Some 30 percent of the beans in Kraft's Yuban coffee brand are the result sustainable growing techniques, the minimum percentage required for certification. "Our goal is to continue to try to grow the Yuban trademark," said Gregory Nesmith, senior brand…
Various US business leaders such as Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft; Craig Barrett, Chairman, Intel Corporation; John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco; Yousif B. Ghafari, Chairman, GHAFARI, Inc.; and Dr. Ray Irani, Chairman, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced…
Hot on the heels of Apple pledging to be more green, former computer manufacturer IBM is doing the same. Where Apple talked about reducing toxic wastes generated during the production of its home computers and iPods, IBM is talking about…
BP has announced the appointment of a watchdog to monitor safety improvements at its five US refineries. Duane Wilson is taking up the post following the recommendation of an independent panel headed by former US secretary of state James Baker.Mr…
The makers of the some of the best known anti-wrinkle creams on the market have been told off for misleading adverts which target women who want to look younger. Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has rejected claims made by Lancome, Clinique,…
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…
