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Ethical Insight Issue 93 | 03 Jul 2008 - 16 Jul 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

UK 08/07/2008
Maplecroft research shows Africa and S.Asia most vulnerable to climate change
Netherlands 09/07/2008
Fifty world port authorities sign Climate Declaration to reduce shipping emissions
Australia 14/07/2008
Climate change activists block 20,000 tonnes of coal exports from Carrington
Global 15/07/2008
Natural hazards update - Greece, China, Peru, Japan, Bangladesh, Philippines
Map of issue 93 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Russia 03/07/2008
Prosecutors seek US$22.5bn in damages from BNY by applying US Racketeer Act
Netherlands 04/07/2008
GRI launches new project to increase transparency in supply chain reporting
Bangladesh 08/07/2008
Twenty-eight Anti-Corruption Commission officials accused of accepting bribes
US 15/07/2008
Tiffany loses case against eBay over sale of counterfeits through auction site
Map of issue 93 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Mongolia 03/07/2008
Mining Law under review as govt. declares state of emergency during unrest
Zimbabwe 03/07/2008
Tesco halts £1 million of vegetable contracts, citing current political crisis
Japan 08/07/2008
G8 leaders agree target of reducing CO2 emissions 50% by 2050 - BRICs critical
Philippines 09/07/2008
Communist rebels attack PHILCO mine in Compostela Valley - 3 soldiers injured
Map of issue 93 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

Kenya 03/07/2008
UNEP: policy coordination needed to boost renewable energy investment in Africa
Norway 10/07/2008
Point Carbon: carbon trading in first half of 2008 almost equal to 2007 total
Map of issue 93 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Venezuela 12/07/2008
Ten thousand protest against black-listing of 272 opposition election candidates
Somalia 14/07/2008
NGOs suspend operations after five aid workers are killed during a single week
Brazil 14/07/2008
Strike over pay at 32 Petrobras offshore oil rigs cuts production by 400,000bpd
Chile 14/07/2008
Unions demand nationalisation of copper firms to improve working conditions
Map of issue 93 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

US 03/07/2008
Envoy says China attaches no political conditions to development assistance
Belgium 04/07/2008
EU allocates €1bn of unspent CAP budget to support food production in LDCs
Japan 08/07/2008
G8 reasserts commitment to increase overseas aid by US$50bn per year by 2010
Netherlands 12/07/2008
Zoellick: developing countries need US$6bn in annual food aid amid rising prices
Map of issue 93 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

India 04/07/2008
NGOs oppose HIV/AIDS drug patent application by Gilead in India and Brazil
France 08/07/2008
Officials: un-enriched uranium spill only presents slight risk to human health
Map of issue 93 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

The Rezidor Hotel Group: Sustainability Report 2007
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