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Ethical Insight Issue 100 | 09 Oct 2008 - 22 Oct 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

UK 09/10/2008
Britain exceeds 2.5% target for biofuel use in transportation fuels in Q108-09
UK 14/10/2008
DHL aims for carbon-neutral supply chain and to cut emissions 30% by 2020
Argentina 16/10/2008
Firms required to insure against impact of hazardous activities on environment
Global 22/10/2008
Natural hazards update - Vietnam, Kenya, Guatemala, Greece, Russia, Mexico
Map of issue 100 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Peru 10/10/2008
President appoints new PM after cabinet quits over corruption in oil contracts
US 15/10/2008
imc2 survey of S&P 100 finds scope for improvements in sustainability reporting
UK 17/10/2008
OECD criticises UK for poor record in prosecuting corporate foreign corruption
Map of issue 100 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Sri Lanka 09/10/2008
Minister narrowly survives Tamil Tiger suicide attack in Colombo suburb
Canada 15/10/2008
Environmental activists accused of detonating two bombs under EnCana pipeline
Nigeria 15/10/2008
Shell appeals against court ruling on land ownership relating to Bonny terminal
Sudan 19/10/2008
Nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped from CNPC operation in southern Sudan
Map of issue 100 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 09/10/2008
NSFM conducts survey on reforms to improve sustainability of financial markets
UK 13/10/2008
NEF: global carbon credits market set to grow 80% in 2008 to US$116 billion
Map of issue 100 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Guinea 10/10/2008
Residents block railway serving RUSAL bauxite mine in water/electricity protest
Viet Nam 13/10/2008
Two journalists on trial after reporting US$750,000 financial abuse by officials
Nigeria 16/10/2008
Shell on trial for alleged complicity in Nigeria/Ogoni human rights violations
Brazil 17/10/2008
Peruvian government accused of failing to protect indigenous Amazonian tribes
Map of issue 100 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Italy 09/10/2008
UN/FAO: global fishing industry losing US$50bn each year from poor management
Belgium 10/10/2008
EU estimates annual cost of world-wide deforestation at US$2-5 trillion
Map of issue 100 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

China 13/10/2008
ADB allocates US$117m to energy efficiency credit guarantee programme in China
China 13/10/2008
China Association for Science and Technology highlights e-waste health risks
US 13/10/2008
UNSIC: Asia-Pacific countries lagging in human influenza contingency plans
Canada 20/10/2008
Government to ban use of carcinogen bisphenol-A in plastic for baby bottles
Map of issue 100 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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