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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 55, 23 Nov 2006 - 06 Dec 2006

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  Environment
Map of issue 55 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Hong Kong 23 Nov
Merrill Lynch and HKSE warn of impact of air pollution on HK competitiveness
bullet point Canada 27 Nov
Xerox invents self-erasing, re-usable paper with potential to dramatically reduce waste
bullet point UK 28 Nov
British travel industry’s voluntary carbon offset scheme aimed at reducing impact of travel
bullet point Australia 29 Nov
Australian judge: Centennial Coal mine must include burning of coal in impact assessment
bullet point India 5 Dec
Air pollution is reducing India's rice yield, threatening food for millions
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 55 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point South Korea 23 Nov
Lone Star pulls out of US$7.3bn sale of KEB citing S. Korean prosecutors’ probe
bullet point Australia 29 Nov
BHP Billiton to tighten ethical rules following Cole Commission report on AWB scandal
bullet point Germany 29 Nov
Charges dropped against defendants in Mannesmann trial in return for €5.8m settlement
bullet point Belgium 29 Nov
Commission imposes €519m fine on oil refiners/chemical producers over rubber cartel
bullet point UK 4 Dec
LRQA survey indicates risk shortfalls in non-financial reporting amongst UK businesses
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 55 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point DR Congo 27 Nov
Bemba pledges to respect Kabila’s election victory, fighting flares up in the east
bullet point Ecuador 27 Nov
Ecuador elects Correa – reform agenda expected to lead to constitutional deadlock
bullet point Saudi Arabia 28 Nov
£10bn Eurofighter deal in jeopardy as SFO probe into BAE may extend to Saudi royals
bullet point Venezuela 5 Dec
Chavez wins Venezuelan presidential election, opening way for further populist reform
bullet point Pakistan 5 Dec
Musharraf proposes potential Kashmir self-government under Indo-Pakistani supervision
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 55 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point Denmark 4 Nov
BankInvest’s Global Emerging Market SRI Fund wins 2006 Funds Europe Award
bullet point UK 24 Nov
FairPensions queries CSR/transparency performance of UK’s 20 largest pension schemes
bullet point Netherlands 29 Nov
Banktrack manual calls for banks to achieve sustainability through “profound change”
bullet point UK 2 Dec
CAF advocates development of a social equity market to raise capital for social enterprises
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 55 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Brazil 21 Nov
CVRD to stop selling iron ore to pig iron companies using slave labour in Brazil
bullet point Pakistan 21 Nov
Nike ends Premiership football orders with Pakistan’s Saga Sports over child labour risks
bullet point Cambodia 23 Nov
Cambodian court jails former senior officials over illegal logging in Virachey national park
bullet point Ethiopia 29 Nov
Starbucks CEO and Ethiopian PM fail to reach decision over coffee trademarking rights
bullet point US 4 Dec
US car manufacturers promote ethical working conditions in supply chain under AIAG
  Development
Map of issue 55 articles in the Development category
bullet point Switzerland 21 Nov
UNAIDS report: AIDS epidemic increasing, challenge of weak surveillance identified
bullet point South Africa 23 Nov
WHO: Africa must increase investment in the fight against avian flu to prevent pandemic
bullet point Australia 27 Nov
Consortium of 8 mining companies to fund clinical trial of Virax’s HIV vaccine in S. Africa
bullet point Germany 28 Nov
GEONETCast satellite data sharing to help poor nations prepare for disasters/health crises
bullet point Germany 29 Nov
GAVI’s US$200m health scheme aims to reduce time for vaccines to reach poor countries
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 55 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point US 23 Nov
Researchers discover wild wheat gene that could improve nutrition for millions
bullet point UK 1 Dec
DEFRA grants permission to BASF for trials of GM potatoes at two field sites in the UK
bullet point US 3 Dec
CGIAR: developing countries need crops adapted to climate change to avoid famine
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point Crest Nicholson,
bullet point Transurban

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