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Issue 86, 13 Mar 2008 - 09 Apr 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 86 articles in the Environment category
bullet point Japan 16 Mar
G20 opposes Japanese proposals for sector-based GHG emissions reductions
bullet point US 24 Mar
BSR report reviews Coca-Cola's progress towards 'water-neutrality'
bullet point US 27 Mar
NASA data shows shrinking Arctic ice; oil and gas firms to expand exploration
bullet point US 7 Apr
Patagonia Inc. launches web-based tool to track products' sustainability impacts
bullet point Germany 8 Apr
Deutsche Post World Net launches 'GoGreen' climate protection programme
bullet point Global 9 Apr
Natural hazards update - China, Brazil, Angola, Kazakhstan, US, Chile, Namibia
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 86 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 21 Mar
US$1bn Alba suit against Alcoa prompts DoJ corruption probe
bullet point Germany 26 Mar
BMW and Toyota top Sustainable Value assessment of 16 car firms
bullet point US 27 Mar
AIG sues former CEO over alleged misappropriation of shares worth US$20bn
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 86 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point DR Congo 25 Mar
DRC to introduce coltan certification scheme to stem rebel financing
bullet point China 31 Mar
Tibetan exiles protest against Chinese government's handling of Lhasa uprising
bullet point Egypt 6 Apr
90 injured and two dead in Nile Delta protests over rising prices and low wages
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 86 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point UK 13 Mar
Google and Xerox among new FTSE4Good members in semi-annual review
bullet point China 17 Mar
Industrial Fund Management Co. launches first Chinese SRI fund
bullet point Netherlands 28 Mar
Pension fund PGGM to invest €200m in microfinance over next 2-3 years
bullet point New Zealand 4 Apr
€6.7bn NZ Superannuation Fund boycotts investment in cluster bombs
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 86 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Mexico 31 Mar
Twenty injured as striking workers block other miners from Grupo Mexico mine
bullet point South Africa 7 Apr
Motlhotlo resettlement dispute delays US$750m AngloPlat PPRust North project
bullet point Malaysia 8 Apr
Ethnic Indian Hindraf activists demand leaders' release, threaten more protests
  Development
Map of issue 86 articles in the Development category
bullet point India 13 Mar
CARE, Allianz offer community microinsurance to vulnerable Indian communities
bullet point India 25 Mar
Greenpeace: 125m at risk from rising sea levels and water shortages
bullet point Nigeria 31 Mar
China offers US$50bn loan guarantees to fund Nigerian infrastructure investment
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 86 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Romania 27 Mar
Govt. considers barring EU-approved GM corn, following bans in 6 other countries
bullet point US 1 Apr
IBM applies advanced maths to develop system for managing natural disasters
bullet point US 2 Apr
Gates Foundation grants US$26.8m to wheat rust disease resistance project
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point Standard Chartered: Sustainability Review 2007: Leading the Way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
bullet point HP: FY07 Global Citizenship Report
bullet point GlaxoSmithKline: Corporate Responsibility Review 2007
bullet point Azko Nobel: Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Lego Group: Sustainability 2007
bullet point Henkel: Sustainability Report 2007: Our Commitment
bullet point Talisman Energy: Going Further: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Syngenta: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Ahold: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Tyson Foods: Sustainability- It's In Our Nature
bullet point Outokumpu: Outokumpu and the environment 2007
bullet point The Bank of New York Mellon: Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report

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