Spain-based management rating and research firm Management and Excellence (M&E) has recently released its 5th annual report titled “Most Sustainable Oil/Gas Companies 2008” that helps leading Oil companies benchmark against each other. This particular ranking, marketed with Oil & Gas Journal Online, measures oil/gas companies’ factual compliance with 400 accepted international standards in sustainability, ethics, [...]

A US advocacy organization has accused commodity companies Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill of lobbying against a bill that would protect against child labor practices in supply countries. According to the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), ADM and Cargill are against section 3104 of the Farm Bill, which was put forward in 2007. This [...]

The invention of a tiny stove in India demonstrates the link between reduced carbon emissions and improved health – and how technology can contribute to slowing climate change. Global energy giant BP is producing and marketing Oorja, which means energy in Hindu (sic), a small pellet stove that produces substantially fewer emissions than the traditional [...]

Pike Place Roast™ will be the first coffee to bear the new mark symbolizing Starbucks ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability through an expanded relationship with Conservation International (CI). Coffee bearing the new mark is purchased from C.A.F.E. Practices verified suppliers. C.A.F.E Practices guarantees not only the highest-quality coffee, but the highest-quality, self-imposed standards for promoting [...]

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is determined to stamp out embezzlement, but has its work cut out. When it launched in 2002 the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative aimed high. A coalition of governments, companies, civil society groups and investors, it promised member countries an improved investment climate, strengthened accountability and good governance. Those outcomes would [...]

Le Groupe Metalor est situé à Neuchâtel en Suisse et possède de nombreuses filiales à travers le monde. Il est actif dans le domaines des métaux précieux dont l’or (Au) récolté par un réseau international d’opérateurs et de nombreuses plates-formes d’évaluations dont une est basée à Genève, zone franche suisse autour de l’ aéroport, [...]

We send this letter as an urgent plea for international support and help. The Ngäbe located in the community of Charco La Pava, District of Changuinola, Province of Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama, are being subjected to cruel violations of our fundamental human rights. The community has been taken over by the national police, [...]