Big Pharma’s new Africa plan
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…
McDonald’s Refuses To Serve Woman With No Hands
(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…
Banks Embracing Green Challenge, Study Finds
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…
Rapport Covalence secteur bancaire 2007
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…
Unilever, la marca mà¡s ética
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…
¿Cà³mo se mide la ética de una marca?
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…
Les forà§ats du caoutchouc
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…
Irresponsible countries could lose out on US$750 billion in markets of tomorrow
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…
Le profil des intermédiaires et multinationales belges présents dans le business du Coltan de la RD Congo
Depuis le retour relatif de la paix civile et les élections présidentielles en République Démocratique du Congo (RD Congo), les échanges commerciaux entre ce pays et le reste du Monde est devenu presque normal, puisque la Communauté in ternationale, et…
Green Competition Moves Banks – Covalence Banking Industry Report 2007
Banks show the second best EthicalQuote reputation score from June 2006 to June 2007 compared to nine other industries, states a report released on 29 June 2007 by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Banking Industry Report 2007. Over…
