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Cheap clothes encourages exploitation charity claims

Workers in Bangladesh are regularly working 80 hours a week for just 5p an hour in dangerous factories to produce clothes for British customers of Primark, Tesco and Asda, according to a report by development charity, War on Want. More >>

Mobile phone companies slammed for worker conditions

A report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies (SOMO) has accused the world’s five largest mobile phone companies of operating Asian factories that produce products under poor working conditions.  More >>

Companies do not report their most important risks

Only 37% of UK businesses consider their social, environmental and governance reporting to be focused on the most important risks, a survey by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has found. More >>

Sainsbury's to source 100% fairtrade bananas

J Sainsbury has become the first UK supermarket chain to source all its bananas from Fairtrade suppliers.

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Car industry cooperates to enhance working conditions

Leading auto companies and their suppliers – including Ford, General Motors and Honda – have begun a project to promote decent working conditions for the millions of workers involved the car production worldwide.

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US public believes corporate citizenship could improve

Despite corporate giving being at an all time high in the US, respondents to a GolinHarris survey believe chequebook philanthropy is not enough and corporate citizenship is heading in the wrong direction. More >>

Briefs .....

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) gained 180 new GRI-reporters in 2006, bringing the total to 950 worldwide. The GRI said that the launch in October of the G3 guidelines should spur continued growth in reporting, in both quantity and quality.

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