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Ethical Insight Issue 92 | 19 Jun 2008 - 02 Jul 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 19/06/2008
NSIDC/NCAR: faster melting rate increases risk of ice-free Arctic by 2013
Switzerland 26/06/2008
Leading global firms back WEF call to G8 for "fundamental" post-Kyoto strategy
Belgium 27/06/2008
EU proposes to include airlines industry in ETS from 2012 for all EU flights
Global 02/07/2008
Natural hazards update - Chile, Philippines, US, Guatemala, India, China
Map of issue 92 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

UK 24/06/2008
Aon: 45% of blue chip firms are failing to assess and manage supply chain risks
US 24/06/2008
McKesson faces US$15bn damages under First DataBank collusion charges
Germany 24/06/2008
TI: UK, Mexico, Turkey lag in implementation of OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
France 30/06/2008
eBay ordered to pay €38.6m in damages to LVMH over sale of counterfeit goods
Map of issue 92 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Norway 19/06/2008
New EITI Business Guide released to help companies promote transparency
Nigeria 19/06/2008
Shell closes 200,000 bpd offshore rig after attack; MEND declares ceasefire
Niger 23/06/2008
Tuareg rebels kidnap four French employees at Areva uranium mine in Agadez
Venezuela 23/06/2008
Venezuela withdraws from KPCS for two years amid reporting irregularities
Map of issue 92 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

UK 19/06/2008
New FTSE index based on firms with 20% of revenues form envt. technologies
South Korea 23/06/2008
Hedge fund: firms with weak governance are good targets for short-selling
UK 26/06/2008
London Stock Exchange launches first independent carbon ratings agency
Map of issue 92 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Bangladesh 20/06/2008
Intl. Federation for Human Rights reports on Carrefour and garment sector
UK 01/07/2008
BAT accused of marketing cigarettes to young people in Africa, against own code
Map of issue 92 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Belgium 20/06/2008
EU to investigate biofuels/food prices link amid criticism of 2020 target
Belgium 21/06/2008
EU to double aid donations to US$103bn by 2010 in new 'agenda for action'
France 23/06/2008
Havas: consumers in developing countries lead in climate change awareness
Switzerland 23/06/2008
UN institute: 19.2m people displaced by environmental threats to livelihood
Map of issue 92 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

China 19/06/2008
Beijing grants permission for opening of US FDA offices in three cities
US 19/06/2008
Pfizer/Ranbaxy settle 5-year patent dispute over generic version of Lipitor
US 23/06/2008
Airlines join partnership to promote development of biofuels from algae
Switzerland 30/06/2008
WHO, Stop TB, UNITAID, FIND launch projects to improve diagnosis of MDR-TB
Map of issue 92 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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