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Ethical Insight Issue 99 | 25 Sep 2008 - 08 Oct 2008

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

  Climate change and environment

Brazil 26/09/2008
Govt. launches climate change plan, with a pledge to end net deforestation by 2015
US 02/10/2008
World Bank expenditure on renewable energy totals US$2.7bn, up 87% from 2007
UK 06/10/2008
Coffee retailer Starbucks accused of wasting water across stores network
Belgium 07/10/2008
MEPs back mandatory CO2 emissions auctions to achieve 20% cut by 2020
Global 08/10/2008
Natural hazards update - Sudan, Somalia, China, Rwanda, Kyrgyzstan, Algeria
Map of issue 99 articles in the Climate change and environment category

  Corporate governance

China 05/10/2008
Govt. sends 5,000 inspectors to dairy farms following melamine scandal
China 06/10/2008
Beijing demands review of US$170bn BHP/Rio merger citing competition fears
Peru 06/10/2008
Minister resigns over corruption scandal involving Norwegian oil company
Denmark 07/10/2008
Police investigate US$1m corruption allegations over UN's supply of drugs to Africa
Map of issue 99 articles in the Corporate governance category

  Conflict and political risk

Ecuador 29/09/2008
Correa wins constitutional reform vote, gaining greater state control of economy
US 02/10/2008
Attacks against UN personnel and humanitarian staff increase by 56.3% in 2007/8
Georgia 06/10/2008
Russian forces withdraw from areas surrounding Georgia’s separatist regions
Map of issue 99 articles in the Conflict and political risk category

  SRI and finance

France 01/10/2008
Eurosif reports doubling of EU SRI markets to €2.7 trillion at end of 2007
US 05/10/2008
EAI joins UNPRI to better integrate non-financial risks into mainstream investment
Map of issue 99 articles in the SRI and finance category

  Labour and human rights

Greenland 27/09/2008
Govt. reportedly prevents native Greenlanders from prospecting for rubies
India 01/10/2008
Police form 'quick reaction teams' to improve security following mob-killing of CEO
China 03/10/2008
Chinese version of Skype found to be storing politically sensitive messages
Map of issue 99 articles in the Labour and human rights category

  Development

US 26/09/2008
Public/private donors pledge US$3bn to UN’s Roll Back Malaria Partnership
India 29/09/2008
India and EU to co-operate in civilian nuclear research and development
DR Congo 06/10/2008
Govt. to cancel more than two thirds of logging contracts following corruption review
US 07/10/2008
WCS: “deadly dozen” diseases driven by climate change in poorer countries
Map of issue 99 articles in the Development category

  Science, technology and health

Venezuela 27/09/2008
Venezuela orders 1m laptops from Portugal in competition with US-based OLPC
China 01/10/2008
HIV infection rates show rapid increase and geographic spread since 2005
Indonesia 06/10/2008
Indonesian company files patent in bid to boost productivity of palm oil for biofuels
Map of issue 99 articles in the Science, technology and health category

Sustainability and reporting

The Pepsi Bottling Group: 2007 PBG Corporate Responsibility Report
Norfolk Southern Corp.: Sustainability Report 2008
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