Le Burkina Faso compte étendre ses cultures de coton transgénique pour la saison 2009-2010. L'annonce inquiète certaines ONG, qui craignent notamment que les agriculteurs deviennent dépendants du producteur de semences Monsanto. Le Burkina Faso compte ensemencer en 2009-2010 plus de…
In a textbook illustration of the perils of downsizing, a group of female executives has filed suit against beleaguered banking giant Citigroup, charging the bank’s layoffs hit women executives harder than men. That, attorney Douglas Wigdor told Forbes.com, is “recessionary…
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious and highly competitive "2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Award for Sustainability" in the Global Tourism Business category by the World Travel and…
At the risk of stating the obvious, consumer expectations will continue to change and marketers’ level of embrace will continue to amplify towards the the rapidly changing and increasingly powerful social platform. With the understanding that pharma is an extremely…
On 1 June, the Government is bringing into general use the Revenu de Solidarité Active, which will notably replace the two main minimum social benefits - RMI (Revenu Minimum d’Insertion - Basic Guaranteed Income) and API (Allocation de Parent Isolé…
Dell today became the first major computer manufacturer to ban the export of non-working electronics to developing countries as part of its global policy on responsible electronics disposal. Dell’s electronics disposition policy now exceeds requirements of the Basel Convention, which…
Environmental groups have accused BP of dropping its pledge to be green and replacing it with a commitment to be "responsible". The oil giant was widely recognised as the first oil company to both acknowledge and tackle climate change. Also,…
Pour la première fois, les banques se disent favorables à l'adoption d'une norme minimale d'investissement socialement responsable (ISR) en Belgique, indique vendredi La Libre Belgique. Lors d'un colloque consacré à la régulation éthique des produits financiers, Belsif ("Belgian sustainable and…
The CEO's noted that the UN Convention against Corruption — signed by 140 countries and ratified by 136 to date — holds “the promise of curbing corruption and creates a level playing field for all participants in the global economy.”…
Plante oléagineuse et toxique, le jatropha comporte plusieurs vertus faisant de lui une base importante du développement socio-économique. De la fourniture d'énergie à la protection de l'environnement en passant par la création des emplois, la culture de cette plante en…
