Depuis Février 2008, la Banque Fortis à travers sa filiale espagnole, a lancé un projet de financement d’une valeur de 5,9 millions de dollars dans les équipements en système solaire de 23 localités angolaises. Le projet s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un vaste programme de développement social initié par Luanda et visant à réduire les coûts [...]

It’s official: “green” jewelry has hit the mainstream. Wal-Mart Stores announced today that it will stock a new brand of sustainable jewelry that will be tracked from mine to market. The new exclusive Love, Earth brand, which includes a $69 sterling silver necklace and $48 hoop earrings, will be sold in Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, [...]

The Ethisphere second annual “World’s Most Ethical Companies” list has named Allianz as the “Most Ethical Insurance Company”.Alexander Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere Institute, said “we applaud Allianz. The Allianz Group is among the companies honoured this year because they have developed impressive and meaningful ethical business practices, making them true standouts within their industry.”They [...]

In the light of recent financial scandals, like Enron in 2001, we can wonder how easy it is to understand the economic reality of companies through their financial reports. For example Enron seemed to be a transparent company and its accounts translated a healthy and wealthy company and only a few months later when it [...]

1.The very first Ricoh Europe Sustainability Report:
2. Recent press releases:
Ricoh Europe supports World Environment Day with its Global Eco Action Initiative – http://www.ricoh.eu/about_ricoh/news/2008/may13.xhtml
Ricoh named in the 2008 global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world – http://www.ricoh.eu/about_ricoh/news/2008/feb03.xhtml
Ricoh to place first eco-powered electronic billboard in New York City’s Times Square – http://www.ricoh.com/info/080704.html
Ricoh Global Eco [...]

Overseas aid and its effect on the development of a country have long been debated by politicians and citizens alike. While the results have differed on a case-by-case basis, due to its subjective nature, there has been a growing trend of resentment towards the US, UK and EU (or the ‘West’) foreign policy in developing [...]

Connecter les communautés, tel est la mission principale de Nokia, leader mondial du téléphone mobile. Cette mission s’est matérialisée en action le mardi 01 juillet lors du lancement du programme de responsabilité sociale de Nokia en République Démocratique du Congo. En effet, Nokia a réhabilité l’école primaire 9 (EP9) [...]

A fresh writedown for UBS. An ethical writedown, that is. The below chart compiled by Covalance – an ethical research outfit. As you’ll notice, UBS – generally a poorly behaved child – has been very naughty since mid-April. (…) HSBC, meanwhile, is good as gold. Last year major positive issues regarding the Banking industry have [...]

Interactions of banks with governments are increasingly criticized in terms of ethics; meanwhile, environmental initiatives and philanthropic donations are the industry’s main positive news cows, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence – Covalence Banking Industry Report 2008. (…) The historical EthicalQuote ranking calculated since 2002 sees Banks dropping from [...]

Les interactions des banques avec les gouvernements sont de plus en plus critiquées d’un point de vue éthique; pendant ce temps, les initiatives environnementales et les donations philanthropiques sont les principales sources d’informations positives de l’industrie, indique un rapport publié aujourd’hui par la société genevoise Covalence, Covalence Banking Industry Report 2008. (…) Le ranking historique [...]