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Ethical Insight Issue 108 | 26 Feb 2009 - 11 Mar 2009

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 26/02/2009
Ceres study reveals water risk management vital for firms' long-term success
Bangladesh 27/02/2009
Climate change initiative to aid vulnerable communities in developing countries
Global 11/03/2009
Natural hazards update - Australia, Angola, Peru, Japan, Tajikistan
Map of issue 108 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Netherlands 09/03/2009
Ernst & Young study recommends improvements in sustainability reporting
US 09/03/2009
IBM, Accenture and Intel named in CRO's top 100 best corporate citizen list
US 09/03/2009
Newmont reviews relations with communities, answering shareholder calls
UK 11/03/2009
Global Witness says Barclays, Citi, Santander complicit with corrupt regimes
Map of issue 108 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

DR Congo 04/03/2009
Joint UN/army operation rescues child soldiers from armed groups in North Kivu
Israel 09/03/2009
Yesh din rights group petitions court to halt mining in West Bank by Israeli firms
Map of issue 108 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

UK 01/03/2009
UN PRI publishes eight-point plan to strengthen responsible investment
Norway 04/03/2009
EITI issues advice to the mining industry on transparency and good governance
Switzerland 04/03/2009
SAM launches two new Dow Jones sustainability indexes for asia-pacific region
US 09/03/2009
Procter & Gamble, Chevron and Microsoft top new S&P carbon efficient index
Map of issue 108 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Canada 26/02/2009
Aboriginal community’s legal challenge could hinder tar sands production
Sierra Leone 26/02/2009
Rebels found guilty of war crimes/crimes against humanity during civil war
Belgium 05/03/2009
ITUC report suggests global gender pay gap larger than official gov't figures
Map of issue 108 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Thailand 27/02/2009
ASEAN free trade agreement may increase co's exposure to trade with Myanmar
UK 04/03/2009
Cadbury products sourced from Ghana to be Fairtrade certifed by autumn 2009
US 06/03/2009
UN task force outlines strategies to assist vulnerable girls in developing world
Belgium 09/03/2009
EC directs cohesion funds to green initiatives to assist economic stimulation
Map of issue 108 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

China 26/02/2009
Beijing to start enforcing new food safety laws, addressing recent scandals
Belgium 02/03/2009
EU upholds member states' right to national bans on cultivation of GM crops
US 09/03/2009
US president lifts ban on government funding for human stem cell research
Map of issue 108 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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