May 15, 2013
European Commission raids oil groups over price benchmarks; Singapore cracks down on cross-border tax evasion; Walmart outlines own Bangladesh safety plans; Rockefeller Foundation launches $100m initiative; UK Environmental Industries Commission to access Chinese market Read more >
May 10, 2013
MasterCard teams up with Nigeria to boost financial inclusion; Second Bangladesh factory incident puts renewed pressure on clothing firms; Save the Children and GlaxoSmithKline partner to save a million lives; McDonald's to reveal sourcing secrets; China penalises factories for pollutions Read more >
May 08, 2013
Oil palm smallholders get financial aid for certification; Indonesian Government prepares incentives for green industry; Chemical manufacturers pledge product safety; Sustainability awareness high in Asean but accountability still weak; Adidas takes supplier communication ‘to the next level’; Biomass satellite to monitor Earth's forests Read more >
May 03, 2013
Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney join Bangladesh safety talks; Korea, China, Japan to hold environmental talks; Green building materials ‘$254bn annual market by 2020?; Most firms don’t report on GHG emissions Read more >
May 01, 2013
Masdar to invest £1bn with UK Green Investment Bank; Coca-Cola joins WaterAid to provide safe drinking water in Africa; Global carbon dioxide levels set to pass 400ppm milestone; FTSE unveils latest environmental index; Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe; New carbon credit system considers women’s well-being Read more >
April 30, 2013
China commits billions in aid to Africa; Unilever to spend $5.4bn to lift India unit stake; Triodos launches new ethical investment funds; Primark to pay victims compensation; Infosys ranked leader for reducing carbon footprint; Gulf of Mexico oil spill damages weigh on BP's profits Read more >
April 15, 2013
Norway’s government pension fund divests from palm oil producers; Advertisers vent fury at Facebook; Green energy can help reduce poverty; EC to require large companies to report on social and environmental matters; Water corruption accounts for 30 percent revenue lost in Africa; Tod’s pledges to help small businesses Read more >
March 28, 2013
GE makes World’s Most Ethical Companies list; Nokia fined for tax evasion; Social enterprises scale up to fight poverty; Chevron chief’s pay cut after safety failures Read more >
March 13, 2013
Japan extracts natural gas in world first; Global Access to Nutrition Index report released; Social Stock Exchange will open later this year; Whole Foods to label all GMO products Read more >