Welcome Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Corporate Social Responsibility News
Walmart suppliers 'cheat' factory workers in India
Factories in Bangalore, India that make clothes for Walmart are failing to pay legal minimum wages, it has been claimed.
ASDA vows to treat supply chain workers more fairly
UK supermarket ASDA has vowed to move to a new business model of supply chain management which ensures workers supplying its stores are treated "fairly and equally".
09:58, 08 Mar, 2010
The Home Depot to cut supply chain CO2 by 20 per cent
US home improvement firm, The Home Depot, has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its domestic supply chain by 20 per cent within the next five years.
09:38, 08 Mar, 2010
US Army contracting official charged with bribery
A US Army contracting official has been charged with bribery and "unlawful salary supplementation" in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $30,000 in bribes from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait.
09:12, 04 Mar, 2010
Walmart vows to eliminate 20m tonnes of C02 from supply chain
Walmart Stores has unveiled plans eliminate 20 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. It said that this represents one and a half times the company's estimated global carbon footprint growth over the next five years and is the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.
10:06, 01 Mar, 2010
Analysis: Copenhagen revisited?
It was heralded as a key stepping stone to a more sustainable age - now it's teetering on the brink of becoming a monumental embarrassment.
11:17, 25 Feb, 2010
Green strategy underpins DHL contract win
Several sustainability initiatives underlie Petroplus Bitumen's renewed £30m contract with DHL Supply Chain, according to Supply Chain Digital.
12:33, 24 Feb, 2010
US Army contractor admits $3m bribery fraud
Former military contractor Terry Hall, 43, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay more than $3m in bribes to US Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, a base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy.
09:05, 24 Feb, 2010
Global alliance aims to fight trade in pirated goods
Two firms from opposite sides of the globe have teamed up to track and combat intellectual property infringement and the manufacture of pirated goods.
09:06, 19 Feb, 2010
US firm faces $2.29m fine after admitting price fixing
An Italian subsidiary of a US-based company faces a $2.29m criminal fine after pleading guilty of participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere.
08:51, 18 Feb, 2010
= Associate Members Only 
