Zurich and Geneva, April 9th 2013 — Swiss agencies Inrate and Covalence announce their strategic collaboration in the field of environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis of stock-quoted companies. The cooperation gives Inrate access to up-to-date research on controversial issues…
Zurich et Genève, 9 avril 2013 — Les agences suisses Inrate et Covalence annoncent leur collaboration stratégique dans le domaine de l’analyse environnement, social et gouvernance (ESG) des sociétés cotées. Cette coopération permet à Inrate de bénéficier d’un service de…
Of all the challenges posed by globalization, regulating abusive corporate practices has long been particularly difficult. From Asian sweatshops supplying brands like Nike and Apple, to the oil giant Shell polluting and abetting violence in Nigeria, recent decades have been…
Alors que Benoà®t Hamon, ministre délégué à la Consommation, s'est engagé à lutter contre l'obsolescence programmée, le sénateur vert Jean-Vincent Placé vient de déposer, le 18 mars, une proposition de loi visant à lutter contre l'obsolescence et à augmenter la…
Using Integrated Reporting as a catalyst for integrated thinking. That's how Peter Graf, SAP's Chief Sustainability Officer expressed the firm's decision to replace two reports — the annual report mandated by the law and submitted to the SEC indicating the…
Les indices BBGI-EthicalQuote enregistrent tous trois des performances supérieures à celles des indices traditionnels: l’indice 20 affiche +3.63%, l’indice 40 +4.27% et l’indice composé de 60 titres augmente de +3.53%. C’est cette capacité à participer pleinement à la hausse des…
Cadbury Plc, now part of Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ.O), used a nonexistent factory in India to avoid about $46 million in taxes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a report by the Indian tax authorities. Cadbury's Indian unit…
Les pressions sur les entreprises exportatrices suisses restent présentes en janvier, comme en témoigne le nouveau recul du baromètre conjoncturel du KOF,qui a cédé 0,24 point à 1.05. Mais la situation serait désormais nettement plus favorable qu’il y a trois…
(Reuters) - India is aggressively pursuing tax claims against multinational firms operating in the country as the government seeks to rein in its budget deficit, taking particular aim at IT and back-office functions, tax officials say. It has targeted several…
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has unveiled a bespoke Windows-run smartphone exclusively available in Africa. The customised device is being launched today in partnership with Microsoft as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative. This includes plans to develop cheap wireless broadband…
