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Ethical Insight Issue 82 | 17 Jan 2008 - 30 Jan 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

France 17/01/2008
Total ordered to pay €192m in damages in landmark ruling on 1999 Erika oil spill
South Korea 21/01/2008
3,700 demand compensation as Samsung charged over Hebei oil spill
UAE 21/01/2008
Masdar Initiative to create carbon- and waste-neutral city housing 15,000 people
US 22/01/2008
PepsiCo grants US$8.5m to Earth Institute and H2O Africa water projects
Global 30/01/2008
Natural hazards update - Greece, Indonesia, Southern Africa, China, Colombia
Map of issue 82 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

US 17/01/2008
BP admits ongoing safety shortfalls following further death at Texas City refinery
Japan 18/01/2008
Paper firms Oji/Nippon admit misleading consumers over recycled paper use
Switzerland 25/01/2008
Davos: 14 global firms commit to support institutional capacity-building
US 28/01/2008
Global Compact de-lists 394 participants for failing to report on implementation
Map of issue 82 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Greece 21/01/2008
Anarchists suspected of arson attacks against BMW, Porsche, Citigroup
Philippines 29/01/2008
Manila to provide security personnel to protect foreign-owned mines
Map of issue 82 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 17/01/2008
Cleantech: 'clean' tech. investment up 44 percent in 2006 and 2007
Netherlands 18/01/2008
Pension fund PGGM divests from PetroChina - Bush signs Sudan Divestment Act
Switzerland 29/01/2008
SAM Sustainability Yearbook 2008 evaluates performance of 1,000 companies
Map of issue 82 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

UAE 22/01/2008
GCC/Asian labour ministers discuss greater rights for migrant workers
South Africa 25/01/2008
Mining companies suspend operations citing power cut risk to worker safety
Switzerland 25/01/2008
WEF: 'Business Coalitions' help 1m firms address HIV/AIDS labour risks
Map of issue 82 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Switzerland 17/01/2008
IBM, Nokia, PB, Sony make eco-tech. patents available to developing world
US 17/01/2008
Think tank: investment is key to prospects for girls in developing world
Switzerland 21/01/2008
Chevron donates US$30m to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Switzerland 25/01/2008
WFP joins FAO in highlighting scarcity as threat to food security in 2008
Map of issue 82 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

Israel 21/01/2008
Renault to develop vehicles for Israeli US$200m electric car project by 2011
US 22/01/2008
Monsanto/Syngenta/BASF withdraw from agri. tech. project after GM criticism
US 23/01/2008
NGOs mount legal challenge to DOA approval of Monsanto GM sugar beet
US 25/01/2008
PG&E utility seeks partners to develop technologies for bio-methane production
Map of issue 82 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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