The big drugmaker follows the recent step by Eli Lilly (see here) to add a spot on its website where inquiring minds can find just how much is paid to doctors for speaking engagements. “Our reputation, and the trust that…
Today, a coalition of NGOs, representing over a million members, launched a campaign at www.StopTheChamber.com to stop the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from undermining health care, environmental protection, elections and big business regulation.The coalition is asking the Department of Justice…
Le 21 septembre 2009, Accor a été récompensé par les World Savers Awards, organisés par le magazine de voyage Conde Nast Traveler. Accor s’est vu décerner le World Savers Award pour sa politique de lutte contre le sida dans la…
Google, which has always been widely lauded for their human rights awareness, has okayed a policy change prohibiting AdWords promoting abortion in 15 countries. I’ve recently come across this article about Google Inc. issuing an AdWords advertising policy update stating…
The computer company Dell is to roll out a mentoring programme in which male senior executives are mentored by female middle managers. The reverse mentoring programme, which was piloted for six months in the EMEA region last year, aims to…
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…
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, announced that it will expand its existing efforts to help reduce obesity in the United States by joining the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) (see also Obesity). A…
Press Release | Geneva (Switzerland), 5 October 2009 Pharmaceutical companies involved in consumer health activities achieve the best ethical reputation, states Geneva-based Covalence in its latest Health Care Sector Report. Among the seven leaders of the Covalence ethical ranking in…
Coca-Cola, the world’s largest soft drinks company, says it is “ramping up” efforts to stress the importance of a healthy lifestyle in combating obesity, in response to a growing push by health advocates for a federal tax on sugared drinks…
A group of 500 global businesses, including dozens of Australian corporations, have called for "credible" action on climate change. The publication of the so-called Copenhagen Communique comes two months before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in December, amid…
