TFT to Follow Palm Oil Back to Source for Nestlé; Swiss Giant Commits to Excluding Suppliers that Destroy Forests. Greenpeace Welcomes Agreement as "Very Positive" 17 May 2010. The Forest Trust (TFT) announced today that Swiss consumer goods company Nestlé…
A green and yellow leaf is now starting to help educate customers about the environmentally oriented benefits of KODAK Products and Services, and to promote the company’s commitment to sustainability. Kodak is beginning to attach this green and yellow leaf…
Les contrats signés avec des compagnies  pour l’exploitation de pétrole sur le lac Albert entraà®nent un manque à gagner de plus de 10 milliards de dollars à l’Etat congolais, a révélé mercredi l’observatoire britannique de pétrole Platform, au cours d’un…
Wal-Mart announced plans Wednesday to donate $2 billion over five years to food banks and hunger relief organizations, one of the largest charitable efforts that the nation's largest grocer has undertaken. The Bentonville, Ark.-based chain said it will give more…
Areva extrait de l’uranium au Nord du Niger, autour des villes d’Arlit et d’Akokan, depuis 40 ans. Greenpeace a pu accéder à certaines zones d’extraction minière en novembre dernier pour prélever des échantillons de sol, d’eau et d’air. La CRIIRAD,…
NEW ORLEANS - A BP shareholder has filed suit against the corporation's top executives because of the offshore rig disaster that has led to the growing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Filed in federal court in New Orleans…
Hewlett-Packard is running into quite a bit of trouble abroad these days. First, allegations of bribery in Russia, and now claims of customs evasion in India. That country’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence this week claimed that HP ducked some $322…
The following news items have been sent to Covalence by Amigos da Terra - Amazônia Brasileira: Letter to GDF Suez (French) Letter to GDF Suez (Portuguese) | Annex Un projet hydroélectrique de la multinationale franà§aise GDF Suez met en danger…
AUDI AG is looking to invest in renewable sources of energy. In support of this goal, Audi this week signed an agreement with the international consortium “Desertec Industrial Initiative”. The long-term goal of the joint venture is the climate-friendly production…
Les organisations de la société civile Å“uvrant dans la transparence et la lutte contre la corruption en République Démocratique du Congo, suivent avec une attention toute particulière depuis avril 2009 l’épisode malheureux ayant abouti littéralement au bannissement des activités commerciales…
