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Ethical Insight Issue 122 | 10 Sep 2009 - 23 Sep 2009

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 22/09/2009
Obama delivers strong signal that US is committed to action on climate change
Côte d'Ivoire 22/09/2009
Trafigura agrees to €30m settlement in toxic waste case but denies responsibility
Global 23/09/2009
Natural hazards update - United States, Kenya, Bhutan, Northern Marianas...
Map of issue 122 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Switzerland 21/09/2009
New draft of ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility published
US 22/09/2009
Clinton Global Initiative opens; focus on role of women and girls in development
Map of issue 122 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Syria 17/09/2009
Govt. wants investigation of UN prosecutor for “framing” Syria in Hariri killing
Gabon 19/09/2009
Opposition coalition's complaint over August election results unlikely to succeed
Map of issue 122 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

Indonesia 10/09/2009
NGO coalition convinces World Bank's IFC to suspend palm oil investments
Map of issue 122 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Kuwait 10/09/2009
Kuwait government considers scrapping migrant sponsorship scheme
Algeria 21/09/2009
New cybercrime law expected to be approved; will impact freedom of expression
Bolivia 22/09/2009
Govt. to introduce law to ban child labour; ten priority areas of work identified
Map of issue 122 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Science, technology and health

PNG 14/09/2009
Papua New Guinea govt. struggles to contain first cholera outbreak in 50 years
Switzerland 22/09/2009
UN report highlights risk to vulnerable countries of swine flu virus
Global 23/09/2009
Swine influenza update - Australia, Colombia, India, Canada, Hong Kong, Qatar...
Map of issue 122 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

Corporate Express Australia Limited: 2008 Sustainability Report
Norfolk Southern Corporation: Sustainability: A Closer Look
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