The Heinz Micronutrient Campaign (HMC), a groundbreaking program of the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation that is combating malnutrition in developing nations, today announced a partnership in Tanzania, bringing the program to Africa for the first time. The HMC has awarded…
Lakshmi Mittal, Britain’s richest man, stands to benefit from a European scheme to curb global warming . His company Arcelor-Mittal, the steel business where he is chairman and chief executive, will make gains of about £1 billion on “carbon credits”…
A major car manufacturer has aired a hard-hitting advert in the United States calling for the release of Burmese pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi, opening a new front in the battle to improve the industry's battered social image among…
CONGO (RDC) - Depuis 1997, le Nord et le Sud-Kivu sont le théà¢tre de guerres incessantes, alimentées par la soif de l'or, de l'étain et du coltan, précieux composants de nos téléphones portables. Pire que le Far West! (....) La…
La compagnie pétrolière néerlandaise est poursuivie pour des fuites présumées sur ses oléoducs par des paysans nigérians et une association écologiste. Le géant pétrolier anglo-néerlandais Shell et sa filiale nigériane ont comparu jeudi devant un tribunal civil de La Haye,…
United States retailing giant Wal-Mart yesterday launched its own investigation into the findings of a New-York based human rights group, which levied serious labor abuse allegations against the company after inspecting five of its supplier factories in China. "We take…
The US oil company, Chevron, on the auspices of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Chevron joint venture, on Thursday in Yenagoa in the Niger Delta donated internet facility and computer accessories to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The donation…
UN member states should take strong action in response to new information about companies and individuals who trade in minerals from areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) controlled by armed groups, Global Witness said today. The latest…
Anti-smoking groups say they are outraged at the inclusion of British American Tobacco (BAT) in a best workplace competition. BAT's participation in the JRA Best Workplace Awards, where it was a finalist in the small to medium workplace category, was…
Representatives of retail stores and the packaging industry told state environmental officials last week they shouldn't ban disposable bags because voluntary efforts are increasing recycling and reducing the number of bags used. Their remarks at a Florida Department of Environmental…
