Commentary: Companies' climate actions must be transparent, with concrete...
"How to Keep Companies Honest About Fighting Climate Change", 23 Feb 2016 Going green is the latest corporate trend—but it can be tough to separate the companies that are actually making major...
View ArticleChina: Govt. crackdown on freedom of expression & rule of law affects both...
"China's disappearing billionaires - an alarming trend", 1 Feb 2016 What is happening to these Chinese business leaders, and what lessons do their cases hold for Western companies operating in China?...
View ArticleUK: Christian Aid encourages Scottish Govt. to fight tax avoidance by...
"Agenda: Impact of corporate tax dodging in world's poorest countries is virtually unfathomable", 16 Feb 2016 ...Christian Aid has estimated that developing countries lose more than £100bn each year...
View ArticleHaïti : Palmis Enèji et Grameen Crédit Agricole collaborent pour offrir...
"Offrir aux plus vulnérables un meilleur accès à l’énergie pour la cuisson et l’éclairage", 15 février 2016 En Haïti, 72 % des ménages n’ont pas accès à l’électricité. Pour s’éclairer, ils ont recours...
View ArticleVenezuela: Debate parlamentario buscaría privatizar empresas públicas que...
“Venezuela: Derecha promueve ley que intenta privatizar empresas públicas “ La derecha parlamentaria llevará este martes a debate en plenaria de la Asamblea Nacional un proyecto que ha denominado "Ley...
View ArticleCanadá: 8 demandas sobre abusos ambientales y a derechos humanos por...
“Demandas contra empresas extractivas presentadas en Canadá: avance en el litigio civil transnacional, 2997-2016”, Feb 2016 …Se han presentado ante tribunales canadienses un total de ocho demandas...
View ArticleGuatemala: Corte Suprema ordena suspensión de actividades a minera Kappes...
“La Puya: Corte Suprema de Justicia resolvió que empresa minera debe suspender la explotación”, 22 de Febrero de 2016 …[L]a Corte de Constitucionalidad (CC) ordenó a la Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ)...
View ArticleNicaragua: Impactos de Alianzas Público Privadas; análisis de experta sobre...
“Alianzas Público–Privadas y el sector ambiental. ¿El poder de las ideas?”, 23 de Febrero de 2016 ...Al principio, Alfonsina creyó que iba a recibir un pago. Alfonsina…vive en una aldea del...
View ArticleKonstruktiver Dialog zwischen Unternehmen und Gemeinden bleibt eine zentrale...
Vom 8. bis 11. Februar fand in Kapstadt die 7. Alternative Bergbaukonferenz (Alternative Mining Indaba, AMI - das Wort ‚Indaba‘ bedeutet Konferenz) statt. Sie wurde von dem Economic Justice Network,...
View ArticleChina: Govt. crackdown on freedom of expression & rule of law affects both...
"China's disappearing billionaires - an alarming trend", 1 Feb 2016 by Michael Posner, NYU Stern School of Business, on CNBC (USA) What is happening to these Chinese business leaders, and what lessons...
View ArticleTrade agreements & investment disputes threaten tax justice, says report
“Taxes on trial: How trade deals threaten tax justice”, 1 Feb 2016 Demands for tax justice have resounded worldwide, with inequality at historic and unsustainable levels and increased attention towards...
View ArticleInvestors ask US Securities & Exchange Commission to force ExxonMobil to...
"New York asks SEC to force climate vote onto Exxon proxy", 24 Feb 2016 New York state's comptroller and four other Exxon Mobil shareholders asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week...
View ArticleCommentaire : France : La proposition de loi sur un devoir de vigilance...
« Devoir de vigilance : excès de régulation en vue », 19 février 2016 ...En 2013, l'effondrement du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh a fait plus de mille victimes et endommagé la réputation de grandes marques...
View ArticleMalawi: Publish What You Pay calls for transparency in awarding oil & gas...
"Five Unanswered Questions on Exploration of Oil & Gas in Malawi’s Lake and Land" All of Lake Malawi and part of Malawi’s land including the Shire River Basin have been divided into six blocks for...
View ArticleEtats-Unis : Un tribunal condamne Johnson & Johnson à verser des dommages...
« USA : Johnson & Johnson condamné pour un cas de cancer », 25 février 2016 Un tribunal du Missouri, aux États-Unis, a condamné l'entreprise Johnson & Johnson à payer une amende de 72 millions...
View ArticleCarbon Disclosure Project finds few companies are working with suppliers to...
"Companies Fighting Climate Change Are Missing One Of The Biggest Culprits: Their Supply Chains", 26 Jan 2016 Dell is working with more than 100 of its top manufacturing suppliers to cut fuel and...
View ArticleKenya Pipeline Company refutes claims oil leak from its depot contaminating...
"Kenya Pipeline denies its depot contaminates Eldoret water wells” Two water wells in an Eldoret Estate that had unleaded petrol have been cordoned off by police to avert danger as Kenya Pipeline...
View ArticlePerú: Juicio en Londres a minera Tintaya, de Glencore por represión a...
“Juicio en Londres a minera Xstrata por represión de manifestación en Perú” Una comunidad de la provincia peruana de Espinar llevó ante la Alta Corte de Londres a la minera Xstrata [parte de Glencore]...
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