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Ethical Insight Issue 96 | 14 Aug 2008 - 27 Aug 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

US 19/08/2008
Google to invest US$10.25m in enhanced geothermal systems
Benin 19/08/2008
WHO: seasonal flooding in W.Africa is increasing risks posed by diseases
US 26/08/2008
States sue EPA for alleged failure to regulate GHGs from oil refineries
Global 27/08/2008
Natural hazards update - India, Nepal, Haiti, Thailand, Sudan
Map of issue 96 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

Ecuador 16/08/2008
Chevron agrees to government mediation over US$16bn pollution claim
Myanmar 19/08/2008
Insurers Chubb and XL Capital cease business in Myanmar
Guatemala 20/08/2008
BBC documentary highlights local opposition to GoldCorp in Guatemala
Australia 24/08/2008
Government permits minority ownership of RioTinto by Chinese firm Chinalco
Map of issue 96 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Pakistan 18/08/2008
Musharraf resigns ahead of impeachment process
Bolivia 19/08/2008
Santa Cruz anti-govt. strike turns violent in wake of national election
Russia 26/08/2008
Russia recognises the independence of S.Ossetia and Abkhazia
Map of issue 96 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

US 19/08/2008
Citigroup/Accion Texas to provide US$30m in small enterprise loans in the US
US 25/08/2008
JPMorgan warns of US$600m write-down of Fannie/Freddie shares
Map of issue 96 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Colombia 15/08/2008
Indigenous peoples in Colombia under threat of demise from displacement
Peru 22/08/2008
Congress repeal laws on sale of Amazonian indigenous communities' land
UK 26/08/2008
UK female company executives paid 19 percent less than male counterparts
Map of issue 96 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

Sweden 18/08/2008
WWF calls for ratification of UN Watercourses Convention
Italy 19/08/2008
FAO cites risk of "neo-colonial" bilateral agricultural investment in LDCs
Ghana 26/08/2008
Africa seen to benefit least from global efforts to reduce GHG emissions
Guinea 26/08/2008
Rio Tinto in talks after government rescinds US$6bn iron ore project
Map of issue 96 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

US 14/08/2008
Pacific Gas & Electric to source power from 800MW solar PV installations
South Africa 15/08/2008
MSF recommends antiretroviral drug efavirenz for TB patients who contract HIV
Japan 25/08/2008
Government, manufacturers and utilities cooperate to promote electric vehicles
Map of issue 96 articles in the Science, technology and health category

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