25 most recent entries:
Uzbekistan: Major retailers call for end of child labour in cotton (Aug 15 2008 00:00 GMT)
A coalition representing the US major retail and clothing companies has called on Uzbekistan president Islam Karimov to tackle the endemic presence of child labour in the country's production of cotton, saying that the current situation is 'totally unacceptable'. (15 Aug 2008)
US: Disneyland demonstration over hotel worker benefits (Aug 15 2008 00:00 GMT)
Protesters dressed as Disney characters were arrested during a demonstration protesting the company's proposals to reduce benefits for around 2,300 hotel workers. (15 Aug 2008)
South Korea: Disgraced business leaders pardoned (Aug 12 2008 00:00 GMT)
The South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has pardoned some of the country's most senior business leaders who had been convicted of various crimes over recent times. (12 Aug 2008)
Australia: Bosses told to end bullying in workplace negotiations (Aug 09 2008 00:00 GMT)
Australia's Workplace Ombudsman has said that bosses should understand that swearing and bullying should not be a feature in discussions about employees wages and condition.s (9 Aug 2008)
Israel: Nissan attacked for portrayal of Arab sheikhs in electric car ad (Aug 07 2008 00:00 GMT)
Car maker Nissan has provoked fury for a TV ad made by Israeli advertiser Inbar Merhav Shaked which portrays a group of violent Arab oil sheikhs attacking the company's new electric car. (7 Aug 2008)
China: 'Gyoza' poisonings hushed up (Aug 07 2008 00:00 GMT)
Pesticide contamination which caused a food poisoning outbreak earlier this year in Japan had already caused an outbreak in China which had been kept quiet in advance. (7 Aug 2008)
So what's the real impact of your business? (Aug 03 2008 00:00 GMT)
If you pillage, you should make amends. Replace what you took out. People used to talk this way about corporate social responsibility - saying that the first reason you should do it was 'to put something back'. It begged the question - what is the real impact of a business on society? Was it a plus or a minus?
UK: Innocent smoothies attacked over green claims (Aug 03 2008 00:00 GMT)
Innocent drinks, which have created a brand identity based on its ethical and environmental credentials, has been accused of misleading consumers about how its fruit is transported around the world. (3 Aug 2008)
Peru: Government to make CSR focus of APEC summit (Jul 31 2008 00:00 GMT)
Peru's deputy foreign minister has said that corporate social responsibility will be tabled as a key element of globalisation when the country hosts the next Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima in November. (31 Jul 2008)
Vedanta Resources protests travel to London (Jul 31 2008 00:00 GMT)
Vedanta Resources endured an angry AGM as protesters questioned its commitment to sustainable development, and the concerns achieved greater profile as a campaign group lodged an application to demolish London landmark St Paul's Cathedral to draw a comparison with what it said the company was doing in India. (31 Jul 2008)
Canada: Greenpeace breaks into site to protest tar sands (Jul 31 2008 00:00 GMT)
A group of campaigners from environmental NGO Greenpeace broke into a site owned by Syncrude Canada Ltd, a consortium of different oil companies, in Alberta to protest against the company's involvement in new oil sands developments. (31 Jul 2008)
Germany: Siemens sues former chiefs over bribery scandal (Jul 29 2008 00:00 GMT)
Engineering giant Siemens AG is aiming to get damages from its former CEO Klaus Kleinfeld and Chairman Heinrich von Pierer along with nine others for damaging the company's reputation by failing to deal with a bribery scandal in 2006. (29 Jul 2008)
South Korea: Plans for product carbon labeling unveiled (Jul 28 2008 00:00 GMT)
The South Korean government has announced that carbon labels will be introduced for certain an initial selection of ten products beginning January 2009. (28 Jul 2008)
UK: Supermarkets and food firms reducing packaging waste (Jul 28 2008 00:00 GMT)
The amount of waste packaging produced by UK supermarkets and food manufacturers has stopped growing, in spite of continued two percent growth in sales, suggesting that the sector is successfully meeting commitments to begin reducing levels from 2010. (28 Jul 2008)
Investors called on to avoid tar fields (Jul 28 2008 00:00 GMT)
Investors have been urged to avoid controversial projects to extract oil from tar fields after evidence that the process creates up to eight times more carbon emissions than standard oil production, as well as bringing higher environmental costs in other areas such as water use. (28 Jul 2008)
Rwanda: Rwacom justifies locking workers in factory overnight (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
According to the New Times, workers at Rwacom plastic industries have complained of poor pay and difficult working conditions where they are locked inside a warehouse for twelve hours at night. Management at the firm defended the practice saying that it was to prevent 'the theft of oil'. (23 Jul 2008)
US: Post-Enron legislation may be dealt major blow by court ruling (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
A challenge to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was introduced to set in place more stringent financial accounting rules following the demise of Enron, has been described as likely to succeed in bringing the measure grinding to a halt. (20 Jul 2008)
Making employees into allies (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
According to a new survey of employees, most are enthusiastic about the principles of corporate social responsibility, and they are keen to work for a company that shares their values. But they are finding barriers at work to finding ways to express this enthusiasm. (20 Jul 2008)
Can you have social responsibility without ethics? (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
For some people, corporate social responsibility is about programmes. Stuff that you do where you can describe what you're trying to achieve, what approach you've taken to achieve it, and whether it worked. But it needs to include the other aspect - how you and your staff behave on a day to day basis. You could label this element straight business ethics - my version is that it's about what you do when you think that nobody's looking. (20 Jul 2008)
India: Pharma firm Ranbaxy denies quality defects (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
Indian drug firm Ranbaxy has hit back against allegations by US prosecutors that the company lied about the quality of its low-cost drugs, including those aimed at treating HIV. (18 Jul 2008)
Iran: Total sees too great a risk following missile tests (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
The head of French oil company Total has said that it would hold off on further investments in Iran in the short term because of the growing political risk following the country's test-firing of a series of missiles. (17 Jul 2008)
South Korea: Ex-chairman of Samsung guilty of tax evasion (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung, has been found guilty of tax evasion and given a three year suspended jail sentence and a 110bn won fine. He was cleared of another charge of breach of trust. (16 Jul 2008)
Wal-Mart joins programme to eliminate illegal logging (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
Wal-Mart has said it is to work with the Global Forest and Trade Network in a programme to avoid products created through illegal and unsustainable logging for all of its own brand furniture. (15 Jul 2008)
UK: Tobacco price fixing fines for six firms (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
Six companies including retailer Asda Walmart and tobacco firm Gallaher have agreed to pay fines of up to 173 UK pounds following a probe over unlawful pricing practices. An inquiry into other major companies is ongoing. (11 Jul 2008)
EU: European Parliament agrees tighter rules against misleading air flights advertising (Jul 23 2008 17:52 GMT)
The European Parliament has agreed with proposals to ban airlines from giving headline fares in advertising that fail to include additional charges, such as taxes or baggage charges. (9 Jul 2008)
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