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12.05.2008
Corporate accountability advocates called on Pepsi to publicly report water quality information, as is required of public water systems, during one of the corporation's annual shareholder meetings last week.
more...From: Corporate Accountability International Related topics/regions: [Knowledge] [Environmental activism] [Corporations] [Water/sanitation] Image: Public tap water is more highly regulated than bottled water, say advocates. © malla_mi (flickr)
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08.05.2008
Britannian pääministerin isännöi yrityksiä köyhyyden vähentämistyöhön innostavaa YK-kokousta. Yritysten hyväntahtoisuus herättää kansalaisjärjestökentässä epäuskoa.
more...From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [MDGs] [United Nations] [Corporations] |
06.05.2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Indigenous rights] [Forests] [Climate change] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Business] [Land] Image: Amazon rainforest. © WWF International
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05.05.2008
The American Petroleum Institute has just begun running a feel-good commercial that argues "America's future" lies in drilling out domestic reserves of oil and natural gas.
more...From: Gristmill Related topics/regions: [United States] [Pollution] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Consumption] [Energy] Image: Sunset industry? Not according to the API © Friends of the Earth International
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04.05.2008
Just as the need for renewables becomes critical, the oil giants signal an alarming retreat, writes Jeremy Leggett.
more...From: The Guardian Related topics/regions: [Renewable energy] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: ExxonMobil: 'pouring scorn on renewables investment'. Credit: MontroseDP
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03.05.2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Human rights] [Trade] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Corn: food or fuel? © Network for New Energy Choices
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