Skip to content

Ethical Insight

Ethical Insight Issue 90 | 22 May 2008 - 04 Jun 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 22/05/2008
NOAA forecasts "above normal" 2008 hurricane season, 12-16 named storms
China 27/05/2008
Govt. evacuates 150k people living downstream from Tangjiashan 'quake lake'
US 29/05/2008
GE to reduce water consumption 20 percent by 2012 across global operations
Global 04/06/2008
Natural hazards update - Indonesia, Germany, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Ethiopia...
Map of issue 90 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Germany 26/05/2008
Former Siemens sales executive on trial for role in €1.3bn corruption scandal
UK 27/05/2008
BITC/Sunday Times publish Corporate Responsibility Index 2008 top 100
UK 29/05/2008
EIRIS: FTSE 100 firms weak on envt. reporting but ESG performance improving
UK 03/06/2008
Banco Real is "Sustainable Bank of the Year" in FT Sustainable Banking Awards
Map of issue 90 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Nigeria 26/05/2008
MEND claims bombing of Shell oil pipeline - caused 175,000 bpd output loss
CAR 26/05/2008
Residents appeal for international support against cross-border rebel raids
South Africa 28/05/2008
De Beers faces US$130m tax arrears as parlt. probes '90s diamond export rules
Pakistan 01/06/2008
Danish embassy bomb linked to cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed
Map of issue 90 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 22/05/2008
CAFOD: supporters to question pension funds over investments in mining firms
US 29/05/2008
Exxon shareholders reject motions on independent chairman/alternative energy
Map of issue 90 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Belgium 25/05/2008
Former DRC vice-president arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity
Peru 26/05/2008
Peruvian Miners threaten strike as Congress rejects draft law on miners' rights
China 28/05/2008
Dior pulls ads as Sharon Stone says earthquake was retribution for Tibet policy
UK 02/06/2008
Amnesty International releases State of the World's Human Rights 2008 report
Map of issue 90 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Sierra Leone 22/05/2008
Government gives Anti-Corruption Commission powers of prosecution
P.O.T. 22/05/2008
US agency provides political risk underwriting for investments in West Bank
India 23/05/2008
New Delhi allocates US$18m to debt relief for 43m farmers, as banks lend less
Italy 04/06/2008
UN summit to draft emergency plan on rising food prices as 850m people at risk
Map of issue 90 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

Belgium 23/05/2008
EC limits imports of Ukrainian sunflower oil as contamination found in 13 states
US 30/05/2008
Courts overturn rulings against Merck in earlier Vioxx health risk cases
US 02/06/2008
Rio Tinto joins US utilities in lobbying for US$20bn govt. investment in CCS
UK 04/06/2008
BG to reduce CO2 intensity of electricity production 11% by 2020
Map of issue 90 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

State Street: Sustainability at Work
Verizon: Doing the Work
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M): Corporate Social Responsibility 2007
Coca-Cola Hellenic: Towards Sustainability
Advanced search

Ethical Insight email

You can have all the news and stories from the latest edition of Ethical Insight sent straight to your inbox.

If you already have a Maplecroft user account, log in and check your account settings.

If not, sign up to receive Ethical Insight when you register with Maplecroft.

Political Risk Atlas 2012 45 indices and maps 197 countries

More information
ESG Atlas and Risk Calculator Select from 197 countries and 49 risk indices Apply tailored weightings Read press release
Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas 2012
  • 171 country scorecards
  • 23 risk indices and maps
More information
Legal and Regulatory Environment Risk Atlas 2012 173 countries 21 risk indices and maps Press release
Natural Hazards Risk
Atlas 2011 196 country scorecards 28 risk indices and maps More information
Sector Risk Calculator Instant risk profiles for all sectors worldwide More information