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Ethical Insight

A fortnightly review of corporate responsibility news and analysis

Latest issue: 116, 18 Jun 2009 - 01 Jul 2009

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Maplecroft news

Climate Change Report: 50% off until 31/07/09 - global climate change risks across 168 countries

Global Risks Fact File: mobile risk data, maps and stats - Maplecroft launch free BlackBerry® app

Human Rights Solutions Forum: Maplecroft and UNGC address human rights dilemmas for business

Risk indices and maps: pandemics, emerging powers, education, natural disasters, energy security

Maplecroft Podcast: selected news from the Global Risks Forecast and Ethical Insight. Free download

Environment

US 26 Jun

US House of Representatives passes new climate change act, next the Senate

Global 1 Jul

Natural hazards update - Greece, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Mexico, PNG ...

Corporate governance

Germany 19 Jun

TI report says leading companies are still not doing enough to fight corruption

UK 26 Jun

NGO coalition criticizes KPCS - action required to prevent diamond smuggling

Switzerland 29 Jun

Covalence names Vodafone as most ethical telecommunications company

Italy 1 Jul

G8 ministers expected to push for international ethical economic framework

Conflict and political risk

DR Congo 18 Jun

Soldiers rebel over non-payment of wages, fuelling fears of instability in DRC

UK 30 Jun

AI claims oil industry has bought poverty and pollution to Niger Delta

SRI and finance

US 22 Jun

Investors survey: Petrobas and Samsung best ESG firms in emerging markets

Labour and human rights

Australia 18 Jun

Review of FTSE companies finds indigenous rights policies inadequate

Switzerland 20 Jun

UNHCR report: number of forcibly displaced persons at 42.7m in 2008

China 24 Jun

China blocking Google services- filtering of internet on the rise

Development

Italy 19 Jun

FAO: 1020m people will go hungry every day in 2009, 100m more than 2008

Indonesia 30 Jun

US to write-off US$30m in Indonesian debt in exchange for forest conservation

Science, technology and health

Malawi 25 Jun

Report finds vitamin A supplements reduce malaria cases in children by one-third

Denmark 29 Jun

Danish swine flu patient the first not to respond to Tamiflu treatment

Global 30 Jun

Swine influenza update - USA, Mexico, Canada, UK, Chile, Australia ...

Sustainability and reporting

ArcelorMittal: 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report

Molson Coors: Corporate Responsibility 2009

STMicroelectronics: Corporate Responsibility Report 08 - A culture of Sustainable Excellence

SAP: 2008 Sustainability Report

DaVita: The Davita Vision for Social Responsibility - Community Care 2008

Bell Canada Enterprises: BCE Inc. 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report - We're in it together

PSA Peugeot Citroën: 2008 Sustainable Development and Annual Report

Baxter: 2008 Sustainability Priorities Report

Verizon: 08/09 Corporate Responsibility Report - Integrity/Respect/PerformanceExcellence/Accountability

Siemens: Sustainability Report 2008

Entergy: 2008 Sustainability Report

Desert Glory: 2008 Sustainability Report

Bradesco: 2008 Sustainability Report

Nippon Sheet Glass: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2008

Coca-Cola Hellenic: Social Responsibility Report 2008

MillerCoors: From Grain to Glass - Sustainable Development Report

France Telcom: Annual Report and Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2008