HIGHLIGHTS 15% Early Bird Ends next Saturday! Participate, network and learn from our speakers to explore key CSR issues and strategies across Asia. Confirmed speakers from Coca-Cola, Standard Chartered Bank, New Britain Palm Oil Limited, Sompo Japan Insurance, Oxfam, Forest Peoples Programme, Shell, CLP Holdings, VSO, Rio Tinto, The Asia Foundation, …
Today’s Top Stories from GFI: How Canada’s banks help money move in and out of tax havens
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Why Developing Countries Should Care About The G8 Summit Taxcast Edition 17: May ’13 Statement From The Financial Transparency Coalition: G8 Leaders Fail To Reach Financial Transparency Agreement Tax Wars: EU Playing Catch-Up With US New EU Anti-Corruption Standards Increase Demands For Greater Transparency To …
Values: Investing to Reduce Returns – Of CO2
Investing to Reduce Returns – Of CO2 On May 9, 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported an ominous milestone from an observatory in Hawaii. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) had reached 400 parts per million (ppm), nearly 22 ppm above average levels one decade ago and well …
As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution
As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As G8 leaders meet for summit focused on increasing transparency, 150 business leaders and investors gather to advance a market-led solution (London, Frankfurt June 18, 2013) – …
ENB Vol. 12 No. 580 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2013 – Summary & Analysis
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Bank Track: New Equator Principles to have deeply underwhelming impact on people and planet: Commitments on community safeguards and climate change far below what is required
New Equator Principles to have deeply underwhelming impact on people and planet; Commitments on community safeguards and climate change far below what is required Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 4 2013 Press Release The long awaited new, third version of the Equator Principles (EPIII) (1) will have a deeply underwhelmingimpact on safeguarding the rights …
Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other
Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other By Thalif Deen May 8 2013 (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian country was riddled with corruption in a bygone era, there were rumours that government officials routinely offered receipts every time they accepted a bribe. Last week, Hamid Karzai, the …
Club of Rome Newsflash 113
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Newsflash No 113 presents information about Club of Rome events, initiatives and about publications by members: http://www.clubofrome.at/news/newsflash113.html Best regards Thomas Schauer CALENDAR Overview of Club of Rome Events MAY EVENTS IN DETAIL Ottawa: The Vulnerability of Rural Bedrock Aquifers to Pathogen Contamination (08.05.13) Brussels: The Blue Economy …
Press Release: RBS sustainability report shows deliberate manipulation of truth by the state-owned bank
Member of RBS sustainability report shows deliberate manipulation of truth by the state-owned bank Tuesday 16th April 2013 Press Release Commenting on an RBS sustainability report published last week (10th April 2013), Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “One third of RBS energy lending …
Sexism in the City of London Voting System Revealed
Sexism in the City of London as Men Rule in Elections By Simon Clark – Mar 24, 2013 8:01 PM ET Facebook Share LinkedIn Google +1 1 COMMENT Print QUEUE Q Some companies are flouting rules that say the employees they choose to vote in City of London elections should reflect the makeup of their …