During the talks to renew IBM’s Italian internal collective agreement, an employee group asked for a salary increase, prompting IBM to cancel their “productive results benefit”, resulting in a loss of more than $1300 / year per employee. This prompted…
Many Western companies are waking up to the importance of going green. Boeing is one such company that has undergone an image makeover and gone green. The Boeing 787, which is scheduled to enter service in May 2008, is twenty…
Cisco Systems and the City of San Francisco are looking to technology to battle climate change. San Francisco is one of three cities initially selected by the San Jose-based networking giant to take part in its Connected Urban Development Initiative…
In 2006 and 2007, UNI Finance conducted a survey on finance companies' commitments to Principle 3 of the UN Global Compact, "Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining". 35 major…
In the last two decades the corporate sector has started to play a growing role in the international development. The separation between business and the United Nations has become less significant. One expression of this evolution is the United Nations…
En prémière mondiale, MIGROL et GEBANA lancent un carburant « Bio et Fair » à base de graines de soja. Circuler en voiture en émettant jusqu’à 70% de gaz é effet de serre en moins qu’un diesel, tout en venant en…
Hi, I'm an employee of HP, and I can understand why they did well in your survey. They're a fine company and treats customers & employees with respect. But I used to work for IBM and for the life of…
The programme organised by Development Support Institute (DSI) in partnership with Esso/Exxon-Mobil at the Banquet Hall, Wellington Hotel, Warri, Delta State, was intended to equip the women in the rural area with basic skills so that they would be empowered…
“Global” and “Warming” are two of the western world’s two biggest buzzwords at the moment, something Majesco Entertainment is tagging onto in Eco Creatures: Save the Forest, a Nintendo DS title that the firm has announced today. The real-time strategy…
Last night marked the launch of Diet Pepsi's limited edition bottle, designed by legendary graffiti artist Stash. Known for his sneaker designs, Stash teamed up with fellow sneakerhead DJ AM and Diet Pepsi in a charitable effort to better the…
