Hewlett-Packard received negative press coverage today and over the week-end as its CEO Mark Hurd resigned after an internal investigation stated falsified expense reports. The company said Mr Hurd violated HP’s Standards of Business Conduct, but not its sexual harassment policy.
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After 3 months of massive negative coverage BP shows a balanced news sheet in Covalence EthicalQuote database today. Ottawa Citizen, Die Tagesspiegel and Agence France Press say BP is close to success in pumping cement into its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, while Quote.com, Devvy Kidd Website and AFP highlight the risks [...]

Ford’s EthicalQuote reputation curve went up today following announcements that the company would create more jobs than expected in a deal with United Auto Workers. The 85% recyclable new Ford Explorer also made the news today.
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Garment workers took the streets today in Bangladesh to demand a higher increase of the minimum wage. Wal-Mart and other Western brands have suppliers in this country. On the positive side, Walmart’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol Document and the greening of its security departments made the news.
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At a sprawling landfill some 50 miles from the oil-spotted coastline, trash bags brimming with tar balls, oil-soaked boom, sand and tangles of sea grass are dumped. Though workers in the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history wear protective gloves and coveralls as they labor across the Gulf Coast clearing beaches [...]