Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest China-based contractors, has boosted its workers’ wages by around 25% after been subjected to inspections by a US labour rights group. Foxconn, which is owned by a Taiwanese group, reported that it has boosted wages…
Today, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S., U.K. and U.A.E governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate progress toward eliminating or controlling 10 neglected tropical diseases…
Apple, the computer giant whose sleek products have become a mainstay of modern life, is dealing with a public relations disaster and the threat of calls for a boycott of its iPhones and iPads. The company's public image took a…
A group of US investment institutions have filed shareholder resolutions at 40 companies calling on them to report on their spending on direct lobbying and lobbying via trade associations. The group wants greater transparency on how companies influence regulation and…
The BBGI-EthicalQuote Swiss Equities Indices show that it is possible to outperform the Swiss Market Index (SMI) and the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) while integrating ESG criteria. After a particularly difficult year for the majority of investors, BBGI Group SA…
Sainsbury's has launched a campaign to help consumers to better understand the importance of responsible drinking. Run in partnership with Drinkaware, Diageo and Heineken, the campaign will emphasise the importance of managing alcohol intake and encourage customers to develop a…
Social network megalith Facebook has announced it will work with Greenpeace to promote clean energy ending a feud between the two. Facebook announced today (December 15) it will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop…
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and international development charity Practical Action today announce the launch of Energy Aid, a new global charity with a mission to provide sustainable energy for those who have limited or no access for heating, lighting, cooking, communications…
200 environmentally friendly mobile phone users get the chance to adopt a turtle as part of EWS’s Marine Turtle Conservation Project. Nokia and Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF), a leading regional not-for-profit environmental organization, have joined forces…
The Carbon War Room, The Gigaton Throwdown, and the World Climate Summit today awarded Schneider Electric Gigaton Awards for outstanding business leadership in action to reduce carbon usage, along with Suntech, Tesco, Phillips, Swisscom, and Centrica. The Gigaton Awards are…
