2006-2007, indique un rapport publié par la société genevoise Covalence, Covalence Retail Industry Report 2007. Marks & Spencer est…
Now, you could view the efforts of companies like BP, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips to branch out into wind, solar and biofuels as the early stages of diversification into the types of energy that must someday replace oil & gas,…
Il y a péril en demeure pour les fleurs du Kenya, fragile paradis pour touristes et amateurs de safaris-photos, o๠les flamants roses pourraient un jour ne plus revenir au moment o๠les pays du Sud connaissent déjà d'importants bouleversements…
HSBC Bank has launched YourSolutions.co.in, an online forum where users can take up issues of concern and discuss possible solutions. The site also hosts videos highlighting problems related to water, waste, energy, carbon dioxide, climate, road traffic and cricket. According…
The genocide in Darfur relies mainly on the income of the Sudanese government from the oil industry. Involved are also Swiss financial institutions such as UBS or Credit Suisse which in total hold around 6 billion US dollars worth of…
The world federation of consumer organisations, Consumers International (CI) today announced the winners of the International Bad Product Awards, to be presented at CI’s World Congress in Sydney, Australia, 29 Oct — 1 November 2007. The awards aim to highlight…
The high street clothing chain Gap has called an emergency meeting with suppliers to investigate new allegations of forced child labour being used in the manufacture of their clothes. Gap has barred thousands of clothes in transit to their shops…
Corporations don't usually like to reveal how they evade taxes, but a lawsuit by the state of North Carolina over Wal-Mart's tax practices has produced the detailed game plan for how the company has manipulated the law to cut their…
