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…
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today both announced progressive new clean technology programs at the Cleantech Forum in Toronto. In front of a room of 400 investors, government representatives and other executives, the two companies separately described projects…
La société genevoise Covalence publie aujourd’hui son ranking trimestriel de réputation éthique, qui classe les entreprises enregistrant le meilleur score et celles ayant le plus progressé au cours du troisième trimestre 2007. Un aperà§u des thèmes chauds est donné. Les…
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 third quarter of 2007. An overview of hot issues across sectors is…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday honored 17 companies that combined buy nearly 4 billion kilowatt hours of green power each year. The Green Power Purchasing Leaders already are Green Power Partners that commit to buying renewable power such…
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…
