October 17, 2012
Foxconn admits employing 14-year-old interns; Starbucks accused of avoiding tax; Google told to alter privacy policy; Bribery claims raise stakes in battle for control of BP’s Russian venture; Report shows boost in UK support for ethical investments Read more >
October 16, 2012
Fukushima disaster could have been avoided, nuclear plant operator admits; Warrant issued for Kingfisher chief; Tullow defies Arctic fear in Greenland deal; Energy companies warn UK government over delays to green subsidies; RBS suspends senior trader in Libor probe Read more >
October 15, 2012
S&P downgrade is a new blow for South Africa; US woman takes on banks over Libor; Government floods water industry with R&D funding; Drinks groups sue over New York’s ‘supersize’ ban Read more >
October 12, 2012
China carbon debut defies emission doubters; Audi powers up with biofuels from wastewater; UK grocery stores and brands cut supply chain waste 8.8%; South African gold producers extend strike deadline Read more >
October 11, 2012
South African gold miners offered better wages; UN warns of rising food costs after year’s extreme weather; Global clean energy investment set to fall for first time in eight years; Shell to appear in Dutch court on pollution charges; Greenpeace activists hide overnight at Swedish nuclear plants Read more >
October 10, 2012
Supreme Court denies Chevron $19bn Ecuador appeal; Alcoa to pay $85m to settle Bahrain law suit; Oxfam turns investor with Mongolian loan; Rural India marches on Delhi over landless poor; Sainsbury’s boss attacks chancellor’s plan for workers to sacrifice rights for shares Read more >
October 09, 2012
Ireland’s central bank starts PPI probe; Puma pushes case for green shoes; Aquarius chief quits as unrest grows and demand falls away; UK Government floats £2m bioenergy from wetlands competition; Eurosif study shows marked growth in responsible investment Read more >
October 08, 2012
Companies warn Osborne on renewable power; Foxconn hit by fresh outbreak of unrest at iPhone 5 factory; Platinum giant fires 12,000 striking South African miners; Africa's mineral wealth not reaching the poorest, says World Bank; CEO of Barclays calls for more ‘socially useful banks’ Read more >
October 05, 2012
India's Kingfisher Airlines halts flights for another week; South African Toyota workers end strike after pay rise; Shell declares force majeure on fuel in South Africa; British government opens state-of-the-art power system by E.ON and the National Grid Read more >
October 04, 2012
Chevron faces shareholder pressure over $19 Billion Ecuador Judgment; Factory workers strike in Indonesia’s industrial heartland; South African strikes spread to iron ore; UN report says organised crime is responsible for up to 90 percent of illegal logging Read more >
