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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 62, 29 Mar 2007 - 11 Apr 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 62 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Belgium 2 Apr
Increased emissions by EU trading scheme participants raises fears over effectiveness
bullet point US 2 Apr
US Supreme Court rules EPA can regulate car emissions under 1990 Clean Air Act
bullet point Switzerland 6 Apr
UN IPCC warns that the future effects of climate change will impact the poor most
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 62 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Spain 2 Apr
Spanish market regulator Manuel Conthe quits in protest against board decision
bullet point Azerbaijan 6 Apr
IFC survey in Azerbaijan shows good governance in 91% of banks and 12% of firms
bullet point Russia 8 Apr
Russia's SeverStal improves corporate governance standards for listing on LSE
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 62 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Iran 4 Apr
Iran seeks UK support in UN for nuclear programme after release of 15 Britons
bullet point India 6 Apr
India reduces size of SEZs to defuse mounting protests about the use of farm land
bullet point Chad 10 Apr
Tensions rise on border region between Chad and Sudan as armies exchange fire
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 62 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 2 Apr
Alger urges investment in companies with sustainable business practices
bullet point US 4 Apr
Investor Environmental Health Network issues “Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk”
bullet point Netherlands 6 Apr
Dutch pension funds drop investments in makers of land mines and cluster bombs
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 62 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Côte d'Ivoire 29 Mar
Cocoa industry struggles with implementing Cocoa Protocol prohibiting child labour
bullet point US 30 Mar
More than 80 countries sign on to new UN convention to protect rights of disabled
bullet point UK 5 Apr
US and UK unions in talks over merging as world’s first international union
  Development
Map of issue 62 articles in the Development category
bullet point France 30 Mar
Danone starts fund to promote business opportunities in Bangladesh
bullet point South Africa 4 Apr
IFC, Lonmin join in US$150m partnership to promote economic empowerment in S. Africa
bullet point US 6 Apr
Wolfowitz says limit World Bank help to the “most effective interventions” against poverty
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 62 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point US 30 Mar
Ethanol demand causes US corn boom despite social and environmental risks
bullet point Belgium 30 Mar
GlaxoSmithKlein develops low cost meningitis vaccine for developing nations
bullet point Canada 4 Apr
SemBioSys says it can produce insulin through plants modified with a human gene
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