Wal-Mart’s push to make its stores and suppliers in China more environmentally-friendly cuts to the heart of one of the big debates these days: Is a “green economy” the antidote to or a potential victim of the economic crisis? Wal-Mart’s…
Saisie par un salarié d'un supermarché Wal-Mart au Mexique, la Cour supràªme de ce pays a dénoncé, jeudi 4 septembre, les pratiques de la chaà®ne américaine. La plus haute juridiction mexicaine a annulé une convention établie au sein de Wal-Mart…
Always low-price Wal-Mart is also always low wage, low benefits and low ethics when it comes to its workers, here and abroad.The company that insiders claim encouraged employees to seek taxpayer-funded health care for the poor now is accused of…
It’s official: “green” jewelry has hit the mainstream. Wal-Mart Stores announced today that it will stock a new brand of sustainable jewelry that will be tracked from mine to market. The new exclusive Love, Earth brand, which includes a $69…
Lee Scott Jr. has earned a reputation as something of an environmental guru for actions he has taken over the past few years in getting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to green up its act. But this morning at the ECO:nomics conference…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will meet with its thousands of Chinese suppliers this fall as part of a big push to reduce waste and emissions at factories that make its products, Chief Executive Lee Scott said on Thursday. "We started a…
I predict that in 2008, green will become the new black. People are notoriously bad at predicting the future – witness the Iowa caucuses – but this is a safe guess because it's already happening. Green, of course, doesn't refer…
Geneva-based Covalence is publishing today its third annual ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in 2007. An overview of emerging and decreasing topics is also given. The…
La société genevoise Covalence publie aujourd’hui son troisième ranking annuel de réputation éthique, qui classe les entreprises enregistrant le meilleur score et celles ayant le plus progressé au cours de l’année 2007. Les principaux résultats à travers les dix secteurs…
Clothes chain Gap is planning to label its clothes “sweatshop free”. Following claims that the company has sold clothes made in factories that use child labour, the firm met anti-sweatshop charity Global March Against Child Labour to discuss ideas such…
