Kraft to honour Fairtrade commitments
It may or may not be a match made in heaven but the acquisition of Cadbury by Kraft has already lit the blue touch paper over fears that the English company’s approach to CSR may not be shared by its…
Covalence Ethical Ranking 2009
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…
Pékin-Google : le bras de fer s’engage
En décidant le 12 janvier de ne plus respecter la censure qui lui ouvre les portes du marché chinois, fut-ce au prix de son éviction, Google pose là un ultimatum inattendu, au nom de ses valeurs éthiques. Mais l'entreprise, qui…
Haiti cruise stops draw ire, support
When Catherine Jones recently booked a Royal Caribbean cruise that included a stop in Haiti, she never expected that her vacation would lead to deep soul searching and an emergency family meeting. Jones, who lives in Hickory, North Carolina, is…
Nearly 60 Companies Test New Product, Supply Chain Emissions Measuring Tools
More than 50 corporations, including Kraft Foods, IKEA, Ford, GE and SC Johnson, are measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and entire supply chains with two new standards from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative. The standards provide methods…
The Coca-Cola Company, TechnoServe and The Gates Foundation Partner to Boost Incomes of 50K Small-Scale Farmers in East Africa
The Coca-Cola Company, nonprofit TechnoServe, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched a partnership to enable over 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase their productivity and double their incomes by 2014. This four-year, $11.5…
Health Companies Giving $15.5M for Haiti Relief
Drug and medical product makers and other health care companies are pledging to donate at least $15.5 million in cash and products to help victims of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti. That amounts to almost one-third of the donations – totaling…
Google takes China to task over attacks — threatens to leave
To be clear, after what Google called a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack,” Google is now going to review their options when it comes to China, starting with the new policy to cease the government mandated censorship on Google.cn. If…
Eco-friendly executives: Push for sustainability drives demand for managers focused on green initiatives
During his more than three decades in real estate, David Pogue served many roles, but environmental expert was never one of them. That didn't stop his company, real estate brokerage CB Richard Ellis, from naming him the guru of all…
Toxic lead replaced by even more toxic cadmium in children’s toys, trinkets
There's more trouble in toyland. Now that lead has been banned from children’s products, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the even more dangerous heavy metal cadmium, especially in costume jewelry, an Associated Press investigation reveals. Cadmium is a known…
