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Ethical Insight Issue 89 | 08 May 2008 - 21 May 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 08/05/2008
ACCCE counters Sierra Club's claim that coal power plants breach Clean Air Act
US 13/05/2008
UPS adds 200 hybrid and 300 gas-powered trucks to alternative fuels fleet
Nigeria 14/05/2008
Villagers sue Shell for loss of crops and fish stocks caused by oil spills
Netherlands 15/05/2008
Atradius: EU businesses insufficiently well-prepared for climate change risks
Global 21/05/2008
Natural hazards update - Indonesia, Philippines, China, US, India, Algeria...
Map of issue 89 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

US 08/05/2008
Oil majors to pay US$423m to settle MTBE water contamination charges
Brazil 13/05/2008
Sixteen firms join new Brazilian voluntary GHG emissions registry
US 16/05/2008
Rockefellers call for change at Exxon to promote alternative energy investment
US 19/05/2008
New bill would require firms to disclose payments to foreign governments
Map of issue 89 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

US 13/05/2008
Fifty US victims of terrorist attacks in Israel file US$500m case against UBS
Ukraine 13/05/2008
Tymoshenko revokes gas exploration licence for US-based Vanco
Map of issue 89 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 08/05/2008
Google shareholders reject proposed change to company stance on censorship
US 08/05/2008
Hawaii Ironworkers Pension Fund sues Alcoa over Bahrain bribery allegations
US 14/05/2008
Shareholders overturn genocide divestment proposal at six Fidelity funds
Map of issue 89 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

India 16/05/2008
Deaths in third round of West Bengal local elections bring overall toll to 30
South Africa 18/05/2008
Fears of violence spreading rise as 24 die in attacks against foreign migrants
UAE 18/05/2008
Survey: more women on company boards in Oman/Kuwait than in Italy/Japan
US 20/05/2008
Barrick Gold to close Getchell mine after accidents kill 3 workers in 8 months
Map of issue 89 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

China 12/05/2008
Sichuan earthquake kills 40,000 people; Beijing deploys 50,000 troops
China 16/05/2008
Officials investigate poor build quality in schools destroyed by earthquake
US 16/05/2008
One Laptop Per Child scheme turns to Microsoft to access new markets
Map of issue 89 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

US 14/05/2008
BSA/IDC: cost of software piracy for global business up 20% since 2006
Belgium 18/05/2008
EC approves first pre-pandemic H5N1 vaccine, produced by GSK
Canada 19/05/2008
Report: agri-biotech firms apply for patents on 66% of GM "climate crops"
Switzerland 19/05/2008
WHO/WEF highlight economic benefits of workplace health promotion initiatives
Map of issue 89 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

CB Richard Ellis: The Universal Values of CBRE
Occidental Petroleum Corporation: Oxy Social Responsibility Report 2007
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