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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 67, 07 Jun 2007 - 20 Jun 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 67 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Germany 13 Jun
EU launches first trial of onshore underground carbon storage project
bullet point Germany 13 Jun
G8 leaders pledge large cuts in GHG emissions and raise hopes of post-Kyoto deal
bullet point UK 14 Jun
Independent geologists challenge BP’s 40–year oil reserve prediction
bullet point France 15 Jun
Droughts, floods and unseasonal weather drive wheat prices to record levels
bullet point China 20 Jun
China becomes biggest CO2 emitter but rich nations need to lead carbon challenge
bullet point Global 20 Jun
Natural hazards update - India, US, China, Bangladesh, Australia, Switzerland, Iran
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 67 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 7 Jun
Congress committee investigates regulator's role in Avandia controversy
bullet point UK 7 Jun
HSBC donates US$100 million to NGOs working on projects to tackle climate change
bullet point UK 8 Jun
Mining Council supports G8 statement on sustainable growth in industry
bullet point South Africa 12 Jun
South Africa becomes first African signatory of OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention
bullet point UK 13 Jun
Transparency International criticises UK for withholding information from OECD
bullet point UK 15 Jun
Cadbury pleads guilty to health regulation breaches that led to salmonella scare in 2006
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 67 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Côte d'Ivoire 8 Jun
NGO report highlights role of cocoa revenues in funding Ivory Coast’s civil war
bullet point DR Congo 11 Jun
DR Congo launches review of 60 wartime and post-conflict mining contracts
bullet point Belgium 14 Jun
NGO says some new EU and NATO members lagging in democratic development
bullet point US 14 Jun
Relatives of Colombia conflict victims sue Chiquita over alleged role in funding militia
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 67 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point France 7 Jun
French socially responsible investment increases by 88 percent during 2006
bullet point UK 7 Jun
UK survey suggests climate change is not a priority for asset managers
bullet point US 13 Jun
Calvert launches Global Alternative Energy Fund to seize opportunity in US market
bullet point US 15 Jun
IW Financial launches solution to mitigate exposure to "state sponsors of terrorism"
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 67 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point India 11 Jun
Enquiry in India links 700 deaths from malnutrition to closure of tea plantations
bullet point China 11 Jun
IOC criticised over allegations of labour abuses by Beijing Olympics suppliers
bullet point US 12 Jun
Amnesty supports Yahoo! in opposing internet repression and addressing human rights
bullet point Switzerland 14 Jun
ILO sets out new standards to improve working conditions in the fishing sector
bullet point Sri Lanka 14 Jun
NGO accuses Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers of human rights abuses
  Development
Map of issue 67 articles in the Development category
bullet point Germany 13 Jun
G8 leaders pledge US$60 billion in Africa HIV/AIDS deal
bullet point Zimbabwe 14 Jun
Leaked NGO report says Zimbabwe faces economic collapse before the end of 2007
bullet point Sri Lanka 14 Jun
World Bank approves additional financing for renewable energy project in Sri Lanka
bullet point US 14 Jun
World Bank says HIV/AIDS rates in some African countries lower that predicted
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 67 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point China 8 Jun
Greenpeace report finds 77 percent of Chinese city residents would not buy GM rice
bullet point Belgium 15 Jun
EU trade commissioner pushes for scientific assessment of biotech and GM food risks
bullet point US 16 Jun
Combining gene therapy and stem cell research heralds new approach to curing diseases
bullet point Spain 17 Jun
New software predicts environmental persistence of chemicals before they are made
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point ProLogis
bullet point BAT
bullet point Marks & Spencer
bullet point L'Oréal
bullet point The Rezidor Hotel Group
bullet point Coca-Cola HBC

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