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Ethical Insight Issue 101 | 23 Oct 2008 - 05 Nov 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

China 27/10/2008
Report: using cheap coal costs China around US$250bn per year, or 7% of GDP
UK 28/10/2008
Government increases 2050 emissions reduction target from 60% to 80%
Australia 02/11/2008
Rising Tide climate change activists stage protest at Bayswater power station
Global 05/11/2008
Natural hazards update - China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Georgia, Pakistan, India...
Map of issue 101 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Switzerland 23/10/2008
Toyota, Unilever, HSBC top EthicalQuote Q3 2008 reputation ranking update
US 23/10/2008
Watchdog says UN has been lax in tackling corruption in US$20m of contracts
US 28/10/2008
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt Global Network Initiative on privacy, censorship
US 30/10/2008
New York attorney general establishes code of ethical conduct for wind farms
Map of issue 101 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Côte d'Ivoire 29/10/2008
UN Security Council renews 2005 ban on diamond exports from Ivory Coast
Cameroon 31/10/2008
Bakassi rebels kidnap 10 crew from Total/Bourbon oil service vessel
DR Congo 05/11/2008
Renewed fighting between army and Nkunda rebels breaks Goma ceasefire
Map of issue 101 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 23/10/2008
Shareholders file resolution on human rights performance at Cisco
US 27/10/2008
UNPRI signatories call on 9000 listed companies to adopt UN Global Compact
Ghana 31/10/2008
ACCION opens regional hub for microfinance capacity-building in Africa
Map of issue 101 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Myanmar 24/10/2008
Chinese firms accused of complicity in envt. damage and human rights violations
Turkey 27/10/2008
Activists say banning of blog sites is restriction on freedom of expression
Niger 30/10/2008
MSF to leave Niger amid disagreement with govt. about extent of malnutrition
Map of issue 101 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

UK 24/10/2008
UNEP launches Green Economy Initiative as economic "New Deal"
Zimbabwe 02/11/2008
Global Fund says govt. misused US$7.3m of aid intended for fighting disease
Map of issue 101 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

Côte d'Ivoire 23/10/2008
Two Ivoirians jailed over dumping of chemical waste by Dutch firm Trafigura
India 28/10/2008
MSF: open-source patents needed in new law on publicly funded research
France 31/10/2008
European Food Safety Authority says France's ban of GM crop was unjustified
China 31/10/2008
Official investigations report melamine contamination in eggs and animal feed
Map of issue 101 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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