McDonald's is a company on a mission. Tired of being held up as an example of corporate evil and greed, the fast food chain has been hitting out at critics with a series of environmental and social initiatives designed to…
GENEVA -(Dow Jones)- French oil major Total SA (TOT) isn't doing enough to press Myanmar to free political prisoners, France's new foreign minister said Thursday. Appointed foreign minister by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Bernard Kouchner is known for advocating interventionism…
Unless delegates to a high-profile summit on diabetes in Kenya last week knew it had been paid for by the world's biggest maker of insulin, they would have been none the wiser when they left. The conference, in the lush…
(CBS) ROCKFORD, Ill. A genetic syndrome has left Illinois resident Dawn Larson without hands or fully developed arms. Larson has learned to lead a full life by using her feet. She's even able to drive. She says she's never had…
According to the latest Banking Industry report from research group Covalence, competition for eco-minded customers has helped improve how banks' services affect the environment. The study looked at the EthicalQuote Reputation Index for nine industries from June 2006 to June…
Le secteur bancaire obtient la deuxième meilleure cotation éthique de juin 2006 à juin 2007 comparé à neuf autres secteurs, indique un rapport publié le 29 juin 2007 par la société genevoise Covalence, Covalence Banking Industry Report 2007. Au cours…
Un total de veinte compaà±àas multinacionales han sido sometidas a examen de ética por la organizacià³n Covalence. El ranking general lo encabeza Unilever, mientras que la marca que mà¡s progresos està¡ haciendo en el plano ético es la brità¡nica Marks…
Segàºn un informe publicado en mayo por la organizacià³n suiza Covalence, Unilever es la marca mà¡s ética del mundo, seguida de Alcoa (aluminios) y Starbucks. Por su parte, hay marcas que se està¡n esforzando por refinar su ética corporativa, progresos…
Au Libéria, le taux de chômage frise les 80 % , alors que l’armée de saigneurs récolte, mange, dort et vit Firestone. Ces ouvriers des plantations de caoutchouc, ces quasi-esclaves sont payés 2 euros 50 par jour et logés dans…
Countries which fail to compete responsibly could miss out on their share of a market worth US$750 billion by 2050, or more than 1% of current global GDP. Factors such as climate change, gender, human rights, and anti-corruption will play…
