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Issue 79, 22 Nov 2007 - 05 Dec 2007

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  Environment
Map of issue 79 articles in the Environment category
bullet point UK 26 Nov
CBI report urges UK businesses to cut carbon dioxide pollution 60 percent by 2050
bullet point US 27 Nov
Google to invest US$ 'hundreds of millions' in renewable energy development
bullet point Brazil 28 Nov
Human Development Report: climate change puts 340m at risk of displacement
bullet point Singapore 3 Dec
Neste Oil to invest US$814 million in palm oil biofuel plant in Singapore
bullet point Global 5 Dec
Natural hazards update - US, Indonesia, Iran, Taiwan, Philippines, Algeria...
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 79 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 28 Nov
BP to pay US$20m in penalties over March 2006 Prudhoe Bay oil spill
bullet point US 29 Nov
SEC rejects proposal to increase shareholder involvement in setting board ballots
bullet point Australia 30 Nov
BDO Kendalls: 40 percent of mid-cap companies fail to meet governance standards
bullet point Sweden 3 Dec
Swedish state is first to require sustainability reporting by state-owned firms
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 79 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Saudi Arabia 28 Nov
Security forces disrupt terrorist attack on oil installations, 208 arrested
bullet point Kazakhstan 3 Dec
Minister warns of tax review as KazMunaiGas seeks larger stake in Kashagan field
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 79 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 29 Nov
IFC, Mercer launch study on ESG issues in emerging market investments
bullet point France 30 Nov
Novethic and Amadeis survey French institutional investors on SRI strategies
bullet point US 30 Nov
RiskMetrics study reviews sustainability performance of 1,700 large cap firms
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 79 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Belgium 27 Nov
EU to lift barriers to E. African imports - agreements with 73 countries planned
bullet point Tanzania 1 Dec
Barrick completes health clinic for World AIDS Day amid labour/royalty disputes
bullet point China 3 Dec
Human Rights Watch says public schools using child labour, breaching labour laws
bullet point South Africa 4 Dec
270,000-strong National Union of Mine Workers holds strike over safety conditions
  Development
Map of issue 79 articles in the Development category
bullet point India 23 Nov
Supreme Court delays Vedanta bauxite mine opening over sustainability concerns
bullet point US 26 Nov
Gates Foundation/Rotary International grant $US200m to global polio eradication
bullet point Switzerland 29 Nov
(Product)RED contributions to Global Fund reach US$50m for World AIDS Day 2007
bullet point Singapore 29 Nov
ADB report: mismanagement of water resources likely to cause Asian water crisis
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 79 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Switzerland 23 Nov
WHO deal on bird flu sample sharing fails, Indonesia asserts rights over vaccines
bullet point US 26 Nov
Scotts fined US$500,000 for noncompliance in testing of GM grass variety
bullet point China 28 Nov
National commission says IPR changes needed to promote clean energy in China
bullet point UK 29 Nov
Stakeholders propose global best practice code for nanotechnology sector
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point IAG New Zealand
bullet point Telstra
bullet point Australian Ethical Investment Ltd
bullet point Manpower
bullet point IKEA

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