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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 63, 11 Apr 2007 - 26 Apr 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 63 articles in the Environment category
bullet point China 16 Apr
China’s growth at risk from unconstrained pollution and energy inefficiency
bullet point UK 20 Apr
British Gas launches new energy business to target green consumers
bullet point Indonesia 24 Apr
Newmont’s Indonesian subsidiary cleared of pollution charges by court
bullet point UK 24 Apr
Virgin, Boeing and GE to fly jumbo jets powered by biofuel
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 63 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Jordan 15 Apr
Jordan to host first UN Global Compact centre for Middle East network
bullet point US 16 Apr
Former CA CEO jailed for 12yrs and fined US$798.6m in US$2.2bn securities fraud
bullet point US 18 Apr
ICGN says better corporate governance needed to protect its US$10tn investments
bullet point Singapore 19 Apr
Singapore Exchange CEO resigns from PrimeFounders to prevent conflict of interest
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 63 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point US 17 Apr
UN Security Council debate on climate change and conflict sparks criticism
bullet point Nigeria 23 Apr
Nigerian elections marred by violence, irregularities and accusations of fraud
bullet point US 23 Apr
US and EU impose additional sanctions on Iran to discourage trade with Syria
bullet point Ethiopia 24 Apr
Nine Chinese oil workers killed in attack on Sinopec operations in Ethiopia
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 63 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 17 Apr
US$60bn Gates endowment changes pharmaceutical business strategies
bullet point UK 18 Apr
Waste-to-energy investment expected to rise to US$2.7bn by 2010
bullet point US 20 Apr
Faith-based investments grow to US$17bn in assets and influence
bullet point UK 23 Apr
UK wants to be first western country to issue Sharia-compliant bonds
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 63 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point China 13 Apr
Chinese police arrest award-winning environmental activist
bullet point US 18 Apr
Yahoo sued for “abetting torture” by releasing information on Chinese dissident
bullet point Sudan 19 Apr
Rolls-Royce withdraws from Sudan in response to humanitarian concerns
bullet point Bolivia 20 Apr
Bolivian protesters take 70 police hostages in bid for US$45m annual tax revenues
  Development
Map of issue 63 articles in the Development category
bullet point US 19 Apr
Microsoft project offers grants and software to low-income communities worldwide
bullet point UK 19 Apr
New Medicines Transparency Alliance to reveal value for money on drugs
bullet point Liberia 19 Apr
UN to lift 6-year embargo against Liberian diamond exports as Kimberly Process met
bullet point Bangladesh 23 Apr
World Bank gives US$257m to modernise and privatise Bangladeshi banking system
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 63 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point US 17 Apr
FDA approves first avian influenza vaccine for humans
bullet point UK 21 Apr
Barcode could help to trace ethics through the supply chain
bullet point US 21 Apr
Ethanol fuel pollution could cause more deaths than petrol by forming ozone
bullet point Brazil 21 Apr
Soybean crops reduce rainfall in the Amazon rainforest
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