Corporate Ethics International

Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria have signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar pipeline to take Nigerian gas across the Sahara to the Mediterranean.

The Wall Street White House

Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, is to be installed as Under Secretary of Economics, Business, and Agricultural Affairs.

[video] What is corporate social responsibility and how accurate should corporate entities be?

What obligation do businesses have to be good citizens, and how do corporations committed to ethical practices fare against competitors who focus first and foremost on the bottom line

Tell Secretary Clinton we want a clean energy future, not the dirtiest oil on earth

Right now, while the United States is working to move into a clean energy economy, a stealth dirty oil mega project is sneaking across the border.It's up to us to stop it.

Your Voice Does Count

There are numerous Food and Water Watch campaigns running, some requiring a signature and some that will go over the top with a donation.

An Independent Corporate Front Group?

Would a consulting company owned by Exxon be considered an impartial source of analysis on global warming, or would such a firm owned by Xe (formerly Blackwater) be regarded as a good judge of federal policy on the use of mercenaries?

Turkey Resumes Dam Project

The Turkish government will revive a $1.6 billion dam project on the Tigris River despite concerns that it will displace tens of thousands of people, damage wildlife habitat, and destroy historic archaeological sites.

Health Care, Health Deception, Health Freedom

Well, there's nothing more fundamental than food and health and nowhere is the assault on human rights more aggressive.

Demand Rejection of ArborGen's Request to Plant 260,000 Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the U.S. Southeast:

DEADLINE: MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009, 5pm Eastern USDA/APHIS Federal Docket No. APHIS-2008-0059

Rio Tinto sued for pollution at �best practice� mine �

A few years ago Rio Tinto walked away from one of the most controversial mines in its recent history � the Flambeau copper project in Wisconsin, USA. A coalition of Native American and local people had taken up arms against one of the world�s biggest mining companies, but lost.

David Korten and an Agenda for a New Economy.

Presenter: David Korten speaks about his new book: Agenda for a New Economy. For more on David Korten, please visit his website Call facilitator: Anne Pernick, BEN Director

Wal-Mart's Big Problem: Climate Change

As Gwen Ruta of the Environmental Defense Fund, a Wal-Mart partner, writes in her frank assessment of the company's 2009 sustainability report, the problem is that all the good things that Wal-Mart is doing -- increasing its use of renewable energy, driving efficiency in individual stores, improving its fleet operations and pushing up its recycling rate -- are offset by the fact that the company is adding more stores and selling more stuff.

EU sets new industry pollution standards

European Union governments agreed Thursday to set new pollution standards for heavy industry and power plants to limit how much dust and toxic gas they can release by 2016.

Dogwood Initiative seeks Outreach Coordinator

Victoria, BC
Apply ASAP - site states May 19th, 2009, should be July.
Posted: June 29th, 2009

GBC Honors Levi Strauss & Co. for More Than 25 Years of Leadership in HIV/AIDS Pandemic

The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) today will award Levi Strauss & Co. its Richard Holbrooke Leadership Award for the company's longtime leadership in the fight against the HIV/AIDS global pandemic..