The Ethisphere second annual "World's Most Ethical Companies" list has named Allianz as the "Most Ethical Insurance Company".Alexander Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere Institute, said "we applaud Allianz. The Allianz Group is among the companies honoured this year because they…
In the light of recent financial scandals, like Enron in 2001, we can wonder how easy it is to understand the economic reality of companies through their financial reports. For example Enron seemed to be a transparent company and its…
1.The very first Ricoh Europe Sustainability Report: 2. Recent press releases: Ricoh Europe supports World Environment Day with its Global Eco Action Initiative - http://www.ricoh.eu/about_ricoh/news/2008/may13.xhtml Ricoh named in the 2008 global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world - http://www.ricoh.eu/about_ricoh/news/2008/feb03.xhtml…
Overseas aid and its effect on the development of a country have long been debated by politicians and citizens alike. While the results have differed on a case-by-case basis, due to its subjective nature, there has been a growing trend…
Connecter les communautés, tel est la mission principale de Nokia, leader mondial du téléphone mobile. Cette mission s'est matérialisée en action le mardi 01 juillet lors du lancement du programme de responsabilité sociale de Nokia en République Démocratique du Congo…
A fresh writedown for UBS. An ethical writedown, that is. The below chart compiled by Covalance - an ethical research outfit. As you’ll notice, UBS - generally a poorly behaved child - has been very naughty since mid-April. (...) HSBC,…
Interactions of banks with governments are increasingly criticized in terms of ethics; meanwhile, environmental initiatives and philanthropic donations are the industry’s main positive news cows, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence — Covalence Banking…
Les interactions des banques avec les gouvernements sont de plus en plus critiquées d’un point de vue éthique; pendant ce temps, les initiatives environnementales et les donations philanthropiques sont les principales sources d’informations positives de l’industrie, indique un rapport publié…
Historically, Venezuela has nationalized its hydrocarbon industry in 1975-1976, creating Petroleos de Venezuela S.A (PdVSA), the country's state-run oil and natural gas company. Along with being Venezuela's largest employer, PdVSA accounts for about one-third of the country’s GDP, 50 percent…
With expanded and tougher criteria on toxic chemicals, electronic waste and new criteria on climate change only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 5/10 in our latest Guide to Greener Electronics. Nintendo and Microsoft remain rooted to the bottom…
