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Ethical Insight Issue 77 | 25 Oct 2007 - 07 Nov 2007

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 25/10/2007
P&G to generate US$20bn in sales of environmentally friendly goods over 5 years
France 25/10/2007
Sarkozy suspends cultivation of GM crops pending results of government review
Portugal 01/11/2007
Carbon trading schemes form international partnership to standardise practices
UK 05/11/2007
BBC global survey of 22,000 people shows most willing to pay climate tax
Switzerland 05/11/2007
Red Cross/Crescent: better legal frameworks needed to handle natural disasters
Global 07/11/2007
Natural hazards update - Vietnam, Dominican Republic, US, Cuba...
Map of issue 77 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

South Korea 05/11/2007
Ex-legal affairs executive accuses Samsung of maintaining political slush funds
UK 06/11/2007
Dole, Chiquita and Fresh Del Monte accused of using havens to reduce tax payments
US 06/11/2007
Mattel recalls 155k toys as EU consumer chief calls for higher standards
US 06/11/2007
Yahoo criticised in US Congress over handling of Chinese dissident information
Map of issue 77 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Iran 25/10/2007
New US financial sanctions target 20 Iranian entities linked to IRGC
Myanmar 30/10/2007
Chevron resists calls to divest from Myanmar as Kouchner supports Total's stance
Sudan 04/11/2007
Rebel group to free workers seized during raid on Chinese-operated oil field
Switzerland 07/11/2007
UN working group to report on risks posed by use of private military companies
Map of issue 77 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 25/10/2007
Towers Perrin study links employee engagement and financial performance
Switzerland 25/10/2007
UNEPFI/Mercer: positive correlation between ESG and financial performance
Map of issue 77 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Myanmar 30/10/2007
HRW report exposes recruitment of child soldiers and rights violations
Ghana 31/10/2007
Verité to implement verification process for West African cocoa labour practices
US 03/11/2007
Ford reaches preliminary deal with UAW union - 44,000 job cuts expected by 2012
India 04/11/2007
Gap plans “sweatshop free” label scheme in response to child labour allegations
Map of issue 77 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

US 30/10/2007
Dow Chemicals donates US$700K towards development projects in Latin America
US 31/10/2007
UPS grants US$1m to micro-finance organisations in developing world
US 01/11/2007
Google/Cisco power UN website to monitor progress on Millennium Development Goals
UK 01/11/2007
Oxfam report highlights sustainability risks posed by EU biofuels target
Map of issue 77 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

China 29/10/2007
GM to fund two research centres in energy-efficient and green technologies
Singapore 30/10/2007
Norwegian firm to invest US$4.31 billion in Singapore solar energy complex
US 06/11/2007
IBM launches tradable energy efficiency certificates for data centre operators
China 07/11/2007
US and Chinese firm form US$100m JV to develop clean coal technology in China
Map of issue 77 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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