Cette activité lucrative et en marge de la loi explique la course au coltan à laquelle se livrent, des décennies durant, les multinationales et les pays voisins, allant jusqu’à déstabiliser durablement la RDC dans sa partie orientale. Un rapport du…
Laggards of the past often turn into leaders of the present. The case of Wal-Mart perfectly illustrates this paradoxical tendency, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence — Covalence Retail Industry Report 2008. A year…
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) is today announcing that its Z Zurich Foundation (Foundation) has established 5-year partnerships with three globally active Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) to address global, social and environmental challenges that are linked with Zurich’s business activities. The…
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is inviting submissions for the 2009 Awards for Business Excellence, which will honor the unique and crucial contributions of companies implementing sophisticated, successful programs to fight disease. Winners of the Coalition's…
When the full scope and horror of the Nazi wartime atrocities began to emerge after World War II, many member states of the newly formed United Nations (UN) began calling for an international law outlining and protecting the fundamental rights…
For the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Vivendi today launches an awareness campaign on the issues and 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact with the Group’s 43,000 employees world wide.The Global Compact 10 Principles are…
America's Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday that internet company Google and online video site YouTube promised to cooperate in promoting the human rights of North Koreans and democratization of the nation via internet broadcasting. According to the RFA, the…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that “everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests” (Article 23, Section 4). As human rights advocates around the world celebrate International Human…
Sur le champ du développement durable, les médias ont souvent une attitude critique vis-à -vis des entreprises. Une position qu’ils ne s’appliquent pas toujours à eux-màªmes… Manque de transparence, faible prise en compte des enjeux environnementaux et sociétaux : le secteur…
Au cours de ces dernières années, la Tanzanie a perdu quelque 265 millions de dollars dans l’exploitation de ses richesses aurifères par des multinationales. Des taux de redevance excessivement bas, des concessions d'impôts et de taxes accordées aux sociétés minières…
