Con el objetivo de favorecer la insercià³n social y laboral de mujeres de bajos recursos, Procter & Gamble Argentina se unià³ a la Fundacià³n Mediapila para hacer realidad un nuevo micro-emprendimiento textil que comenzarà¡ a funcionar en la ciudad de…
Novartis et Medecines for malaria venture (Mmv) ont procédé hier au lancement de Coartem Dispersible, un médicament destiné à éradiquer le paludisme chez les enfants. Lors de cette cérémonie, les représentants de ces deux structures ont appelé les gouvernements africains…
En aoà»t 2008, Greenpeace avait montré du doigt l'exploitation de l'Afrique comme un dépotoir pour les déchets électroniques du reste du monde. Aujourd'hui, HP et Microsoft se penchent sur un continent oublié par le « green IT ». L'Afrique reste…
Now this is the kind of business model we love and want to see a whole lot more of - companies taking back their junked products and using the materials to make their new products. Canon is doing just that,…
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes Mr. Witty's recognition that patents act as a barrier to research and development and that patent pools offer new ways to stimulate research into neglected diseases. Promises now need to be turned into…
As the Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona on 16 February, Global Witness is calling on mobile phone manufacturers to audit their supply chains in order to exclude minerals financing the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Giant global discount retailers like Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Carrefour, and Walmart try to lure consumers into their shops with low, low prices. A man’s suit for £25 at Tesco, a woman’s dress for $9 at Walmart, or jeans for €8…
Danone, the producer of Evian and Volvic, is tackling critics from environmental groups, as well as falling sales, with a plan to recycle as many plastic water bottles as it uses in the UK, The Times has learnt. The French…
Halliburton and its former subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), pleaded guilty Wednesday to five-counts of violating federal bribery laws and will pay the federal government $579 million to settle a half decade-long criminal investigation into claims the company paid…
Pour accompagner FinanCités dans son développement, BNP Paribas s'est engagé à souscrire à hauteur d'un montant maximum de 1 million d'euros à son capital, rejoignant ainsi d'autres établissements financiers qui font déjà partie des actionnaires fondateurs de FinanCités. Le protocole…
