Two of Britain's major high street retailers launched inquiries last night into allegations that factory workers who make their clothes in India are being paid as little as 13p per hour for a 48-hour week, wages so low the workers…
The bottled water industry has recently come under attack by critics who say they are concerned about the quantity of water bottles going to our landfills and the energy used transporting them to market. But those who propose bans on…
The phenomenon of corporate 'Greenwashing'- that is, the unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company to unjustly create a pro-environmental  image- has become increasingly common as environmental responsibility becomes both a primary subject of corporate ethical debates and a…
Les risques éthique liés à l’innovation pèsent de plus en plus sur la réputation des firmes pharmaceutiques, indique un rapport publié le 29 aoà»t 2007 par la société genevoise Covalence, Covalence Pharmaceutical Industry Report 2007. Ces risques liés à l’innovation…
Fair trade organisation gebana has joined Switzerland's leading retailer, Migros, to market what it claims is the world's first ecological and fairly traded fuel. Petrol pump operator Migrol - part of Migros - will buy green fuel from gebana at…
Pharmaceutical companies carry increasing ethical risks related to innovation, states a report released on 29 August 2007 by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Pharmaceutical Industry Report 2007. These innovation-related risks deal with intellectual property rights, drug pricing, clinical…
Although the concept and practice of stakeholding is central to contemporary corporate social responsibility and accountability movement, less attention is paid to its variation across sectors and countries. Our study seeks to fill this research gap by focusing on mapping…
The boom in the organic market is being driven by a desire for chemical-free clothing and cosmetics as well as food, a report will disclose this week. The Organic Market Report, to be published by the Soil Association, will show…
Selon les sources à disposition, on peut déduire que les consommateurs sont méfiants envers les produits qu’il consomment (Bizet et Dériot ; Masson ; Bompard ; Girardeau , le ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pàªche). Dans ce travail, je…
After the averted weekend strike of employees over wages, the Mexican unit of German automaker Volkswagen AG agreed to a pay rise with its 11,000 unionised workers. Volkswagen’s plant in Mexico is the world’s only producer of Volkswagen’s New Beetle…
