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Issue 83, 31 Jan 2008 - 13 Feb 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 83 articles in the Environment category
bullet point US 4 Feb
Citi, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley set 'Carbon Principles' for coal sector finance
bullet point China 6 Feb
Beijing: 2007/8 winter weather extremes cost China US$15.5bn in econ. losses
bullet point Indonesia 7 Feb
Rainforest Alliance certifies Sumatra carbon offset project to CCBA standards
bullet point Singapore 11 Feb
Staples cancels APP paper supply contract over weak envt. performance
bullet point Global 13 Feb
Natural hazards update - China, Lebanon, Mexico, USA, Fiji, Chile...
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 83 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 4 Feb
Wal-Mart requires food suppliers to be certified to GFSI standards by 2009
bullet point US 7 Feb
BP/ARCO to pay US$187m for Clark Fork River heavy metals sediment clean-up
bullet point Tanzania 7 Feb
PM resigns over US$173m Richmond Devt. Co. energy corruption scandal
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 83 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Venezuela 4 Feb
Chavez threatens to nationalise food distributors "hoarding" amid shortages
bullet point Venezuela 8 Feb
Exxon wins freeze of US$12bn PDVSA assets globally amid nationalisation row
bullet point Timor-Leste 11 Feb
President of East Timor "critical" after assassination attempt by rebel soldiers
bullet point China 12 Feb
Spielberg resigns as advisor to Beijing Olympics, citing Darfur complicity
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 83 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point India 31 Jan
S&P launches IFC-backed ESG index of 50 top-performing Indian firms
bullet point UK 6 Feb
Standard Life divests SRI funds from airlines, 30% of investors cite emissions
bullet point US 11 Feb
Edelman report: transparency is key indicator of corporate responsibility
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 83 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Jordan 7 Feb
IFC/ILO back US$4.7m 'Better Work' project to improve apparel labour conditions
bullet point Myanmar 9 Feb
Junta announces referendum on new constitution in May, elections in 2010
bullet point India 10 Feb
West Bengal launches enquiry into death of five protestors during anti-SEZ rally
bullet point Mozambique 12 Feb
Five killed in wave of violent protests against rising transport and living costs
  Development
Map of issue 83 articles in the Development category
bullet point Rwanda 1 Feb
WHO: 2005/6 interventions cut malaria deaths by over 50% in Rwanda/Ethiopia
bullet point Switzerland 6 Feb
UN: 58% of global cell users in developing world but digital divide remains
bullet point Peru 7 Feb
Residents strike over bills to increase private development at historical sites
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 83 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Belgium 6 Feb
Animal rights extremists target labs, researchers, retailers in Belgium and US
bullet point US 6 Feb
Google to fund solar-thermal, high-altitude wind power, geo-thermal start-ups
bullet point Uganda 8 Feb
National bio-safety committee approves trials of bollworm-resistant GM cotton
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point ANZ Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 2006/7 CSR Report
bullet point Danske Bank Group CSR Report 2007
bullet point National Bank of Kuwait: NBK and the Community 2007

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