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A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Issue 89, 08 May 2008 - 21 May 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 89 articles in the Environment category
bullet point US 8 May
ACCCE counters Sierra Club's claim that coal power plants breach Clean Air Act
bullet point US 13 May
UPS adds 200 hybrid and 300 gas-powered trucks to alternative fuels fleet
bullet point Nigeria 14 May
Villagers sue Shell for loss of crops and fish stocks caused by oil spills
bullet point Netherlands 15 May
Atradius: EU businesses insufficiently well-prepared for climate change risks
bullet point Global 21 May
Natural hazards update - Indonesia, Philippines, China, US, India, Algeria...
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 89 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 8 May
Oil majors to pay US$423m to settle MTBE water contamination charges
bullet point Brazil 13 May
Sixteen firms join new Brazilian voluntary GHG emissions registry
bullet point US 16 May
Rockefellers call for change at Exxon to promote alternative energy investment
bullet point US 19 May
New bill would require firms to disclose payments to foreign governments
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 89 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point US 13 May
Fifty US victims of terrorist attacks in Israel file US$500m case against UBS
bullet point Ukraine 13 May
Tymoshenko revokes gas exploration licence for US-based Vanco
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 89 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 8 May
Google shareholders reject proposed change to company stance on censorship
bullet point US 8 May
Hawaii Ironworkers Pension Fund sues Alcoa over Bahrain bribery allegations
bullet point US 14 May
Shareholders overturn genocide divestment proposal at six Fidelity funds
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 89 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point India 16 May
Deaths in third round of West Bengal local elections bring overall toll to 30
bullet point South Africa 18 May
Fears of violence spreading rise as 24 die in attacks against foreign migrants
bullet point UAE 18 May
Survey: more women on company boards in Oman/Kuwait than in Italy/Japan
bullet point US 20 May
Barrick Gold to close Getchell mine after accidents kill 3 workers in 8 months
  Development
Map of issue 89 articles in the Development category
bullet point China 12 May
Sichuan earthquake kills 40,000 people; Beijing deploys 50,000 troops
bullet point China 16 May
Officials investigate poor build quality in schools destroyed by earthquake
bullet point US 16 May
One Laptop Per Child scheme turns to Microsoft to access new markets
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 89 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point US 14 May
BSA/IDC: cost of software piracy for global business up 20% since 2006
bullet point Belgium 18 May
EC approves first pre-pandemic H5N1 vaccine, produced by GSK
bullet point Canada 19 May
Report: agri-biotech firms apply for patents on 66% of GM "climate crops"
bullet point Switzerland 19 May
WHO/WEF highlight economic benefits of workplace health promotion initiatives
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point Halliburton: Corporate Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point CB Richard Ellis: The Universal Values of CBRE
bullet point Danfoss Group: Making modern living possible
bullet point Canada Post: Building our Future Together
bullet point Capita Group: An integrated approach to CR
bullet point Chevron: Energy Partnership: 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
bullet point Steelcase: Balance: Planet/People/Profit
bullet point Friends Provident: Living Corporate Responsibility: Performance Report 2007
bullet point Occidental Petroleum Corporation: Oxy Social Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Tullow Oil: How are we meeting the challenge? - Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point AIG: Putting our Strength Behind Sustainability
bullet point KPMG in Canada: Social responsibility report 2007
bullet point Shell : Responsible Energy: The Shell Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Catalyst: Taking the initiative - 2007 Sustainability report
bullet point Volvo: Group Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Starbucks: 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report
bullet point Aviva: One Aviva. One World
bullet point SMB Offshore: Sharing our Future: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007

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