Whether it's tracing the provenance of the shirt on our backs or asking about air miles required to deliver our coffee, UK consumers are increasingly demanding environmental and ethical awareness from the companies they use. And the same goes for…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. found a decrease in the worst types of labor violations at foreign factories last year during inspections of nearly 8,900 plants where it buys clothes, toys, shoes and other products. In an annual report released Wednesday, the…
Building on the Global Compact Leaders Summit which took place in July of this year, reinforcing Human Rights as the first principle of the Global Compact and in creating momentum around the issue of Business and Human Rights prior to…
The act of buying a product or service is one that involves a number of physiological processes. Corporations have increasingly become sensitive to this fact, and realize that the functionality of their products is only one factor among many that…
New Delhi/Geneva, August 6, 2007 — The landmark decision by the High Court in Chennai to uphold India's Patents Act in the face of the challenge by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is a major victory for patients' access to affordable…
Une histoire vivante du Kenya des années 1900 sur le terre interdite des Masai, tribu pastoral et agriculteurs anciens qui peuplent un territoire de plus de 25000 km carré, appelé MASAIMARA, nom très connu des Occidentaux et touristes à travers…
Mumbai, India, August 6, 2007 - A decision issued today in an Indian court will have long-term negative consequences for research and development into better medicines for patients in India and abroad. The High Court in Chennai dismissed the writ…
McDonald’s is raising wages overseas. The fast food retailer operates on business model similar to Wal-Mart: selling massive quantities of cheap goods. McDonald’s has made room in its budget for salary increases for low-level employees - and its stock prices…
Les autorités en place faisaient croire à leurs concitoyens que le retrait et les sanctions économiques des pays occidentaux, assimilés à des néo-colonistes, n’auront pas d’impact sur la situatioon socio-économique du pays, puisque le renforcement de la coopération Sud-Sud, dopées…
Vous voulez encore plus de détails pour évaluer vos futurs investissements durables? En Suisse l’entreprise Covalence, effectue un classement des plus grandes multinationales d’après 45 critères de contribution des entreprises au développement humain. Tous les détails sont accessibles (en anglais)…
