Pfizer Inc. and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) entered into an agreement for the development, access and delivery of a fixed-dose combination treatment consisting of azithromycin dihydrate (AZ) and chloroquine phosphate (CQ) for the Intermittent Preventive Treatment of P. falciparum…
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline on Thursday night moved to defend its reputation after Britain’s competition watchdog accused it for the second time of conspiring with a rival to fix prices charged to passengers. The Office of Fair Trading…
Une nouvelle loi en Grande-Bretagne interdit les fonds d’investissements «vautours», qui réalisent des profits énormes en spéculant sur les dettes de pays pauvres. Le principe est simple: ces fonds achètent à bas prix les créances de pays pauvres avant de…
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through…
Covalence in the News. Technology companies are portrayed as the most ethical businesses in the world by the media, according to a survey released April 15. Covalence, a Swiss firm that tracks the ethical reputation of multinational companies, says that…
In response to rampant mistreatment by food service contractor Sodexo, around 75 cafeteria workers at George Mason University went on strike today. The one-day work stoppage is in protest of Sodexo's attack on workers' right to raise their families out…
Covalence EthicalQuote Ranking has been published since 2005. From July 2010 on, the results are available in the Ethical Snapshots which can be purchased on a single basis or as annual subscription, for a company, a sector, or the entire…
The chair is a joint effort between Coke and leading furniture manufacturer Emeco (Electric Machine and Equipment Company). Emeco chairs have become a bit iconic after being featured on the hit TV show Sex and the City. The company got…
Travellers who are always on the lookout for cheap flights but who would like to be more environmentally friendly may be interested in the latest initiative from Air France. On April 6th, the carrier operated the first optimised transatlantic flight,…
Face à l’absence totale de contrôle, les atteintes à l’environnement menacent la population et les écosystèmes. Principaux responsables : les entreprises brassicoles et cosmétiques. Des déchets toxiques déversés dans une rivière. Sans vérification, filtration, ni épuration. A Bukavu par exemple, des…
