Plusieurs grandes entreprises, dont Shell, seront présentes au Forum mondial de l'eau, qui se déroule à Marseille du 12 au 17 mars. Une présence qui pourrait déclencher quelques controverses concernant les impacts des entreprises sur la ressource en eau. Certaines…
A group of US investment institutions have filed shareholder resolutions at 40 companies calling on them to report on their spending on direct lobbying and lobbying via trade associations. The group wants greater transparency on how companies influence regulation and…
Partnership will benefit the Global Fund to help bring about an AIDS-free generation by 2015. ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2011 - The Coca-Cola Company today announced a multi-year partnership with (RED) to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund's efforts…
Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Dow Chemical and Kellogg’s are among the major U.S. corporations that have created a trade organization to represent the packaging industry and coordinate the sector’s environmental efforts. The American Institution for Packaging and the Environment (Ameripen) will…
Coca-Cola Announces "5 BY 20", An Ambitious Goal to Empower Women Entrepreneurs Across the World. At a plenary session on empowering women at the Clinton Global Initiative, Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company, today pledged…
The chair is a joint effort between Coke and leading furniture manufacturer Emeco (Electric Machine and Equipment Company). Emeco chairs have become a bit iconic after being featured on the hit TV show Sex and the City. The company got…
Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF, Sierra Club -- are the biggest environmental NGO's losing credibility by receiving funds from major corporations? While at Copenhagen I found myself faced with a troubling reality -- as more and more corporations realize there…
The head of the Childhood Obesity Foundation says the association of corporations such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola with the Olympics sends an unhealthy message to children. Although Olympic organizers promote physical activity and positive health spinoffs from the games, increased…
Leader mondial de la distribution de boissons, la Coca-Cola Company se veut une entreprise responsable et respectueuse des droits de ses employés. Pourtant, une série d’enquàªtes menées par un groupe d’étudiants chinois révèle comment la firme fait fabriquer et distribuer…
The Coca-Cola Company, nonprofit TechnoServe, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched a partnership to enable over 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase their productivity and double their incomes by 2014. This four-year, $11.5…
