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…
The World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) launches the first-ever anti-corruption campaign on YouTube to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day tomorrow. With US$ 1 trillion lost in bribes and other forms of corruption around the world each year,…
Eleven black current and former employees of Compass Group PLC have sued the company, contending it discriminated against them in its food-service operations at Comcast Corp.’s Philadelphia headquarters. The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against…
A group of major international financial institutions has joined with The Climate Group to launch a new code to guide best practice across the sector to deal with the risks and opportunities of climate change. The new code, titled The…
