Délocalisation de l’industrie automobile entre l’Europe de l’Ouest et...
Pas un jour ne passe sans que les médias ne relatent une fermeture d’usine en Europe Occidentale. La concurrence acharnée à laquelle se livre les industriels, tous secteurs confondus, oblige les...
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Volkswagen Increases Pay and Benefits in Mexico
After the averted weekend strike of employees over wages, the Mexican unit of German automaker Volkswagen AG agreed to a pay rise with its 11,000 unionised workers. Volkswagen’s plant in Mexico is the...
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Nissan Open Eco-Friendly Engineering Center
Feeling the pressure of competition from the notably green automobile giants like Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen, Nissan is ramping up its sustainability efforts. Today’s official opening of Nissan’s new...
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Volkert: The Man Volkswagen Would Forget
Volkswagen is hoping that it can put a scandal involving sex, bribery and corruption in the rearview mirror following the conviction of Klaus Volkert, the former head of the company’s workers council,...
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Eco-friendly claims for ‘hybrid’ cars dismissed as gimmickry
Cars promoted as eco-friendly were criticised yesterday for pumping out up to 56 per cent more carbon dioxide than the manufacturers claim. Three models, including the Honda Civic hybrid, performed so...
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Shipping giant sees biofuels in its future
A.P. Moeller Maersk, the world’s biggest container ship owner, is leading its industry in developing biofuels made from organic waste that could cut its carbon emissions and reduce a $6 billion annual...
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ESG News Review 22-28 June 2013
Microsoft has been praised for expressing its willingness to disclose US government data queries and for launching ad-free Bing search for schools last week, while UBS received negative coverage as its...
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ESG News Review 29 June – 5 July 2013
Last week The Coca-Cola Company has received positive media coverage for joining the Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap, an initiative aiming at reducing the environmental footprint of soft drink...
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ESG News Review 3 – 9 August 2013
Tokyo Electric Power Co. was the most criticized company last week, after Japan’s Prime Minister called for an “urgent battle to stop radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant leaking into the...
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ESG News Review 19 – 25 October 2013
Volkswagen was among the most praised companies last week, as workers voted in favor of a collective agreement in Navarra (Spain), while its Swedish truck-maker affiliate announced more orders for its...
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ESG News Review 16-22 November 2013
Volkswagen was among the most praised companies last week, after they recently announced their plan to electrify all vehicles in all segments so that by the end of 2014, fourteen models from the...
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ESG News Review 1 – 7 March 2014
Ecolab appeared among the most praised companies last week after it received a 2014 Climate Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for achieving aggressive greenhouse gas...
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ESG News Review 15 – 21 March 2014
First Solar was among the most praised companies last week as it signed a power purchase agreement with Shams Ma’an Power Generation for a planned 52.5 megawatt solar power plant in Jordan. PepsiCo...
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ESG News Review 29 March – 4 April 2014
Facebook was among the most praised companies last week as it has made significant progress in adopting renewable energy sources to power its web services, according to a report published by Greenpeace...
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ESG News Review 17 – 23 May 2014
Dell was among the most praised companies last week, as it announced new sustainability initiatives among which carbon-negative packaging, through a partnership with Newlight Technologies, inventor and...
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ESG News Review 23 – 29 August 2014
Nestlé appeared among the most praised companies last week as Nespresso launched its 2020 Sustainability ambition, The Positive Cup, and the Nespresso Sustainable Development Fund, a strategy based on...
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