Wal-Mart, the largest US retailer, has had to postpone the publication of an online report on its environmental and social sustainability efforts seen by its critics as a test of its commitment to greater corporate transparency on non-financial issues. When…
Les principaux creuseurs de coltan se trouvent dans la partie du Sud Kivu à l’Est de la RD Congo. ; principalement à Mwenga, Shabunda et Walikale. Ces principaux creuseurs sont des anciens exploitants artisanaux de l’or. Ils sont essentiellement composés…
By Robert Stockdill, FOODweek group editor, in Shanghai.The world’s biggest retailers have agreed to adopt a common standard for ensuring suppliers follow fair trade practices. At the annual CIES World Food Business Summit in Shanghai, chairman Roger Corbett, ex Woolworths…
It feels like Apple has been on the cover of every newspaper and magazine this month. People gush about how much they love their iPod and admire Steve Jobs and his company. Yet very few people ever talk about the…
Espoo, Finland and London, UK - Nokia and Vodafone have launched a new website designed to help share ideas on how to use mobile communications for social and environmental benefits. The site, www.shareideas.org, was created in direct response to NGO…
Starbucks and the Ethiopian government said Wednesday they will work together to promote three of the African nation's prized specialty coffees under a deal that supports the country's bid to win trademarks it believes will benefit farmers. The world's largest…
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that the Training Center of Alcatel-Lucent Egypt recently became the 20th certified training center within Alcatel-Lucent’s global education network. Named Alcatel-Lucent University Egypt, this is the first Alcatel-Lucent certified university in the…
Les habitants du groupement Nzadi — Kongo situé à environ 50 km de Muanda, dans le secteur de Makaniema, sur l’axe routier Boma - Muanda, ont organisé mercredi dernier une marche pacifique à l’issue de laquelle ils ont exigé de…
According to a new report released yesterday firms should be subject to "stronger frameworks of law and regulation", multinationals should use their political influence to demand more stringent legislation, and businesses should redefine success to include social, environmental and human…
Only 10% of US/UK consumers trust what companies and government tell them about global warming. Corporate and government efforts to inform consumers on climate change are falling on deaf ears, with barely one in ten people believing what they say…
