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Issue 60, 15 Feb 2007 - 28 Feb 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 60 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Côte d'Ivoire 14 Feb
Trafigura makes US$200m settlement with Côte d’Ivoire over toxic waste claims
bullet point Australia 20 Feb
Australian government to phase out incandescent light bulbs to reduce energy use
bullet point US 20 Feb
Environment tops priority list for Europe’s business leaders, according to UPS survey
bullet point Belgium 20 Feb
EU commits to 20% cut in GHG emissions by 2020 and pushes for global climate deal
bullet point US 25 Feb
“An Inconvenient Truth” wins Best Documentary Oscar as Hollywood “goes green”
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 60 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 14 Feb
Aflac becomes first US company to give shareholders a vote over executive pay
bullet point China 14 Feb
China to set up anti-graft agency after investigating 17,000 cases of bribery
bullet point US 14 Feb
CRO’s list of 100 Best US Corporate Citizens is led by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
bullet point UK 20 Feb
GfK NOP report highlights differing national attitudes to business ethics
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 60 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Ethiopia 22 Feb
NYT reports ‘quiet campaign’ against Somali militants waged by US from Ethiopia
bullet point Guinea 26 Feb
Calm returns to Guinea as president names new successor acceptable to strikers
bullet point Iraq 26 Feb
Iraqi cabinet approves draft oil law, whilst critics claim it favours foreign companies
bullet point India 27 Feb
India to increase train security after India-Pakistan train bomb kills at least 67
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 60 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point UK 21 Feb
BskyB, Trucost, BT among City of London’s Sustainable City Awards winners
bullet point US 22 Feb
Alsis Funds wins US$100m from OPIC to finance affordable homes in Latin America
bullet point US 26 Feb
Paul Newman’s CECP group reports 15% increase in corporate philanthropy
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 60 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Angola 18 Feb
GW activist arrested whilst pursuing meetings on oil revenue transparency
bullet point Philippines 22 Feb
WRC asks Wal-Mart to use influence to stop alleged abuses in supply chain factory
bullet point Malaysia 26 Feb
Malaysian authorities propose confining foreign workers to homes to prevent crime
bullet point Netherlands 27 Feb
International Criminal Court names first two suspects for war crimes in Darfur
  Development
Map of issue 60 articles in the Development category
bullet point UK 15 Feb
Emerging market debt purchaser Donegal successfully sues Zambia for debt
bullet point Indonesia 25 Feb
Indonesian Environment Minister blames irresponsible construction for Jakarta floods
bullet point US 26 Feb
World Bank launches fund to enable faster response to Caribbean natural disasters
bullet point UK 27 Feb
Fairtrade Foundation seeks £50 million for investment as UK fair-trade sales double
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 60 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Rwanda 15 Feb
Major public-private partnership to use mobile phones to help fight HIV/AIDS
bullet point US 15 Feb
US agency failed to adequately assess environmental risk of GM alfalfa, judge rules
bullet point Kazakhstan 21 Feb
Kazakh medical personnel on trial for infecting 93 children, 14 mothers with HIV virus
bullet point Laos 28 Feb
Laos confirms first human case of avian influenza after recent outbreak in poultry
Sustainability and reporting
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