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Issue 91, 05 Jun 2008 - 18 Jun 2008

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  Environment
Map of issue 91 articles in the Environment category
bullet point China 5 Jun
One million-inhabitant eco-city, port and industrial park planned for Tangshan
bullet point UK 6 Jun
Trucost: EU automotives face €10bn extra costs under new CO2 emissions rules
bullet point Japan 8 Jun
G8 backs IEA proposal to build 20 large CCS projects between 2010 and 2020
bullet point Global 18 Jun
Natural hazards update - China, India, Kenya, US, Japan, Mexico, Greece
  Corporate governance
Map of issue 91 articles in the Corporate governance category
bullet point US 5 Jun
Ethisphere releases 2008 World's Most Ethical Companies sector rankings
bullet point Myanmar 9 Jun
Burma Campaign UK adds BBC, Quantas, Tata to list of "firms supporting junta"
bullet point US 9 Jun
Toyota, Google, IKEA top Reputation Institute's ranking of most respected firms
bullet point Switzerland 11 Jun
New life-cycle standard on sustainability in construction launched - ISO 15392
  Conflict and political risk
Map of issue 91 articles in the Conflict and political risk category
bullet point DR Congo 6 Jun
Katanga lifts cobalt export ban on nine firms adhering to new processing rules
bullet point Venezuela 6 Jun
NGOs call for Venezuela's expulsion from KPCS, citing reporting failures
bullet point India 9 Jun
Maoist attack disrupts NMDC ore exports, costs US$2.8m in lost production
bullet point Switzerland 17 Jun
UNHCR: global refugee numbers up for second consecutive year to 11.4 million
  SRI and finance
Map of issue 91 articles in the SRI and finance category
bullet point UK 10 Jun
B. Veritas, ING, GE, Axa plan environmental rating system for property holdings
bullet point China 13 Jun
CIC US$200 sovereign wealth fund adopts responsible investment strategy
bullet point US 17 Jun
UNPRI membership doubled in 2007-8 to 362 firms with US$14 trillion of assets
  Labour and human rights
Map of issue 91 articles in the Labour and human rights category
bullet point Ukraine 8 Jun
Explosion traps 37 engineers, raising concerns about mine safety in Ukraine
bullet point South Africa 11 Jun
Department for Minerals and Energy says results of mine safety audit "worrying"
bullet point India 16 Jun
Primark drops three suppliers after BBC Panorama reports use of child labour
bullet point India 17 Jun
Strike by ethnic Gurkhas costs Darjeeling tea industry US$475,000 per day
  Development
Map of issue 91 articles in the Development category
bullet point Italy 10 Jun
WFO: global food aid flows dropped to 50-year low of 5.9m tonnes in 2007
bullet point Switzerland 14 Jun
ILO: 75m children lack access to primary education, 165m in child labour
  Science, technology and health
Map of issue 91 articles in the Science, technology and health category
bullet point France 6 Jun
IEA: means of halving global CO2 emissions by 2050 would cost US$45 trillion
bullet point Kenya 13 Jun
Officials: prevalence of counterfeit and ineffective drugs hinders malaria fight
bullet point Netherlands 15 Jun
GSK, Novo Nordisk, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis top Access to Medicine Index
Sustainability and reporting
bullet point AGL Resources: The Right Reasons - Corporate Responsibility Report
bullet point Kingfisher: Steps for a Sustainable Future: Corporate Responsibility Summary Report 2007/8
bullet point Elcoteq: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Miller Brewing: Live Sustainably - The 2008 Sustainable Development Report
bullet point Sonae Sierra: It's about value: 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report
bullet point Bell Canada Enterprises: Corporate Responsibility 2007
bullet point TransAlta: 2007 Report on Sustainability
bullet point British American Tobacco: Sustainability Report 2007
bullet point Lexmark: 2007 Environmental Sustainability Report
bullet point Nexen: Proven Values: 2007 Sustainability Report
bullet point Ford: 2007/8 Blueprint for Sustainability
bullet point Bayer: Science For A Better Life - Sustainable Development Report 2007
bullet point Potash Corp: 2007 Sustainability Report
bullet point British Land: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007/08
bullet point 3i Group: Corporate Responsibility Report 2008
bullet point Prudential: Acting responsibly: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007/2008
bullet point De Beers Group: Living up to diamonds: Report to Society 2007
bullet point Premier Oil: Social Performance Report 2007
bullet point Centrica: Corporate Responsibility Report 2007
bullet point Marks and Spencer: How we do business report 2008

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