Less than six months after the Thai public health ministry said it would issue a compulsory licence over a patent held by Merck for the AIDS treatment drug efavirenz, the Brazilian government has followed suit. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inà¡cio…
Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop chain, and the Ethiopian government are on the verge of unveiling a deal that the company hopes will end attacks on the company's carefully constructed ethical image. Starbucks spokesperson Bridget Baker told CorpWatch that…
Newmont Mining Corporation’s Ahafo Mine has paid 2.4 million dollars to the government as mining royalty for the first quarter of 2007, the company has revealed. The company has projected it will produce at least 430,000 ounces in 2007. The…
With the framework of Renault Commitment 2009, the company has publicly stated its ambitious environmental objectives. They form part of Renault's drive over the last ten years to curb the environmental effects of its activities at every stage in the…
Ursula Burns is the new president and expected future CEO of Xerox Corp., a recent appointment that puts Xerox in line to become the first Fortune 500 company to be headed by a black woman. Bloomberg reporter Gillian Wee profiled…
Greenpeace, an environmental group, has been eyeing Apple for a long time claiming the company is rolling out products that are not eco-friendly. A stance that has to be taken very seriously today in the wake of serious global warming…
Late last week a Swiss organisation called Covalence announced the latest results of its ethical reputation ranking. There are loads of these kinds of things available, but I think this one is of particular interest. The rankings are developed by…
After naming and shaming, and the media and blogs as watchdogs, we are seeing a multiplication of the social responsibility, sustainable development and ethical rankings. The Swiss ethical quotation company Covalence, has just published its first quarter ranking, and the…
L'Emission "Temps Présent" sur la TRS1 en a fait écho et plusieurs ONG latino-amà¶ricaines en parlent: alors qu’elle se targue d’avoir obtenu plusieurs certifications -ISO 14001 pour l’environnement et SA 8000 pour le social, la multinationale Dole vient de faire…
Geneva-based Covalence is publishing today its quarterly ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in the first quarter of 2007. An overview of hot issues across sectors is…
