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Ethical Insight

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 68, 21 Jun 2007 - 04 Jul 2007

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Environment

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US 23 Jun

Survey shows US public prefer low carbon emissions standards over carbon trading

DR Congo 25 Jun

DR Congo may cancel a further 12 to 15 million hectares of logging concessions

UK 25 Jun

UN scientist says Greenland ice sheet melting faster than predicted

UK 27 Jun

BP invests in new biodiesel plant despite concerns about the profitability of biofuels

UK 2 Jul

McDonalds to reduce truck emissions of CO₂ by 78 percent by recycling old frying oil

Global 4 Jul

Natural hazards update - Sudan, China, Pakistan, Yemen, India, Australia, Greece, Romania, UK

Corporate governance

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France 24 Jun

Eurosif releases new reports on sustainability in food and insurance sectors

US 27 Jun

Department of Justice launches investigation into BAE over al-Yamamah corruption case

Belgium 27 Jun

EU Commission criticises Bulgaria and Romania for persistent high-level corruption

UK 2 Jul

HSBC appoints Stern as special advisor on economic development and climate change

Nigeria 4 Jul

Nigerian lawyers accuse tobacco companies of targeting children in developing world

Conflict and political risk

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UK 25 Jun

UK defense staff factor effects of climate change into military planning

CAR 27 Jun

Amnesty International warns Central African Republic is a magnet for armed groups

US 27 Jun

Senate committee proposes increase in US contributions to UN peacekeeping budget

US 29 Jun

SEC lists names of companies doing business in "state sponsors of terrorism"

SRI and finance

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Ireland 22 Jun

Credit Suisse buys 9.9 percent share in carbon credits intermediary EcoSecurities

US 25 Jun

Calvert Securities launches Sudan-free investment fund

Netherlands 29 Jun

Friends of the Earth claim Dutch banks finance 594 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions

Switzerland 3 Jul

Goldman Sachs: ethical investments perform above market averages

Labour and human rights

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UK 1 Jul

British companies could be sued for historical role in slave trade

Sri Lanka 2 Jul

Child soldiers and disappearances reinforce concerns of growing human rights abuses

China 2 Jul

EU Chamber of Commerce applauds new labour laws but concerned about enforcement

Myanmar 2 Jul

Myanmar government agrees to cooperate with the UN to stop use of child soldiers

Development

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US 21 Jun

Clinton-Guistra Initiative secures US$200 million for projects in Latin American

Kenya 21 Jun

UNEP: developing countries account for 21% of global investment in renewable energy

US 27 Jun

UNFPA: over half the world's population will be urban in 2008

Argentina 28 Jun

World Bank announces US$877 million to support sustainable development in Argentina

Science, technology and health

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India 21 Jun

New sorghum hybrid promises to produce food and low-cost carbon-neutral biofuel

China 21 Jun

Planned 450 kph maglev train to be investigated for radiation concerns

UK 21 Jun

WEC: nuclear power and renewables will both help achieve a low carbon society

Belgium 26 Jun

EU experts prevent approval of GM maize again but blocking minority continues to decline

Sustainability and reporting

Provident Financial

Coca-Cola Enterprises

Vodafone

Carrefour

Teck Cominco

General Electric

Tullow Oil

SABMiller

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