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Issue 88, 24 Apr 2008 - 07 May 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 88 articles in the Environment category
bullet point US 24 Apr
Du Pont, Nissan top PERI Toxic 100 index of most polluting companies in the US
bullet point UK 30 Apr
Shell to sell 33 percent stake in UK’s largest offshore wind farm project
bullet point Myanmar 2 May
Cyclone Nargis kills over 22,000 people and makes 100,000 homeless
bullet point Global 7 May
Natural hazards update - Indonesia, Chile, US, Iran, India, Mexico, Haiti
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 88 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Germany 28 Apr
TI: IOCs failing to disclose payments to governments and tackle corruption
bullet point UK 2 May
Advertising "greenwash" complaints up 380% from 117 in 2006 to 561 in 2007
bullet point Netherlands 5 May
GRI plans new IT tool to increase comparability of ESG performance data
bullet point UK 6 May
Woolf report makes 23 recommendations to improve ethical performance at BAE
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 88 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Myanmar 1 May
US extends sanctions to three Burmese firms ahead of constitutional referendum
bullet point Turkey 7 May
Court blocks access to YouTube, citing videos insulting founding father Ataturk
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 88 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 24 Apr
Ceres report: mutual funds "schizophrenic" in climate change product offering
bullet point UK 28 Apr
Carbon Disclosure Project releases report on supply chain risks and liabilities
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 88 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Chile 24 Apr
Codelco extends El Teniente US$10m/day mine closure amid strike violence
bullet point China 2 May
Carrefour/CNN targeted in counter-protests amid Tibet/Olympics row
bullet point PNG 3 May
Local tribes attack imported labour at two Harmony Gold construction sites
bullet point Bangladesh 5 May
Garment manufacturers to sell rice to workers at 30% discount on market price
  Development
Map of issue 88 articles in the Development category
bullet point Italy 25 Apr
IEA says biofuels critical for energy needs, amid global food price concerns
bullet point US 28 Apr
DHL and Mercy Corps deliver US$9.6m of medical supplies to southern Iraq
bullet point US 30 Apr
eBay Foundation/Oxfam launch Community Gives clean water campaign for Africa
bullet point India 1 May
Standard Chartered/Accion call for greater microfinance access to capital markets
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 88 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Brazil 24 Apr
BP announces US$560 million investment in Brazilian biofuel refineries by 2010
bullet point US 24 Apr
FDA links contamination of Chinese-made heparin to 81 US patient deaths
bullet point UK 26 Apr
Study: clinical examinations almost as reliable as blood tests in HIV diagnosis
bullet point France 29 Apr
GeSI report outlines sustainable development potential of ICT industry
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point Seaboard Foods: Sustainability & Stewardship: Our never-ending commitment
bullet point Export Development Canada: Trading Responsibly, Delivering Results: CSR Report 2007
bullet point REI: 2007 Stewardship Report
bullet point DTE Energy: The DTE Energy CR Report: Our social, economic and environmental impacts
bullet point Loblaw Companies Limited: The Way We Do Business: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point CVS Caremark: 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
bullet point Colgate-Palmolive: Living Our Values for Sustainability
bullet point ITV Plc: Airing the Issues: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Motorola: 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
bullet point BG Group: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Aracruz: 2007 Annual and Sustainability Report
bullet point Hydro-Quebec: Sustainability Report 2007

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