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Ethical Insight Issue 103 | 20 Nov 2008 - 03 Dec 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

UK 27/11/2008
Ineos scraps plans for £65m bio-diesel plant in UK, citing economic slowdown
Poland 30/11/2008
UN climate chief highlights need for "revolutionary push" in green technologies
Brazil 01/12/2008
Government announces 10-year plan to reduce deforestation in Amazon by 70%
Global 03/12/2008
Natural hazards update - Brazil, India, Russia, Venezuela, Philippines
Map of issue 103 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

UK 27/11/2008
Survey links fall in Starbucks' sales to consumer concern over company ethics
US 01/12/2008
Chevron cleared of responsibility for death of villagers in 1998 Nigeria incident
US 01/12/2008
DoJ investigates HSBC and Credit Suisse over alleged complicity in tax evasion
Map of issue 103 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Belgium 20/11/2008
EU outlines vision for multilateral development of Arctic energy resources
India 02/12/2008
Delhi demands Pakistan hand over 20 suspects linked to Mumbai attacks
Thailand 02/12/2008
High Court disbands ruling party over electoral fraud, ending airport blockades
Map of issue 103 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

UK 25/11/2008
ClimateWise: insurance industry to do more to address threat of climate change
India 28/11/2008
HSBC forecasts US$150bn investment in renewable energy markets by 2017
Map of issue 103 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Brazil 24/11/2008
High Court to rule on challenge to tribal land rights in Roraima reservation
Philippines 27/11/2008
People traffickers sentenced to 20 years in jail over child exploitation
Brazil 29/11/2008
UN forum urges international criminalisation of sexual exploitation of children
France 01/12/2008
Sodexo adopts company-wide human rights policy, after pressure from investors
Map of issue 103 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Madagascar 20/11/2008
Daewoo to lease 1.3m hectares of farm land for maize and palm oil cultivation
Mexico 25/11/2008
IADB/UK gov't. to finance US$200m loan for Mexico climate change impacts study
Zimbabwe 02/12/2008
Cholera deaths linked to health/sanitation systems break-down approach 500
Map of issue 103 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

Argentina 22/11/2008
Gov't. to share nuclear energy technology with Libya as part of wider trade deals
UK 01/12/2008
World Gold Council report praises firms' role in fight against HIV, TB, malaria
Austria 02/12/2008
IAEA calls for investment in nuclear technology to tackle global food crisis
Map of issue 103 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

The Yokohama Rubber Co.: CSR Report 2008 (English version)
Ringier Holding: CSR Report 2008
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