Corporate Ethics International

Friends of the Earth urges end to 'land grab' for biofuels

European Union countries must drop their biofuels targets or else risk plunging more Africans into hunger and raising carbon emissions, according to Friends of the Earth (FoE).

RethinkAlberta Video: Claims and Sources

New Study Shows Coal Ash Water Contamination Much Worse Than Previous Estimates

(c) Jerry D. Greer.Days before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) kicks off a series of regional hearings across the United States on whether and how to regulate toxic coal ash waste from coal-fired power plants, a major new study identifies 39 additional coal-ash dump sites in 21 states that are contaminating drinking water or surface water with arsenic and other heavy metals.

U.S. government may finance massive coal projects in India, South Africa

The United States Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) voted on Wednesday to seek a final review of a $900m loan for a controversial 3,960 MW coal-fired power plant in India, reports Pacific Environment, a San Francisco-based environmental group.

Coalition Demands FDA Deny Approval Of Controversial Genetically Engineered Fish

FDA Considers Approval of GE Salmon�the First GE Food Animal�Yet Fails to Inform the Public of Environmental and Economic Risks

Sodexo and Coalition of Immokalee Workers Sign Fair Food Agreement [USA]

Sodexo...and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)...have joined forces to improve farm worker wages and working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida.

The Dark Side of Family Business

Americans love entrepreneurship, and no form of it is more celebrated than the family business. Most of us distrust big banks and giant corporations, but who doesn�t have warm feelings about mom and pop companies or family farms?

Cargill backtracks on sustainability push for palm oil, says activist group

Cargill has not suspended its relationship with a palm oil company recently exposed for misleading investors and buyers on its environmental transgressions, reports the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), an activist group campaigning against environmentally-damaging forms of palm oil production.

39 More Toxic Coal Ash Sites Found to Contaminate US Water Supply With Arsenic & Heavy Metals

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, and the Sierra Club has identified an additional 39 sites in 21 states where toxic coal ash is contaminating drinking and surface water with arsenic and heavy metals. These new sites added to those already identified by the Environmental Protection Agency brings the US total to 137 in 34 states.

WANTED: The worst corporations of the year. Call for nominations for the Public Eye Awards 2011

The Berne Declaration and Greenpeace Switzerland are once again on a global hunt for corporations whose social or ecological behavior stinks to high heaven.

Nigeria: Independent Figures Dispute UN�s Findings

If a tobacco company gave the World Health Organisation a $10 million grant to examine the health effects of smoking, health campaigners would be outraged. They would also treat the results with great suspicion.

Decoding RBS Greenwash

As 500 climate activists set up camp at RBS Global Headquarters in Edinburgh last week, the bank tried and failed to play the victim. Despite the bank�s assertions to the press, we showed that the bank is not a top funder of renewable energy (according to Bloomberg), and never offered to meet with protest leaders (according to protest leaders).

The Polaris Institute endorses UK re-think Alberta campaign

On the heels of its endorsement of a July ad campaign aimed at branding Alberta as one of the world�s dirtiest energy producing places to visit, the Polaris Institute welcomes Corporate Ethics International�s re-think Alberta campaign encouraging people in the United Kingdom to think twice about visiting Alberta.

ReThink Alberta campaign launches in the U.K.

OCA and Kellogs and biotech sugar - Tell Kelloggs what you think!

Please take a moment to write to Christina. Let her know that genetic contamination of organic isn't an excuse to grow more Frankencrops, it's one of the reasons we need to get "biotech" out of the food business.