Ethical Corporation - EthicsWatchen-gb Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:03:43 GMThttp://www.ethicalcorp.com High fashion flirts with eco, PepsiCo says no to Super Bowl advertising and Nokia's Greenpeace tech award win http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6826&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6826&rss=70.xml Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Moves from the European Union, Church of England, IBM, Intel and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6824&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6824&rss=70.xml Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Islay has a history of green energy initiatives. Now one of its famous distilleries is generating power from waste http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6818&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6818&rss=70.xml Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ethical brands are taking the lead in the long-term regeneration of Haiti http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6817&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6817&rss=70.xml Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A change in EU tariffs will impact Sri Lanka's garment industry http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6796&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6796&rss=70.xml Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The new legislation has created new hopes among the NGOs that things will start to improve at Opic. http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6797&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6797&rss=70.xml Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Voluntary renewable portfolio standards are falling short of the mark, progress on mandatory cap-and-trade legislation has stalled and US cleantech investment has taken a dip. What will it take for the US to maintain its lead in cleantech investment? http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6794&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6794&rss=70.xml Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eco shoppers keep the tills ringing, the Coca-Cola bag that's this season's must-have, and how mobile phone text messages can beat malaria http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6772&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6772&rss=70.xml Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Moves from Royal Dutch Shell, Petrobras, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6771&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6771&rss=70.xml Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The RSPO needs to have a good year to convince doubters it is on the right track http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6761&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6761&rss=70.xml Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Increasing focus from financial institutions on corporate responsibility is reflected in how stock exchanges are approaching environmental, social and governance issues http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6762&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6762&rss=70.xml Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT So what did happen behind the scenes during frantic negotiations in Copenhagen? Ethical Corporation was there http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6751&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6751&rss=70.xml Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thai industrial chemical factories and installations have been shut down by a lone activist http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6757&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6757&rss=70.xml Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT The UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment could bring financial rewards for participants http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6729&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6729&rss=70.xml Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Felix von Geyer, in his final blog posting from Copenhagen, describes the final hours of the climate negotiations which ended in predictable stalemate on Saturday http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6732&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6732&rss=70.xml Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Our new column keeps an eye on the latest big brands' corporate responsibility moves and how the NGOs and activists are keeping up the pressure http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6726&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6726&rss=70.xml Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Manufacturing humanitarian aid supplies near where they will be needed could save time and procurement costs http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6730&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6730&rss=70.xml Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Negotiations in Copenhagen came to a grinding halt yesterday. Felix von Geyer ponders the reasons in his latest blog posting from Copenhagen http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6715&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6715&rss=70.xml Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Transparency is key to any agreement that the US will accept, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton told reporters on Thursday morning in a press briefing. Felix von Geyer reports on the detail from Copenhagen http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6716&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6716&rss=70.xml Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Moves from Dow, BP, Wal-Mart and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6717&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6717&rss=70.xml Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The multi-billion-dollar court case involving Chevron and toxic waste dumping in Ecuador gets ever murkier http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6721&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6721&rss=70.xml Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Felix von Geyer reports from Copenhagen on progress yesterday at the climate change talks http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6713&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6713&rss=70.xml Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ethical Corporation`s man in Copenhagen, Felix von Geyer, begins a series of reports on the progress of the climate change talks currently under way http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6711&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6711&rss=70.xml Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT As world leaders gather in Copenhagen to thrash-out a roadmap to prevent the human race sleepwalking into climate catastrophe, Europe's legislators are wondering how the EU will achieve its own 2020 renewable energy targets. http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6712&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6712&rss=70.xml Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The chances of a binding treaty emerging in Copenhagen look slim but it's not all doom and gloom http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6700&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6700&rss=70.xml Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Human impact on the environment may have to be proved in a US court http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6680&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6680&rss=70.xml Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Moves from European Investment Bank, Qatar Airways, Ecuador-Chevron and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6684&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6684&rss=70.xml Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Tesco has diverted 100% of its UK waste away from landfill but has failed to win over sceptics http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6671&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6671&rss=70.xml Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Unease about Google's power and influence is deepening http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6658&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6658&rss=70.xml Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Marketing unapproved drugs has landed Pfizer in big trouble http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6664&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6664&rss=70.xml Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Moves from Trafigura, Shell, Vattenfall, Total and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6648&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6648&rss=70.xml Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund could influence global sustainability practices with its new investment guidelines http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6641&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6641&rss=70.xml Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT A scheme to provide Europe's energy from the solar and wind resources of north Africa and the Middle East might just work http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6634&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6634&rss=70.xml Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT New European commissioners will take office in November with the challenge of setting out a revised, sustainable vision for Europe http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6623&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6623&rss=70.xml Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Australia's planned emissions trading scheme is unambitious and unlikely to cut pollution http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6613&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6613&rss=70.xml Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Moves from Kimberly-Clark, Pfizer, Vattenfall, Total and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6608&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6608&rss=70.xml Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Rio Tinto's and BP's recent brushes with the law show the limits of how far companies can protect staff in dangerous parts of the world http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6593&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6593&rss=70.xml Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT A climate deal in Copenhagen in December looks less certain as the US climate bill stalls in the Senate http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6589&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6589&rss=70.xml Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Wal-Mart has plans to give each of its retail products a sustainability rating in the next five years http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6583&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6583&rss=70.xml Mon, 7 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Zimbabwe's run-in with the Kimberley process is yet more bad news for investors wanting to rebuild the country http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6566&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6566&rss=70.xml Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The rise in female chief executives could incline major companies towards ethics and sustainability http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6548&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6548&rss=70.xml Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Companies can operate without corruption in Africa, provided they are patient http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6542&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6542&rss=70.xml Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Ruggie tells UK legislators how to persuade business to manage human rights risks http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6533&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6533&rss=70.xml Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Global business leaders deliver strong words to governments ahead of global climate talks in Copenhagen http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6522&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6522&rss=70.xml Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Moves from Shell, Marks and Spencer, Timberland, Alliance Boots and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6520&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6520&rss=70.xml Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT With society facing a pensions time-bomb, responsible employers could be those who improve retirement benefits for staff http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6509&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6509&rss=70.xml Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT UK private security companies back proposals to give ethical operators an advantage when bidding for contracts http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6506&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6506&rss=70.xml Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Eco-banking, the US carbon debate, pension problems and the ethics of security http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6501&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6501&rss=70.xml Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT The UK government is being urged to use its new-found power over the banks to pursue environmental goals http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6485&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6485&rss=70.xml Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT US business wants a carbon price, but disagrees on how it should be set http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6487&rss=70.xml http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6487&rss=70.xml Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT