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Ethical Insight Issue 85 | 28 Feb 2008 - 12 Mar 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 05/03/2008
Pitney Bowes issues white paper on waste and emissions reduction in mailings
China 11/03/2008
Exports and industrial use of grain restricted amid supply and inflation concerns
Switzerland 11/03/2008
Rio Tinto, Syngenta test new WBCSD/WRI/Meridian ecosystem guidelines
Global 12/03/2008
Natural hazards update - UK, France, Mozambique, Philippines, Peru...
Map of issue 85 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Belgium 03/03/2008
EC fines Microsoft €899m for non-compliance with 2004 interoperability ruling
US 03/03/2008
IP, UPS, Starbucks, Disney lead on social responsibility in 2008 Fortune list
Germany 03/03/2008
Vodafone, ABN Amro, BP rank top 3 overall in CR Reporting Awards 2007
Argentina 07/03/2008
Buenos Aires: firms with 300+ employees to report annually using G3 Guidelines
Map of issue 85 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Afghanistan 02/03/2008
Taliban destroy Roshan/Areeba cell phone towers, citing Nato intelligence role
DR Congo 05/03/2008
UN panel: firms buying "illegal" ore are financing rebels' arms purchases
Angola 07/03/2008
Separatists target and kill foreign contractor in oil-rich Cabinda region
Zimbabwe 09/03/2008
New empowerment law stipulates 51% Zimbabwean ownership of firms
Map of issue 85 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 06/03/2008
Climate change proxy resolutions reach 54 in 2008 - up 100% on 2006
US 06/03/2008
Social Investment Forum: SRI in US up 18% during 2005-2007 to US$2.71 trillion
Ireland 06/03/2008
State pension fund to join others in divesting from cluster bomb manufacturers
US 10/03/2008
Aflac is first firm to adopt shareholder vote on executive pay under 2007 law
Map of issue 85 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

China 06/03/2008
Jiangsu law increases protection for migrant workers; 3 migrants join NPC
Suriname 07/03/2008
Government: army to counter influx of illegal miners during F. Guyana purge
Brazil 11/03/2008
Landless activists against dam construction block 300kt/day Vale ore railway
Map of issue 85 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

India 28/02/2008
Govt. seeks 30% private funding alongside US$56bn infrastructure investment
UK 01/03/2008
ICMM publishes 2007 Annual Review of mining sector risks and responsibilities
Switzerland 11/03/2008
Swiss Re: 2007 disaster losses exceed US$70bn, up 7% per year since 1970
Map of issue 85 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

US 06/03/2008
Gates Foundation allocates US$100m for innovative research into TB, HIV...
US 07/03/2008
EU joins global 'Methane to Markets Partnership' to reduce methane emissions
India 10/03/2008
West Bengal culls 50,000 birds in H5N1 outbreak after 3.4m cull in February 2008
Map of issue 85 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

Sri Lanka Telecom: 2007 Annual Report
National Bank of Canada: Our Social Responsibility: 2007 Report
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