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Issue 70, 19 Jul 2007 - 01 Aug 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 70 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Canada 23 Jul
Scientists say global warming is altering rainfall patterns
bullet point US 25 Jul
GE launches green credit card to help customers offset emissions of CO2
bullet point US 29 Jul
Global warming has more than doubled north Atlantic hurricane activity in 100 years
bullet point China 30 Jul
Bank of China bans first 30 heavy polluters from receiving bank loans
bullet point Bangladesh 31 Jul
Severe flooding displaces half a million Bangladeshis, affects crops and transport
bullet point Global 1 Aug
Natural hazards update - China, Greece, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, UK, Italy, Romania
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 70 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Switzerland 21 Jul
WHO officials say that Roche HIV/AIDS drug recall put poorest patients at risk
bullet point US 23 Jul
Barrick Gold Corporation joins Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
bullet point UK 25 Jul
HSBC launches Climate Change Centre of Excellence
bullet point US 25 Jul
US Forest Service and National Forest Foundation launch carbon offset scheme
bullet point UK 30 Jul
Heathrow operator seeks injunction against climate change protests
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 70 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point US 20 Jul
Draft bill could penalise US-listed foreign companies with investments in Iran
bullet point DR Congo 23 Jul
HRW: investigation into UN peacekeeper gold smuggling lacked transparency
bullet point US 23 Jul
US court sentences environmentalists for acts consistent with definition of terrorism
bullet point Mexico 24 Jul
US officials say Mexican rebels targeted major oil pipeline in July attacks
bullet point Liberia 28 Jul
Liberia ends moratorium on diamond mining after UN lifts sanctions
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 70 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 19 Jul
Sustainable Business publishes top-20 list of sustainable companies
bullet point US 27 Jul
Shareholders increase demands on companies to act on climate change
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 70 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Congo 20 Jul
UNICEF launches joint initiative to tackle child trafficking and sexual exploitation
bullet point Zimbabwe 25 Jul
Amnesty finds widespread human rights violations against politically active women
bullet point US 27 Jul
NGO says three quarters of out-of-school girls worldwide are from minority groups
bullet point Colombia 30 Jul
Dole Foods announces SA8000 certification of its banana plantations in Colombia
  Development
Map of issue 70 articles in the Development category
bullet point Switzerland 19 Jul
UNCTAD: poorest countries set back by lack of technological capacity
bullet point India 23 Jul
New research suggests higher water prices could lead to more efficient water use
bullet point US 23 Jul
World Bank says medical "brain drain" is a major challenge in fight against HIV/AIDS
bullet point Switzerland 27 Jul
WHO says environmental pollutants cause the death of 4 million children each year
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 70 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Peru 19 Jul
Peruvian farmers ban GM potatoes to protect 2000 native varieties
bullet point US 20 Jul
Abbott donates US$12m to support initiatives to improve child HIV/AIDS care
bullet point US 25 Jul
FDA will not require special labelling for nanotech products despite toxicity fears
bullet point US 30 Jul
GSK shares rise by 5.7% after US committee says benefits of Avandia outweigh the risks
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point HBOS
bullet point RWE npower
bullet point Johnson Matthey
bullet point PotashCorp
bullet point Coca-Cola
bullet point Brown-Forman

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