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Issue 90, 22 May 2008 - 04 Jun 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 90 articles in the Environment category
bullet point US 22 May
NOAA forecasts "above normal" 2008 hurricane season, 12-16 named storms
bullet point China 27 May
Govt. evacuates 150k people living downstream from Tangjiashan 'quake lake'
bullet point US 29 May
GE to reduce water consumption 20 percent by 2012 across global operations
bullet point Global 4 Jun
Natural hazards update - Indonesia, Germany, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Ethiopia...
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 90 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point Germany 26 May
Former Siemens sales executive on trial for role in €1.3bn corruption scandal
bullet point UK 27 May
BITC/Sunday Times publish Corporate Responsibility Index 2008 top 100
bullet point UK 29 May
EIRIS: FTSE 100 firms weak on envt. reporting but ESG performance improving
bullet point UK 3 Jun
Banco Real is "Sustainable Bank of the Year" in FT Sustainable Banking Awards
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 90 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point Nigeria 26 May
MEND claims bombing of Shell oil pipeline - caused 175,000 bpd output loss
bullet point CAR 26 May
Residents appeal for international support against cross-border rebel raids
bullet point South Africa 28 May
De Beers faces US$130m tax arrears as parlt. probes '90s diamond export rules
bullet point Pakistan 1 Jun
Danish embassy bomb linked to cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 90 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point US 22 May
CAFOD: supporters to question pension funds over investments in mining firms
bullet point US 29 May
Exxon shareholders reject motions on independent chairman/alternative energy
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 90 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Belgium 25 May
Former DRC vice-president arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity
bullet point Peru 26 May
Peruvian Miners threaten strike as Congress rejects draft law on miners' rights
bullet point China 28 May
Dior pulls ads as Sharon Stone says earthquake was retribution for Tibet policy
bullet point UK 2 Jun
Amnesty International releases State of the World's Human Rights 2008 report
  Development
Map of issue 90 articles in the Development category
bullet point Sierra Leone 22 May
Government gives Anti-Corruption Commission powers of prosecution
bullet point P.O.T. 22 May
US agency provides political risk underwriting for investments in West Bank
bullet point India 23 May
New Delhi allocates US$18m to debt relief for 43m farmers, as banks lend less
bullet point Italy 4 Jun
UN summit to draft emergency plan on rising food prices as 850m people at risk
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 90 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point Belgium 23 May
EC limits imports of Ukrainian sunflower oil as contamination found in 13 states
bullet point US 30 May
Courts overturn rulings against Merck in earlier Vioxx health risk cases
bullet point US 2 Jun
Rio Tinto joins US utilities in lobbying for US$20bn govt. investment in CCS
bullet point UK 4 Jun
BG to reduce CO2 intensity of electricity production 11% by 2020
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point Intel: With Leadership Comes Responsibility
bullet point Alcatel-Lucent: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point HSBC: 2007 Sustainability Report
bullet point State Street: Sustainability at Work
bullet point ASSA ABLOY: Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Total: Environment and Society - Our Corporate Responsibilities
bullet point Air Products: 20/20 Focus - Delivering the Difference
bullet point Segro: Focussing on Stakeholders
bullet point Verizon: Doing the Work
bullet point Barclays: Sustainability Review 2007
bullet point Cemex: 2007 Sustainable Development Interim Report
bullet point Citigroup: Citizenship Report 2007
bullet point Hennes & Mauritz (H&M): Corporate Social Responsibility 2007
bullet point BP: Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Holcim: Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2007
bullet point Coca-Cola Hellenic: Towards Sustainability
bullet point Abbott: Ingenuity at Work
bullet point Premier Oil: 2007 Social Performance Report

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