Companies have taken steps, but exploitation remains widespread. Big garment brands and retailers have their products made under exploitative and unhealthy conditions by girls in Tamil Nadu, South India. The girls, mostly younger than 18 and from a Dalit (‘outcaste’)…
Puma is the first company in the world to put a value on the ecosystem services it uses to produce its sports shoes and clothes. In a huge leap for CSR, the company has published an economic valuation of the…
The U.S. Justice Departments is reportedly working on a case against HSBC bankers they say have laundered money from Mexican drug gangs. Still at the beginning of the investigation, the Justice Department is building its case against the bank. The…
A collaboration between the UN and Google presents information on the state of the world's poverty and development in graphics. Working with Google the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has come up with an ingenious tool for plotting and understanding…
Certaines organisations de la société civile de la RDC oeuvrant dans le domaine des ressources naturelles à savoir la Nouvelle Dynamique Syndicale(NDS) la Ligue Congolaise de lutte contre la Corruption (LICOCO)Action contre l’impunité et les Droits Humains(ACIDH)la Commission Episcopale pour…
Philip Morris International's public commitment on May 9, 2011 to protect the rights of tobacco workers in its global supply chain is an important first step, Human Rights Watch said today. Rigorous independent monitoring will be crucial to realizing full…
En septembre 2007, un accord « ressources contre infrastructures » de grande ampleur a été signé entre deux entreprises publiques chinoises de travaux publics et la compagnie d’à‰tat productrice de cuivre de la République démocratique du Congo. L’accord, d’une valeur…
A new California lawsuit accuses Apple, Google, Adobe Systems, Intel, and other tech companies of violating antitrust laws by allegedly conspiring to fix employee pay, as well as working out "no solicitation" deals with one another. The suit (PDF), which…
Alors que Glencore doit entrer en bourse très prochainement, l'entreprise fait l'objet de multiples attaques des ONG concernant ses pratiques en Zambie et en RDC. Cinq associations d'origines franà§aise, suisse, zambienne et canadienne viennent de déposer plainte contre la société…
German engineering giant Siemens AG is considering whether to abandon its goal of becoming a major player in the atomic-power industry, according to people familiar with the matter, as Japan's nuclear crisis continues to unfold. While top executives at Siemens…
