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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 65, 09 May 2007 - 24 May 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 65 articles in the Environment category
bullet point China 10 May
Chinese premier leads taskforce to cut pollution by 10 percent by 2010
bullet point Zambia 11 May
World Bank and NDF gives Zambia US$50m to clean up copper mining pollution
bullet point Australia 14 May
Scientists say 50bn tonnes of carbon emissions could be stopped by halving deforestation
bullet point Germany 21 May
US and Japan decrease UN hopes of smooth transition to post-Kyoto agreement
bullet point Global 23 May
Natural hazards update – DR Congo, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Israel, US, Maldives
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 65 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 10 May
Purdue Pharma to pay US$600m over 'misbranding' of OxyContin painkiller drug
bullet point Belgium 11 May
EC opens formal probe into energy giants RWE and Eni over anti-competitive behaviour
bullet point US 11 May
Ethisphere: HSBC, Standard Chartered and Unilever amongst world’s most ethical companies
bullet point US 16 May
BP America CEO says budget pressures put Prudhoe Bay workers in “very difficult place”
bullet point US 17 May
World Bank president resigns but insists he acted in “best interests” of bank
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 65 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point US 9 May
New participation criteria for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
bullet point Bolivia 10 May
Bolivia/Petrobras resolve oil dispute, though La Paz pulls out of ICSID arbitration body
bullet point UK 10 May
Lloyd's highlights impact of political violence on business strategy and decision making
bullet point Iraq 17 May
Chatham House warns of "collapse and fragmentation" in Iraq
bullet point DR Congo 21 May
Mai Mai fighters attack park rangers and threaten to kill rare mountain gorillas
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 65 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point China 9 May
E&Y: India/China to be most attractive places for renewable energy investment by 2012
bullet point US 14 May
JP Morgan offers free access to its climate change research
bullet point Sudan 16 May
Fidelity sells 91 percent of US holdings in PetroChina as pressure mounts over Sudan
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 65 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Israel 10 May
World Diamond Council: child labour and working conditions are next ethical concern
bullet point Peru 11 May
Occidental sued by Amazon tribe for affecting the health and habitat of its people
bullet point UK 14 May
Christian Aid warns that poverty and climate change could create over 1bn refugees
bullet point Australia 15 May
Rio Tinto announces the loss of 160 mining jobs due to drought induced water shortage
  Development
Map of issue 65 articles in the Development category
bullet point Australia 12 May
WHO says Aboriginal healthcare is 100 years behind the rest of Australia
bullet point US 14 May
UN group on financial inclusion releases key messages for micro-credit stakeholders
bullet point Jordan 19 May
Ruler of Dubai donates US$10 billion to an education foundation for the Arab world
bullet point Russia 21 May
EBRD: majority of people do not feel benefits of post-Communist transition
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 65 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point China 12 May
Ex-Audi engineer and non-party official appointed China’s minister of science
bullet point UK 14 May
BBC documentary about Wi-Fi health risks criticised as a “scare story” by leading scientists
bullet point China 14 May
China launches Nigerian communications satellite as part of US$311m space deal
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