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Positive human rights initiatives by companies featured in our Weekly Updates

Section 1: Companies beginning with A- B (10 Feb 2005 – 19 Mar 2014)

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When we plan to include reports about allegations of misconduct by a company in a Weekly Update, we invite the company to provide a response to include alongside the allegations. A chart of companies we have invited to respond – indicating the issue raised, and whether or not the company responded – is available here: www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Update-Charts Company Country Date of Initiative our Update ABB South Africa 2 Nov Report examines private sector role in peacebuilding efforts, (Switzerland) 2011 includes case studies. Click here ABB Tanzania 8 Aug ABB assists rural villages with sustainable electrification (Sweden) 2007 to foster social & economic development. Click here (French only) ABB Sudan 10 Jan ABB suspends business activities in Sudan - says its human (Sweden) 2007 rights projects there will continue. Click here ABB India 7 Dec ABB & other companies win award for facilitating employment (Sweden) 2005 opportunities for people with disabilities in India. Click here Abba Seafood Thailand 10 Jul Abba Seafood partners with Swedish Govt. to improve (Sweden) 2013 workers’ livelihoods & ensure sustainable tuna fishing. Click here Abbott Global 1 Feb Pharmaceutical firms and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Laboratories 2012 to jointly combat 10 neglected tropical diseases. Click here (USA) Click here (in French) Abbott Global 08 Sep World Water Week: Positive initiatives by companies on Laboratories 2010 access to clean water, sanitation. Click here (USA) Abbott Pakistan 25 Aug Pakistan floods – company contributions to humanitarian aid. Laboratories 2010 Click here (USA) Abbott Africa 22 Apr Pfizer & Abbott promise more anti-retrovirals for Africa. Click Laboratories 2009 here (French only) (USA) Abbott Global 15 Oct Major drug firms including Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Laboratories 2008 Glaxo, Pfizer, agree with Ban Ki-Moon to invest more in AIDS (USA) treatments & diagnostics for poor regions. Click here Abbott Burma 14 May Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Laboratories 2008 Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and others give medical aid to (USA) victims. Click here 2 Abbott Global 11 Apr Abbott Laboratories agrees to cut price of AIDS drug Kaletra in Laboratories 2007 over 40 countries following pressure from Thailand. Click here (USA) Abbott Global 21 Mar IBLF report on how company employee initiatives are helping Laboratories 2007 increase access to education, water, health, housing – refers (USA) to initiatives by companies including Abbott Laboratories. Click here Abbott Latin 17 Aug 26 pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Laboratories, agree Laboratories America 2005 with governments of 11 Latin American countries on price (USA) reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here Abbott Mexico 16 Feb 12 companies operating in Mexico, including Abbott Laboratories 2005 Laboratories, launch National Business Council on AIDS, (USA) aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican workplace. Click here Abbott Global 20 Jun Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Laboratories 2007 awards companies including Abbott. Click here (USA) Abercrombie & Burma 14 May Burma cyclone: CSR Asia describes steps by Exotissimo, Kent 2008 Lonely Planet, Abercrombie & Kent, Asia TransPacific (USA) Journeys, Google, Microsoft, Intrepid Travel. Click here ABN Amro Global 16 Jan CERES ranks finance firms on climate strategies: HSBC, ABN (Netherlands) 2008 Amro score highest. Click here ABN Amro Global 23 May Clinton Global Initiative: 5 banks including ABN Amro to raise (Netherlands) 2007 US$5 billion to make buildings more energy efficient in cities worldwide. Click here ABN Amro Global 7 Mar Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates (Netherlands) 2007 "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include ABN Amro. Click here ABN Amro Brazil 13 Sep NGOs & companies including ABN Amro launch organisation (Netherlands) 2006 to reduce negative social & environmental impacts of soy production. Click here ABN Amro Global 24 May 16 banks shortlisted for Financial Times & IFC “sustainable (Netherlands) 2006 banking” awards: ABN Amro in all 5 categories. Click here ABN Amro Global 8 Feb Survey of banks’ social & environmental policies finds 8 with (Netherlands) 2006 public human rights policies, including ABN Amro. Click here ABN Amro Global 6 Jul Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & (Netherlands) 2005 companies including ABN Amro, to promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine to retail). Click here ABN Amro India 30 Aug Business Week article says domestic & multinational banks (Netherlands) 2006 including ABN Amro increasing their provision of microloans for the poor. Click here ABN Amro do Brazil 14 June ABN Amro do Brasil is “emerging markets bank of the year” in Brasil 2006 Financial Times sustainable banking awards. Click here (Netherlands/ Brazil) Aboitiz Equity Global 27 Oct Four firms win Asian CSR Awards for initiatives on workplace Ventures 2010 practices, health, environment, poverty alleviation & education. (Philippines) Click here. Abraaj Capital Middle East 2 Dec Financial Times report on "emerging trend" of corporate social (UAE) 2009 responsibility in the Middle East - refers to positive steps by Abraaj Capital, Aramex. Click here Absolut Philippines 6 Jan Govt. recognises 8 firms for environmental performance Distillers 2010 including Absolut Distillers. Click here (Philippines) 3 Abu Dhabi Natl. Global 15 Apr "Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance Energy 2009 of Civilizations, UN Global Compact - describes positive (UAE) initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here Academi Global 6 Feb Academi (formerly Blackwater) to release detailed new code of (USA) 2013 conduct - "Shadow Force" author David Isenberg welcomes the move. Click here Accenture Global 23 Jan Stonewall's Workplace Equality Index names Accenture most (Ireland/USA) 2013 gay-friendly employer in the UK. Click here Accenture Europe 26 Sep Accenture to support Ashoka in programme to help (Ireland/USA) 2012 underprivileged people in Europe gain "job readiness" & entrepreneurial skills. Click here Accenture Global 15 Sep Accenture to help equip people worldwide with skills to get a (Ireland/USA) 2010 job or build a business, in partnership with NGOs. Click here Accenture China 13 Sep World Economic Forum launches China Health Alliance, a (Ireland/USA) 2006 partnership against TB and AIDS - companies involved include Accenture. Click here Access Bank Ghana, 23 Nov Access Bank, Global Fund launch programme to assist SMEs (Nigeria) Nigeria, 2011 in Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia in developing, Rwanda, implementing workplace HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB policies. Click Zambia here Acciona Spain 29 Sep Acciona, Aena, BBVA, others receive awards for initiatives (Spain) 2010 benefiting disabled people. Click here (Spanish only) Acciona Spain 12 Dec Acciona Energía promotes renewable energy sources for (Spain) 2007 reducing CO2 emissions. Click here (Spanish only)

Accor Thailand 14 Nov Tourism firms TUI, Accor, Kuoni, ITB join with GIZ and The (France) 2012 Code to launch pilot project - testing tools to help protect children from sex tourism. Click here Accor Malaysia 18 Mar ACCOR Hotels pushes Interhill to respect standards on social (France) 2009 issues in hotel construction, following a campaign by Bruno Manser Fonds. Click here (French only) Accor Global 22 Aug Over 600 companies, including Accor, sign code of conduct (France) 2007 against child sex tourism. Click here (French only) Accor Argentina 27 Jun Network of companies against child labour created – (France) 2007 companies include Accor. Click here (Spanish only) AccuQuote Life USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio Insurance 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate (USA) Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Acindar Argentina 25 Apr Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & (Argentina) 2007 companies to eradicate child labour – Signatory companies include Acindar. Click here [Spanish only] adidas Indonesia 1 May adidas agrees to pay severance to 2700 Indonesian supplier (Germany) 2013 factory workers following pressure from US universities. Click here adidas Indonesia 8 May adidas expands factory worker SMS grievance system from (Germany) 2013 supplier in Indonesia to five other plants. Click here Aena Spain 29 Sep Acciona, Aena, BBVA, others receive awards for initiatives (Spain) 2010 benefiting disabled people. Click here (Spanish only) Aerolíneas Argentina 1 Dec Aerolíneas Austral signs agreement to facilitate travel for Austral 2010 obese people in its flights – agreement includes the prevention (Argentina) of all kinds of discriminatory practices. Click here (Spanish only) Aetna USA 21 Jan Faith-based investors strengthen call for companies to support (USA) 2009 health care reform - Over 12 US firms now do so publicly, including Aetna. Click here Adecco France 2 Oct Adecco leads industry in eliminating discrimination in the (Switzerland) 2013 workplace through various initiatives. Click here (French only). 4 Adecco Argentina 27 Jun Network of companies against child labour created – (Switzerland) 2007 companies include Addeco. Click here (Spanish only) Adhunik Group India 3 Mar Mining firms find less opposition to their operations in (India) 2010 communities where they make social investments: refers to Adhunik, Bhushan Steel, JSW Steel, others. Click here adidas Indonesia 15 Jun adidas and others sign historic agreement with clothing unions (Germany) 2011 to guarantee trade union rights. Click here adidas Global 13 Apr Adidas agrees to use 100% sustainably sourced cotton. (Germany) 2011 Click here [in French] adidas USA 04 Aug New report: "Better Jobs in Better Supply Chains" Click here (Germany) 2010 adidas Bangladesh 7 Jul adidas, Grameen Bank to provide shoes for children and (Germany) 2010 adults. Click here adidas Brazil 12 Aug Footwear brands including adidas demand moratorium on (Germany) 2009 leather from farms involved in deforestation, linked to climate change - Greenpeace welcomes move. Click here adidas Honduras 5 Aug Letter from adidas, Gap, Knights, Nike to US Secretary of (Germany) 2009 State calls for "restoration of democracy". Click here [also available in Spanish] adidas China 20 May Guangdong Environmental Partnership includes environmental (Germany) 2009 health & safety academy and energy efficiency projects - corporate sponsors include adidas. Click here adidas Global 9 Jul Unions, NGOs & companies including adidas, New Balance, (Germany) 2008 Nike, Speedo, Umbro form group to improve respect for labour rights. Click here adidas Darfur, 7 May Dream for Darfur gives higher marks to Adidas, McDonald's, (Germany) Sudan 2008 Kodak for publicly urging action on Darfur; poor marks to 16 other Olympic sponsors. Click here adidas China/ Tibet 19 Mar Olympic sponsors concerned over Tibet unrest & violence - (Germany) 2008 comments by companies including adidas. Click here adidas Global 16 Jan adidas publishes list of its global suppliers - global textile union (Germany) 2008 welcomes move. Click here adidas Cambodia 14 Sep Cambodia: adidas and other apparel companies pledge (Germany) 2005 financial support for ILO factory monitoring & improvement programme. Click here adidas Global 4 Apr Norges Bank Investment Management’s annual evaluation (Germany) 2012 gives top marks to 9 companies for reporting on social or environmental risks in 2011. Click here Advance Agro Thailand 21 Nov Advance Agro develop a method of producing paper that (Thailand) 2007 reduces environmental impacts, and provides supplementary income to villages. Click here (French only) Advanced USA 3 May Advanced Micro Devices comes 3rd in Business Ethics’ “100 Micro Devices 2006 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. Click here (USA) Advanced Global 16 May NGOs and 3 companies urge SEC to release delayed rules on Micro Devices 2012 conflict minerals trade. Click here (USA) AES Galabovo Bulgaria 24 Feb Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum gives awards for socially (Bulgaria) 2010 responsible companies. Click here Agbar Global 8 Apr New book: “Can companies contribute to the Millennium (Spain) 2009 Development Goals?” – refers to best practice by companies including Novartis, Agbar, BBVA, Gas Natural, Telefónica. Click here (Spanish only) Agilent USA 3 May Agilent comes 5th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate (USA) 2006 Citizens” ranking. Click here Agility Global 30 Jan Private sector engagement in humanitarian relief - Agility, TNT, International 2008 UPS launch joint emergency response initiative. Click here (UK) 5 Agrícola Spain 19 Aug Agrícola Perichán is first small & medium company to Perichán 2009 implement an equality plan between men and women in (Spain) Murcia. Click here (Spanish only) Agropalma Brazil 15 Sep Palm company Agropalma launches initiatives for the benefit (Brazil) 2010 of small-scale farmers and the environment. Click here (Spanish only) AirAsia Global 8 Aug AirAsia to provide for disabled travellers after dialogue with (Malaysia) 2007 NGOs. Click here Air Caraïbes Haiti 20 Jan French companies aid Haiti after the earthquake, including Air (France) 2010 Caraïbes, Air France, Crédit Agricole, EDF, GDF Suez, Orange, SFR, Société Générale. Click here (French only) Air France/KLM Global 8 Apr Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin (France) 2009 Atlantic propose global greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here Air France Gabon 14 Dec Air France supports fight against HIV-AIDS by funding project (France) 2011 for mothers affected by the disease. Click here (only in French) Air France Haiti 20 Jan French companies aid Haiti after the earthquake, including Air (France) 2010 Caraïbes, Air France, Crédit Agricole, EDF, GDF Suez, Orange, SFR, Société Générale. Click here (French only) Air France France 18 Oct Air France wins an award for its steps to promote equal (France) 2006 opportunities for women and men. Click here. Airtel Bangladesh 12 Oct Govt. & NGOs partner with Airtel, Grameenphone, Teletalk to (India) 2011 provide disaster warnings. Click here Airtel Africa 28 Sep Part of initiative to improve access to banking services in (India) 2011 Africa. Click here [in French] Airtel Dem. Rep. 30 May Airtel invests in education by "adopting" schools. Click here [in (India) of Congo 2012 French] Akzo Nobel Global 7 Mar Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates (Netherlands) 2007 "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include Akzo Nobel. Click here Al Ahlia Plaza Jordan 19 Sep UNESCO & supermarkets launch campaign against plastic Superstores 2012 bags usage to protect environment & health. Click here (Jordan) Alaffia Ghana, 4 Dec Alaffia sources ingredients from co-ops in Togo & Ghana (USA) Togo 2013 employing women, collects bikes for Togo girls to access schools. Click here Alcan Indonesia 3 Jan Alcan provides solar cookers to 1000 rural families in Banda (Canada) 2006 Aceh under UN "clean development mechanism" programme. Click here Alcan Global 8 Nov Alcan adopts indigenous peoples policy. Click here (Canada) 2006 Alcan Global 12 Jul “Crossing boundaries”: Country-visits by business leaders to (Canada) 2006 witness social, environmental impacts of their companies (report by IBLF). Companies featured include Alcan. Click here Alcan Global 21 Jun Alcan joins Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights. (Canada) 2006 Click here Alcan USA 15 Feb Alcan & other firms endorse Pew Center on Global Climate (Canada) 2006 Change’s comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click here Alcatel Sub- 16 Nov World Summit on the Information Society: Alcatel & infoDev (France) Saharan 2005 publish report on how business can address needs of the poor Africa in Sub-Saharan Africa. Click here Alco Argentina 17 Sep Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on (Argentina) 2008 vineyards Click here (Spanish only) Alcoa Brazil 2 Apr Alcoa invests in social projects near its Brazil mine - Wall St. (USA) 2008 Journal says this marks shift in relations between mining firms & local communities in developing countries. Click here 6 Alcoa Global 9 Jan WorldWatch "State of the World 2008" highlights (USA) 2008 environmental initiatives by companies. Article refers to steps by companies including Alcoa. Click here Alcoa USA 24 Jan Coalition of companies & environmental orgs. urges govt. to (USA) 2007 set limits on carbon emissions – companies include Alcoa. Click here Alfa-Bank Russia / UK 12 Jul CEOs of Russian companies, including Alfa-Bank, meet in (Russia) 2006 London to discuss “responsible business practices”. Click here Alliance One Argentina 3 Jan "Porvenir" programme involving companies including Alliance (USA) 2007 One aims to remove 700 children from work on tobacco plantations. Click here (Spanish only) Allianz India 19 Mar Allianz & CARE team up on microinsurance project for (Germany) 2008 vulnerable people in tsunami-hit south. Click here Allianz Global 28 Mar SustainAbility report on business partnerships with social (Germany) 2007 entrepreneurs: How they can help solve social & environmental problems - refers to initiatives by companies including Allianz. Click Here Allstate USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio (USA) 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Alta Tecnología Argentina 10 Nov Alta Tecnología Alimentaria (ATA) company promotes the Alimentaria 2010 social and economical inclusion of indigenous women. Click (Argentina) here (Spanish only) Altos Hornos Mexico 1 Mar Mexican Govt. recognises companies for reporting on (Mexico) 2006 greenhouse gas emissions, including Altos Hornos. Click here Aluminium Bahrain 18 Dec Aluminium Bahrain launches training program for women to Bahrain 2013 promote career development. Click here (Bahrain) Amanco Latin 19 Jul Amanco project provides irrigation microcredit for low-income (Brazil) America 2006 peasants in Latin America. Click here Amazon.com Global 20 Jul Amazon.com names 10 finalists for $1 million Nonprofit (USA) 2005 Innovation Award – NGOs addressing education, poverty, health, gender equality. Click here Ambuja India 15 Feb CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Cements 2012 awards Indian companies for efforts in sustainable (India) development. Click here American Uzbekistan 30 Sep US Senator Tom Harkin op-ed on forced child labour in Uzbek Eagle 2009 cotton industry - refers to positive steps by 25 brands & (USA) retailers including American Eagle, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gap, JC Penney, Kohl's, Levi Strauss, Limited Brands, Nike, Nordstrom, Timberland, TJX, Phillips-Van Heusen, Target, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney. Click here American Philippines 8 Aug 8 intl. apparel firms, including American Eagle, urge President Eagle 2007 Arroyo to stop attacks on workers in export processing zone. (USA) Click here American Philippines 15 Nov Seven apparel companies, including American Eagle, join Eagle 2006 chambers of commerce in expressing concern to Philippines (USA) President about political killings and violent attacks against striking workers. Click here American Global 15 Apr "Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance Express 2009 of Civilizations, UN Global Compact - describes positive (USA) initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here American USA/ Africa 18 Oct Product RED launched in USA: Part of profits from products Express 2006 sold by American Express & others will benefit fight against (USA) AIDS in Africa. Click here 7 American Global 24 May American Express among Global Business Coalition on Express 2006 HIV/AIDS’ 2006 winners of awards for business excellence. (USA) Click here American Global 22 Mar American Express a founding participant in the Tourism and Express 2006 Human Rights Initiative, launched by the UN World Tourism (USA) Organization & Intl. Business Leaders Forum. Click here Anadarko USA 30 Mar Six US companies, including Anadarko, take steps on climate (USA) 2005 change following shareholder demands. Click here Analog Devices Philippines 6 Jan Govt. recognises 8 firms for environmental performance (Philippines) 2010 including Analog Devices. Click here André Maggi Brazil 13 Sep NGOs & companies including André Maggi launch (Brazil) 2006 organisation to reduce negative social & environmental impacts of soy production. Click here Andreani Argentina 2 Sep Meeting on the role of the private sector in the prevention and (Argentina) 2009 elimination of child labour is supported by companies such as Andreani, Arcor, Cargill, Nestlé, Telefónica. Click here (Spanish only) Anglo Colombia 7 Mar 13 mining companies sign commitment to promote health and American 2012 security rights in the workplace, sustainable environmental (UK) mining, and human rights. Click here Anglo South Africa 04 Aug Anglo American says providing free HIV/AIDS treatment to American 2010 staff also benefits company Click here (UK) Anglo South Africa 10 Feb UNDP welcomes Anglo American project to help create jobs in American 2010 small businesses. Click here (UK) Anglo South Africa 3 Feb Anglo American CEO says fatalities at its mines reduced by American 2010 60% in three years. Click here (UK) Anglo South Africa 11 Jun Anglo American approves country-wide roll-out of its AIDS American 2008 drugs programme to treat families of its 75,000 workers. Click (UK) here Anglo South Africa 23 Apr Anglo American ties managers' promotions to safety record, in American 2008 initiative to achieve zero deaths at its mines. Click here (UK) Anglo Africa 5 Mar Anglo American, Rio Tinto require Chinese joint venture American 2008 partners in Africa to pledge adherence to human rights & (UK) environmental standards. Click here Anglo Colombia 19 Mar Assessment by company-commissioned independent panel of American 2008 Cerrejón Coal mine's social impacts flags concerns & positive (UK) elements. Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Xstrata commit to implementing recommendations. Click here Anglo Global 24 Oct WBCSD report on how companies can contribute to poverty American 2007 alleviation & sustainable development. With case studies on (UK) companies including Anglo American. Click here Anglo Global 8 Aug New Anglo American boss says company's safety record "not American 2007 acceptable", pledges improvements. Click here (UK) Anglo Chile 6 Jun Anglo American and Fondo Esperanza launch microcredit American 2007 program, hoping to reach to 6700 poor people. Click here (UK) (Spanish only) Anglo Global 21 Mar IBLF report on how company employee initiatives are helping American 2007 increase access to education, water, health, housing – refers (UK) to initiatives by companies including Anglo American. Click here Anglo So. Africa 10 Aug Large So. African companies including Anglo American step American 2005 up HIV/AIDS testing & treatment for workers. Click here (UK) 8 Anglo Coal Global 8 Jul Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and (So. Africa) 2009 Malaria - 8 firms receive business excellence awards, including Anglo Coal. Click here AngloGold Tanzania 28 Aug AngloGold Ashanti's subsidiary awarded for supporting local Ashanti 2013 community initiatives to improve access to health & education. (So. Africa) Click here AngloGold Ghana 1 May AngloGold Ashanti to increase its spraying programme & Ashanti 2013 community awareness activities in malaria prevention efforts. (So. Africa) Click here AngloGold Global 07 Nov The mining companies Randgold, AngloGold Ashanti, IamGold Ashanti 2012 and Gold Fields bring their financial support to Helen Keller (So. Africa) International Click here AngloGold Colombia 7 Mar 13 mining companies sign commitment to promote health and Ashanti 2012 security rights in the workplace, sustainable environmental (So. Africa) mining, and human rights. Click here AngloGold Dem. Rep. 23 Jul AngloGold Ashanti partners local communities develop social Ashanti of Congo 2008 projects. Click here (French only) (So. Africa) Anglo Platinum Global 15 Nov Anglo Platinum among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi- (So. Africa) 2006 annual survey of corporate social & environmental reporting. Click here Anheuser- Global 08 Sep World Water Week: Positive initiatives by companies on Busch Inbev 2010 access to clean water, sanitation. Click here (Belgium) Anheuser- Belgium 17 Mar Faced with growing water scarcity, Anheuser-Busch Inbev Busch Inbev 2010 pledges to cut 30% of use in producing beer. Click here (Belgium) AOL USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio (USA) 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Apache USA 30 Mar Six US companies, including Apache, take steps on climate (USA) 2005 change following shareholder demands. Click here APG Global 7 July APG Asset Management lists 19 companies excluded from its (Netherlands) 2010 portfolio over links to cluster bombs and landmines. Click here APG Canada 7 April APG Asset Management may vote in favour of shareholder (Netherlands) 2010 resolutions against BP, Shell over involvement in tar sands. Click here. APG Global 10 Dec Dutch pension fund APG Investments supports appeal for (Netherlands) 2008 companies to adopt human rights policies. Click here Apollo Tyres India 16 Aug Steps that companies are taking to address HIV/AIDS in India, (India) 2006 including Apollo Tyres. Click here Apple Global 31 Jul Apple establishes academic advisory board for research, (USA) 2013 recommendations on supply chain labour policies & practices. Click here Apple Global 18 Jan Apple releases list of suppliers, discloses environmental & (USA) 2012 labour issues it has found in supply chain; becomes first technology firm to join Fair Labor Association Click here Apple Dem. Rep. 4 May Apple & Intel Join "Conflict-Free Smelter", must prove rare (USA) Congo 2011 earth in their products do not fuel armed conflict. Click here [in French] Apple Global 13 Jan Sony Ericsson & Nokia lead in eliminating dangerous (USA) 2010 chemicals according to Greenpeace "green electronics guide" – clear progress also for Apple. Click here [in French] Apple Global 14 Oct Environmental NGOs praise Apple, Sony Ericsson for (USA) 2009 removing toxic chemicals from their products. Click here Apple Global 22 Oct Greenpeace praises Apple for efforts to reduce toxic materials (USA) 2008 in its products. Click here Apple Global 9 May Apple announces an improved environmental policy – (USA) 2007 Greenpeace welcomes move but wants improvements in company's recycling policy. Click here [in French] 9 Apple USA/ Africa 18 Oct Product RED launched in USA: Part of profits from products (USA) 2006 sold by Apple & others will benefit fight against AIDS in Africa. Click here APRIL Global 15 Jul Report urges forestry industry to address conflicts with local (Singapore) 2009 people - provides examples of steps taken by companies including APRIL. Click here Arab Insurance Burma 27 Aug Arab Insurance Group (Arig) ceases insuring companies in Group (ARIG) 2008 Burma, following NGO report. Click here (Bahrain) Aracruz Global 15 Jul Report urges forestry industry to address conflicts with local (Brazil) 2009 people - provides examples of steps taken by companies including Aracruz. Click here Aramark USA 7 Apr Aramark agrees with Immokalee workers on pay & working (USA) 2010 conditions code for tomato pickers. Click here. Aramex Middle East 2 Dec Financial Times report on "emerging trend" of corporate social (UAE) 2009 responsibility in the Middle East - refers to positive steps by Abraaj Capital, Aramex. Click here Arcor Argentina 2 Sep Meeting on the role of the private sector in the prevention and (Argentina) 2009 elimination of child labour is supported by companies such as Andreani, Arcor, Cargill, Nestlé, Telefónica. Click here (Spanish only) Arcor Argentina 23 Apr Arcor's social responsibility with suppliers program deals with (Argentina) 2008 social and economic inclusion. Click here (Spanish only) Arcor Argentina 27 Jun Network of companies against child labour created – (Argentina) 2007 companies include Arcor. Click here (Spanish only) Arcor Argentina 25 Apr Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & (Argentina) 2007 companies to eradicate child labour – Signatory companies include Arcor. Click here (Spanish only) Arcelor Global 22 Feb UNEP & companies including Arcelor launch Sustainable (Luxembourg) 2006 Building & Construction Initiative, aimed at “greening” the industry. Click here ArcelorMittal Saudi 29 Feb ArcelorMittal achieves 10 million hours on construction of (Luxembourg) Arabia 2012 Jubail mill with no lost time worker injuries. Click here ArcelorMittal Global 24 Aug, ArcelorMittal & unions release joint report on how they have (Luxembourg) 31 Aug worked together to improve worker safety. Click here 2011 Click here [in French] ArcelorMittal Senegal 19 Aug ArcelorMittal projects support health of local populations in (Luxembourg) 2009 Kédougou. Click here (French only) ArcelorMittal Senegal 10 Jun Social programme funded by Arcelor Mittal, MDL & Oromin will (Luxembourg) 2009 now be managed at local level. Click here (French only) ArcelorMittal Global 11 Jun ArcelorMittal signs global agreement with unions on health & (Luxembourg) 2008 safety. Click here ArcelorMittal Orissa, 27 Feb ArcelorMittal pledges $250 million to resettle villagers who will (Luxembourg) India 2008 be displaced by its planned steel plant. Click here ArcelorMittal Global 9 May Company's report says it trained over 147,000 employees on (Luxembour) 2012 its human rights policy Click here Arent Fox Afghanistan 19 Dec US law firms including Arent Fox in partnership with US & (USA) 2007 Afghan Govts. to reform Afghan judiciary. Click here Areva Niger 7 Dec Official launch of health observatory for the Agadez region – (France) 2011 for medical needs of personnel in Areva’s mines. Click here (in French) Areva Gabon 13 Oct Areva partners with the government & a committee of veteran (France) 2010 workers to create an observatory which will study the health impact of the company’s activities on its employees & on local populations. Click here (French only) Areva Niger 2 Sep Areva presents its education, health care initiatives to the (France) 2009 media; some NGOs judge them inadequate. Click here [in French] 10 Areva Global 1 Jul Areva, Sherpa, Médecins du Monde sign agreement to (France) 2009 establish health watchdogs near Areva's mining sites. Click here Areva Niger, 24 Jun Areva creates an observatory on health impacts, in (France) Gabon 2009 cooperation with NGOs. Click here (French only) Areva Gabon 6 May Areva will evaluate & monitor health & environmental impacts (France) 2009 of its former mining operations at Mounana. Click here (French only) Areva Niger 7 Jan Areva to explore largest uranium mine in Africa – says it will (France) 2009 support socio-economic initiatives. Click here (French only) Areva France/ 28 Mar 8 companies, including Areva, launch francophone “Business (France) Global 2007 Leaders Initiative for Human Rights”. Click here (French only) Ariana Rugs Afghanistan 21 Nov Ariana Rugs earns first "GoodWeave" child labour-free (USA) 2012 certification in Afghanistan. Click here Arizona Public USA 31 May Environmental Protection Agency recognises companies for Service 2006 action on climate change, including Arizona Public Service. (USA) Click here ArmorGroup USA 9 Apr ArmorGroup calls for US regulation of private military (UK) 2008 contractors. Click here Asda Global 4 Aug New report: "Better Jobs in Better Supply Chains” - includes (UK) 2010 case study on initiative by Asda (part of Wal-Mart). Click here Asda Bangladesh 28 Jul Asda (part of Wal-Mart) responds to concerns over living (UK) 2010 wage, working conditions in its supplier factories. Refers to positive steps by Asda, Inditex, Marks & Spencer. Click here Asda UK 26 May Asda to cut price of cancer drugs, sell them on not-for-profit (UK) 2010 basis – Sainsbury says it will match Asda. Click here Asda Uzbekistan 3 Jun Uzbek Govt. signs ILO conventions after retailers including (UK) 2009 Tesco, Asda/Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer, Gap pull out over forced child labour in cotton industry. Click here Ashok Leyland India 17 Aug Steps that Indian companies, including Ashok Leyland, are (India) 2005 taking to address HIV/AIDS. Click here

AsiaCell Iraq 12 Sep Asiacell (part of Qatar Telecom) partners with NGO to combat (Iraq) 2012 violence against women. Click here Asia Pulp & Global 14 Sep Asia Pulp & Paper commits to human rights audit of entire Paper 2011 operations using UN Guiding Principles. Click here (Singapore) Asia Pulp & Global 23 Mar Asia Pulp & Paper signs CEO Water Mandate Paper 2011 Click here [in French] (Singapore) Asia Pulp and Indonesia 26 Jan Asia Pulp and Paper announces social and environmental Paper 2011 initiatives, including the development of housing for the poor. (Singapore) Click here [only French] Asia Burma 14 May Burma cyclone: CSR Asia describes steps by Exotissimo, TransPacific 2008 Lonely Planet, Abercrombie & Kent, Asia TransPacific Journeys Journeys, Google, Microsoft, Intrepid Travel. Click here (USA) Asics (Japan) Cambodia 18 Sep Asics pays union-agreed compensation to families of 2 2013 workers killed in May factory collapse. Click here. ASN Israel/ 6 Dec ASN divests from Veolia over its involvement in Jerusalem's (Netherlands) Occupied 2006 light rail system, saying the project does not comply with UN Territories resolutions on settlements. Click here AstraZeneca Global 1 Feb Pharmaceutical firms and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (UK) 2012 to jointly combat 10 neglected tropical diseases. Click here Click here (in French) AstraZeneca Global 25 Mar World TB Day: AstraZeneca and British Red Cross partnership (UK) 2009 to help combat tuberculosis in the developing world. Click here 11 AstraZeneca Global 4 May Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & (UK) 2005 tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between non-profits, governments & drug companies, including AstraZeneca. Click here AstraZeneca Global 6 Apr UK Government launches framework for good practice in (UK) 2005 pharmaceutical industry on increasing access to essential medicines in developing countries: with input from companies including AstraZeneca. Click here AT&T Afghanistan 21 Jul Peace Through Business: AT&T empowers women in (USA) , Rwanda 2010 Afghanistan, Rwanda. Click here AT&T USA 18 Mar DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" 2009 (USA) 2009 - Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Ernst & Young, Marriott lead. Click here AT&T USA 29 Aug American Rights at Work profiles successful labour rights (USA) 2007 initiatives - examples include AT&T. Click here AT&T USA 28 Mar DiversityInc announces "Top 50 companies for diversity" – top (USA) 2007 5 companies include AT&T. Click here AT&T USA 2 Aug Companies support renewal of voting rights law for minorities - (USA) 2006 including AT&T. Click here Audiens France 8 Jan Company adopts recruitment practices aimed at combatting (France) 2014 discrimination. Click here (French only) Augura Colombia 4 Nov 3 companies receive an award for their contribution to peace, Bananera 2009 including Augura Bananera. Click here [in Spanish] (Colombia) Auticon Germany 09 Jan German software firm Auticon says its employment of staff (Germany) 2013 with Asperger syndrome beneficial for both the company & its hires. Click here AUX Colombia USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio (Canada) 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Aveng South Africa 18 Jan Construction companies launch nonprofit organisation called Grinaker-LTA 2012 BuildSafe South Africa to improve health, safety and welfare in (South Africa) the local construction industry Click here Aviatur Colombia 12 Aug Agreement between International Migration Organization and (Colombia) 2009 Aviatur to sell products made by displaced people, demobilized combatants and victims of the conflict. Click here (Spanish only) Aviva France 8 Jan Company adopts recruitment practices aimed at combatting (UK) 2014 discrimination. Click here (French only) Aviva Asia 16 Jan CSR Asia partners with Aviva to implement Children's Rights & (UK) 2013 Business Principles, focusing on vulnerable & street children in Asia. Click here Aviva Global 25 July Aviva seeks to make business case for helping street children. (UK) 2012 Click here Aviva Asia & 7 Dec Business strategies that include the poor help achieve (UK) Pacific 2011 Millennium Development Goals & deserve strong attention in Asia & Pacific region, says CSR Asia. Click here Avon Global 5 Mar UNIFEM, Avon in partnership to tackle violence against (USA) 2008 women & promote women's empowerment. Click here AXA Senegal 23 Jan Axa Group contributes to the improvement of quality of life in (France) 2013 the villages of Syer by providing drinking water. Click here (French only) AXA Benin 29 Feb AXA supports Care by supplying vulnerable populations with (France) 2012 drinking water and education about hygienic practice. Click here (in French) AXA Senegal 28 Apr AXA contributes to reducing the digital divide by offering 2500 (France) 2010 computers to schools. Click here (French only) AXA France 23 Aug Financial firms including AXA take steps to diversify workforce. (France) 2006 Click here 12 AXA Global 9 Nov Development agencies & companies including AXA launch (France) 2005 $75 million fund for micro-entrepreneurs. Click here AXA Global 2 May Company's Research Fund supports 83 research teams on (France) 2012 environmental hazards, and socio-economic constraints on human life Click here Azalai Hotels Mali 27 Apr World Malaria Day: Companies honoured for their part in Roll (Mali) 2011 Back Malaria Partnership Click here BAA Global 8 Apr Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin (UK) 2009 Atlantic propose global greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here Babajob India 31 Oct Local & global firms including Babajob develop technological (India) 2007 products & services for the poor. Click here Banco Argentina 2 May Bank offers space in the workplace for breastfeeding mothers, Hipotecario 2012 promoting women's rights Click here (Argentina) Barrick Gold Tanzania 8 May Barrick Gold subsidiary builds education facilities to benefit (Canada) 2013 local community near North Mara mine. Click here Barrick Gold Peru 4 Apr Company partners with NGOs, others, in initiative to enhance (Canada) 2012 “sustainable development projects” Click here Barrick Gold Peru 20 Apr 2 Barrick Gold projects obtain certification under the hospice of (Canada) 2011 UNEP, “guaranteeing” safe management of cyanide and protection of human health. Click here [in Spanish] Boehringer Global 15 Oct Major drug firms including Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim 2008 Glaxo, Pfizer, agree with Ban Ki-Moon to invest more in AIDS (Germany) treatments & diagnostics for poor regions. Click here Bajaj Auto India 12 Jul “Crossing boundaries”: Business leaders visit social & (India) 2006 environmental projects (report by IBLF). Companies featured include Bajaj Auto. Click here Bajaj Auto India 17 Aug Steps that Indian companies, including Bajaj Auto, are taking (India) 2005 to address HIV/AIDS. Click here Baleària Colombia 27 Aug Baleària promotes development of companies that benefit (Spain) 2008 society & the environment. Click here (Spanish only) Banamex (part Mexico 14 June Banamex is the “sustainable deal of the year” (with Citigroup & of Citigroup) 2006 Financiera Compartamos) in Financial Times sustainable (Mexico) banking awards. Click here Banamex (part Mexico 16 Feb 12 companies operating in Mexico, including Banamex, launch of Citigroup) 2005 National Business Council on AIDS, aimed at eradicating (Mexico) HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican workplace. Click here Bancaja Spain 21 Feb Bancaja becomes the first Spanish financial entity to (Spain) 2007 incorporate environmental risks into its credit decisions. Click here (Spanish only) Banco Global 4 Nov IFC & Global Reporting Initiative launch guide on gender & Bradesco 2009 sustainability reporting - full report includes examples of (Brazil) reporting practices by Banco Bradesco. Click here Banco Latin 13 Apr Innovest & Inter-American Development Bank launch index of Bradesco America 2008 companies that address needs of the poor - top firms in initial (Brazil) ranking include Banco Bradesco. Click here Banco do Brazil 15 Feb Banco do Brasil & Secretaría de Derechos Humanos launch Brasil 2012 credit for people with disabilities. Click here (Brazil) Banco Galicia Argentina 28 Mar Banco Galicia becomes the first South American bank to (Argentina) 2007 adhere to the Equator Principles. Click here (Spanish only) Banco Popular Global 22 Sep Banco Popular, Iberdrola and Tenaris join sustainable index (Spain) 2010 Ftse4Good Global. Click here (Spanish only) Banco Argentina 19 Nov Banco Provincia starts the first microcredits bank in Argentina. Provincia 2008 Click here (Argentina) 13 BancoReal Brazil 15 Apr Financial institutions including HSBC, Banco Real, Unibanco (Brazil) 2009 support campaign to eradicate forced labour. Click here (Spanish only) BancoReal/ Brazil 10 May Companies, including BancoReal/ABN Amro, receive awards ABN Amro 2006 for contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals, (Brazil/ presented by UNDP, ICC, IBLF. Click here Netherlands) Banco Río Argentina 25 Apr Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & (Argentina) 2007 companies to eradicate child labour – Signatory companies include Banco Río. Click here (Spanish only) Banco Sabadell Guatemala 3 Jun Banco Sabadell to open 15 “communal credit” companies to (Spain) 2009 benefit 2500 small entrepreneurs. Click here (Spanish only) Banco Spain 24 Oct Banco Santander becomes the first financial entity to sign a Santander 2007 plan for equality between men and women. Click here (Spain) (Spanish only) Bancolombia Global 28 Jan Bancolombia first Colombian financial institution to sign (Colombia) 2009 Equator Principles. Click here (Spanish only)

Bank of USA 28 Mar DiversityInc announces "Top 50 companies for diversity" – top America 2007 5 companies include Bank of America. Click here (USA) Bank of USA 14 Mar Bank of America launches $20 billion initiative to reduce America 2007 greenhouse gases. Click here (USA) Bank Republic Georgia 8 Dec Bank Republic on its social programs - including responsible (Georgia) 2010 investment policy, micro-lending, UN Global Compact. Click here Banorte Mexico 7 Nov Banorte says it will duplicate donations made to the victims of (Mexico) 2007 floods in Tabasco. Click here (Spanish only) Banro Congo – 15 May Banro constructs new housing for artisanal miners. Click here (Canada) Democratic 2013 (French only) Republic of Banque Morocco 12 May BMCE adopts the Equator Principles – first bank in the marocaine du 2010 Maghreb to take the measure. Click here (French only) commerce extérieur (BMCE) (Morocco) Baosteel China 26 Jul Companies including Baosteel receive corporate responsibility (China) 2006 awards. Click here Barclays Global 16 Jan Barclays renews partnership with UNICEF to tackle global (UK) 2013 youth unemployment for 3 more years Click here Barclays Global 19 Oct Barclays, Credit Suisse, UBS & UniCredit collaborate to create (UK) 2011 group reviewing how UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights apply to banking sector. Click here Barclays Ghana, 30 Mar Barclays joins anti-poverty initiative: it will provide around (UK) Kenya, 2011 60,000 low-income people in African countries with access to Tanzania, financial services. Uganda Click here Barclays Uganda 7 Jul Guardian News and Media, Barclays, African Medical (UK) 2010 Research Foundation awarded for project benefitting poor communities in Uganda. Click here Barclays East Africa 26 Aug Barclays supports programme by NGO Digital Links to (UK) 2009 increase schools’ access to information technology. Click here [in French] Barclays UK 7 Jan Top 5 firms in Stonewall's workplace equality index ranking (UK) 2009 gay-friendly employers: Lloyds TSB, Ford, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Barclays. Click here Barclays Global 17 Jan New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of (UK) 2007 British Industry - members include Barclays. Click here 14 Barclays Global 8 Feb Survey of banks’ social & environmental policies finds 8 with (UK) 2006 public human rights policies, including Barclays. Click here Bare USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio Escentuals 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate (USA) Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Barloworld So. Africa 12 Nov 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration: Human rights (So. Africa) 2008 initiatives by BASF, Barloworld, Novartis, Ketchum, Titan. Click here Barrick Gold Papua New 24 Oct Barrick announces actions in response to violence against (Canada) Guinea 2012 women at Porgera Mine, based on UN Guiding Principles. Click here Barrick Gold Denmark 10 Oct Barrick Gold and Danish Institute for Human Rights to (Canada) 2012 collaborate on developing human rights tools for business. Click here Barrick Gold Global 7 Mar Barrick Gold announces new CSR advisory board, which will (Canada) 2012 advise company on issues including human rights. Click here Barrick Gold Chile 8 Jun Partnerships with NGOs & state agencies - seek to improve (Canada) 2011 housing, education, health & socioeconomic development. Click here Barrick Gold Chile 12 Nov Barrick Gold announces partnership with 3 NGOs to address (Canada) 2008 poverty in Atacama region. Click here Barry Callebaut West Africa 30 May World Cocoa Foundation partners with USAID to promote farm (Switzerland) 2007 safety, reduce children's exposure to unsafe labour practices, improve education - supported by contributions from companies including Barry Callebaut. Click here Barry Callebaut Cote 4 Apr Company will invest 21.7 billion FCFA to improve cocoa (Switzerlan) d'Ivoire 2012 quality and living conditions of farmers in producing countries, including Cote d'Ivoire Click here BASF Global 30 Sep Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of (Germany) 2009 emissions among world's largest companies - BASF, Bayer, Chevron, HSBC, Wal-Mart lead all firms. Click here BASF Global 17 Jun 6 seed firms, including BASF, outline approach to tackling (Germany) 2009 child labour in agriculture. Click here BASF Kenya 12 Nov 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration: Human rights (Germany) 2008 initiatives by BASF, Barloworld, Novartis, Ketchum, Titan. Click here Baxter USA 31 May Environmental Protection Agency recognises companies for (USA) 2006 action on climate change, including Baxter. Click here BASF Global 17 Jun 6 seed firms, including Bayer, outline approach to tackling (Germany) 2009 child labour in agriculture. Click here Bavaria Colombia 26 May Bavaria grants programme supports university education of (Netherlands) 2010 vulnerable shopkeepers’ children and grandchildren. Click here (Spanish only) Bayer Global 1 Feb Pharmaceutical firms and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Germany) 2012 to jointly combat 10 neglected tropical diseases. Click here Click here (in French) Bayer Global 30 Sep Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of (Germany) 2009 emissions among world's largest companies - BASF, Bayer, Chevron, HSBC, Wal-Mart lead all firms. Click here Bayer USA 11 Jan Bayer presented with US Presidential Award for Corporate (Germany) 2006 Leadership for its science education initiative. Click here Bayer USA 21 Dec Bayer comes 3rd in Low Carbon Leaders Award for reductions (Germany) 2005 in greenhouse gas emissions. Click here Bayer India 23 Nov Bayer & Monsanto affiliates prepare plan with local NGOs in (Germany) 2005 Andhra Pradesh, India, to address child labour in cottonseed production. Click here Bayer China 7 Sep Steps that companies, including Bayer, are taking to address (Germany) 2005 HIV/AIDS in China. Click here 15 Bayer Latin 17 Aug 26 pharmaceutical firms, including Bayer, agree with (Germany) America 2005 governments of 11 Latin American countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here BBVA Global 29 Sep Acciona, Aena, BBVA, others receive awards for initiatives (Spain) 2010 benefiting disabled people. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Chile 20 Jan BBVA says it won’t finance dam project HidroAysén due to its (Spain) 2010 “high social and environmental impacts”. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Global 8 Apr New book: “Can companies contribute to the Millennium (Spain) 2009 Development Goals?” – refers to best practice by companies including BBVA. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Global 12 Nov BBVA announces will deny credit to any client polluting the (Spain) 2008 environment. Click here BBVA China 28 May BBVA donates 1 million dollars for victims of earthquake in (Spain) 2008 China. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Latin 14 May BBVA and the OEI sign an agreement for improving child (Spain) America 2008 education. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Latin 19 Mar BBVA donates $43 million for social programmes, including (Spain) America 2008 education. Click here (Spanish only) BBVA Colombia 5 Mar BBVA announces creation of a bank dedicated exclusively to (Spain) 2008 microcredit. Click here (Spanish only) BC Hydro Global 23 Apr Stratos analyses 7 leading sustainability reports by Canadian (Canada) 2008 companies: Telus, BC Hydro, Enbridge, Syncrude, Suncor, Transalta, Vancity. Click here (French only) Bed Bath & USA 17 Feb Bed Bath & Beyond to cut carbon footprint by avoiding Beyond 2010 suppliers that source fuel from Canada's oil sands. Click here (USA) Bed Bath & Uzbekistan 30 Sep US Senator Tom Harkin op-ed on forced child labour in Uzbek Beyond 2009 cotton industry - refers to positive steps by 25 brands & (USA) retailers including American Eagle, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gap, JC Penney, Kohl's, Levi Strauss, Limited Brands, Nike, Nordstrom, Timberland, TJX, Phillips-Van Heusen, Target, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney. Click here Becton China 13 Sep World Economic Forum launches China Health Alliance, a Dickinson (BD) 2006 partnership against TB and AIDS - companies involved include (USA) BD. Click here Beijing Air China 18 May Beijing Air Catering & other companies make commitment to Catering 2005 fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here (China) Bell Canada Canada 22 Sep Bell Canada pledges $50 million for mental health charities - (Canada) 2010 firm will also strengthen workplace mental health programmes. Click here Ben & Jerry’s/ Europe 3 Mar All ice cream sold in Europe by Ben & Jerry’s will be a Unilever 2010 Fairtrade product by 2011. Click here (French only) (USA/UK/ Netherlands) Ben & Jerry’s/ Global 24 Feb Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) to make all products from Unilever 2010 100% fair trade-certified sources by 2013. Click here (USA/UK/ Netherlands) Ben Bridge USA 14 Feb Eleven more jewellery retailers commit to No Dirty Gold (USA) 2007 campaign's social & environmental standards, incl. Ben Bridge. Click here Benetton Global 3 Apr Benetton & Limited Brands join the Detox movement & commit (Italy) 2013 to eliminating dangerous chemicals in their supply chains. Click here [also in French] 16 Ben-Net Spain 21 Apr Discrimination against women is commonplace in many (Spain) 2010 companies, but others have already taken steps to avoid differential treatment between the sexes. Cleaning company Ben-Net is one of those which have put into effect an equal opportunities plan. Click here (Spanish only) Berong Nickel Philippines 22 Apr Companies & govt. to hold meeting on responsible mining (23- Co. 2009 24 Apr) - Natl. Commission on Indigenous People will present (Philippines) "how Berong Nickel Co. partnered with indigenous communities in pursuing responsible mining". Click here Bethesda USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio Sedation 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Dentistry Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here (USA) Beysehirliler Africa 10 Aug Private sector response to famine in the Horn of Africa, Demir Celik AS 2011 includes actions by Beysehirliler Demir Celik AS. Click here (Turkey) Bharat India 7 Dec Bharat Petroleum & other companies win award for facilitating Petroleum 2005 employment opportunities for people with disabilities in India. (India) Click here Bhilai India 15 Feb CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (India) 2012 awards Indian companies for efforts in sustainable development. Click here BHP Billiton Australia 6 Nov BHP Billiton commits $10 million in scholarships for indigenous (Australia) 2013 students. Click here BHP Billiton Chile 20 Oct Firms that contributed to miners' rescue efforts include (Australia) 2010 Codelco, BHP Billiton, Collahuasi, GeoTech Drilling, Maptek. Click here BHP Billiton Colombia 19 Mar Assessment by company-commissioned independent panel of (Australia) 2008 Cerrejón Coal mine's social impacts flags concerns & positive elements. Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Xstrata commit to implementing recommendations. Click here BHP Billiton Global 7 Mar Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates (Australia) 2007 "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include BHP Billiton. Click here BHP Billiton Global 6 Jul Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & (Australia) 2005 companies including BHP Billiton, to promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine to retail). Click here BHP Billiton Global 14 June NGOs and companies, including BHP Billiton, meet to discuss (Australia) 2006 certification of sustainably-produced metal. Click here Bhushan Steel India 3 Mar Mining firms find less opposition to their operations in (India) 2010 communities where they make social investments: refers to Adhunik, Bhushan Steel, JSW Steel, others. Click here Bingham USA 27 Jan Report praises diversity policies at large California law firms McCutchen 2010 including Bingham McCutchen Click here. (USA) Birks USA 14 Feb Eleven more jewellery retailers commit to No Dirty Gold (USA) 2007 campaign's social & environmental standards, incl. Birks. Click here Bloomberg Global 15 Jun Founding global initiative launched by the Ceres and Tellus (USA) 2011 Institute to create, encourage adoption of standardised sustainability ratings. Click here BLC Bank Lebanon 2 May Bank launches new "WE Initiative" for women, commits to UN (Lebanon) 2012 Women/UN Global Compact "Women's Empowerment Principles" Click here BMCE Global 12 May Moroccan bank BMCE adopts Equator Principles – first bank (Morocco) 2010 in Maghreb region to do so. Click here 17 BMH China 18 May Companies including BMH Instruments, make commitment to Instruments 2005 fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here (China) BMW Global 15 Apr "Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance (Germany) 2009 of Civilizations, UN Global Compact - describes positive initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here BNP Paribas West Africa 17 Jun BNP Paribas supports education of women and girls. Click (France) 2009 here (French only) BNP Paribas Global 28 Jan BNP Paribas joins with Institut Pasteur to fight infectious (France) 2009 diseases. Click here (French only) BNP Paribas France 23 May BNP Paribas is supporting partner for ‘microcredit week’ (France) 2007 organised by Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Economique. Click here [in French] BNP Paribas France/ 28 Mar 8 companies, including BNP Paribas, launch francophone (France) Global 2007 “Business Leaders Initiative for Human Rights”. Click here (French only) BNP Paribas France 23 Aug Financial firms including BNP Paribas take steps to diversify (France) 2006 workforce. Click here Bodega Catena Argentina 17 Sep Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on Zapata 2008 vineyards Click here (Spanish only) (Argentina) Bodegas Argentina 17 Sep Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on Chandon 2008 vineyards Click here (Spanish only) (Argentina) Bodegas Argentina 21 Mar Initiative by Bodegas Chandon to fight against child labour in Chandon 2007 the wine industry. Click here (Spanish only) (Argentina) Body Shop Colombia 6 Oct Body Shop drops palm oil supplier Daabon Organic after (UK) 2010 reports it pushed for eviction of hundreds of peasants. Click here Body Shop Global 30 Sep Clinton Global Initiative - positive steps announced by (UK) 2009 companies including Body Shop on forced labour. Click here Body Shop Global 23 Sep The Body Shop partners with the NGO ECPAT to fight sex (UK) 2009 trafficking of children. Click here (French only) Body Shop Global 1 Oct Body Shop programme "help in trade" works with (UK) 2008 disadvantaged communities. Click here (Spanish only) Body Shop China 26 Oct AsrIA publishes report on Impactt’s “Overtime Project”, in (UK) 2005 which 11 UK retailers, including Body Shop, each worked with a supplier factory in China to improve working conditions. Click here. Boehringer Burma 14 May Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim 2008 Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and others give medical aid to (Germany) victims. Click here Boehringer Africa & 6 June Boehringer Ingelheim decides not to enforce patents on its Ingelheim Asia 2007 anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine in 78 low-income African & Asian (Germany) countries. Click here Boeing Global 30 Sep Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of (USA) 2009 emissions among world's largest companies - Boeing, PG&E, Samsung, Spectra lead their sectors. Click here Bombardier Northern 2 Nov Report examines private sector role in peacebuilding efforts, Aerospace Ireland 2011 includes case studies. Click here (Canada) Bon Appétit/ USA 6 May Florida farmworkers: Bon Appétit & Coalition of Immokalee Compass 2009 Workers form agreement on working conditions - company Group plans to boycott growers that do not participate. Click here (USA/UK) 18 Bonobos USA 7 Mar 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio (USA) 2012 show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here Borax Argentina 22 May Borax and its suppliers to eradicate child labour and promote (USA) 2013 welfare of children. Click here (Spanish only) Borealis Global 27 Aug Borealis & Uponor launch initiative to measure water impacts (Austria) 2008 of production of plastics for the first time. Click here (French only) BorgWarner Global 29 Jun Merrill Lynch & World Resources Institute partner to identify (USA) 2005 companies best positioned for clean car revolution, including BorgWarner. Click here Boston USA 11 Aug Investor coalition lobbies US Govt. to endorse UN Declaration Common 2010 on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Click here (USA) Boston Global 10 Jun Investment firms join forces to mitigate adverse effects of Foundation 2009 foreign investment in conflict areas - include Calvert, (USA) Capricorn, Domini, The Boston Foundation. Click here Botswana Botswana 15 Dec Kgalagadi Breweries & sister firm Botswana Breweries - Breweries 2010 initiatives to support employees living with HIV/AIDS, fight (Botswana) stigma. Click here Bouygues Global 11 Jan Bouygues, CFAO and Sanofi Foundation support Flying (France) 2011 Doctors to create “Club Santé Afrique”. Click here (in French) Boyd Coffee USA 4 Sep USA: Boyd Coffee to sell beans from Costa Rica under (USA) 2013 certification programme promoting sustainable lifestyle for women in coffee production. Click here BP Global 14 Jul New guidance from UN Global Compact, "Doing business (UK) 2010 while advancing peace and development" (with positive examples from companies including BP). Click here BP Global 18 Jun 4 case studies: Companies promoting institution-building in (UK) 2008 developing countries - refers to BP, Statoil, Premier Oil, others. Click here BP Global 24 Oct WBCSD report on how companies can contribute to poverty (UK) 2007 alleviation & sustainable development. With case studies on companies including BP. Click here BP USA 24 Jan Coalition of companies & environmental orgs. urges govt. to (UK) 2007 set limits on carbon emissions – companies include BP. Click here BP Global 15 Nov BP among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of (UK) 2006 corporate social & environmental reporting. Click here BP Global 12 Jul “Crossing boundaries”: Country-visits by business leaders to (UK) 2006 witness social, environmental impacts of their companies (report by IBLF). Companies featured include BP. Click here BP Global 15 Mar BP issues new human rights handbook for managers and staff. (UK) 2006 Click here BP USA 15 Feb BP & other firms endorse Pew Center on Global Climate (UK) 2006 Change’s comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click here BP USA 21 Dec BP comes 2nd in Low Carbon Leaders Award for reductions in (UK) 2005 greenhouse gas emissions. Click here BP Global 21 Sep BP Chairman Peter Sutherland says business is essential to (UK) 2005 protection of human rights. Click here BP Global 14 Sep BP case study included in World Business Council for (UK) 2005 Sustainable Development report on business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here BP China 18 May BP & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in (UK) 2005 China. Click here Brandix Lanka Sri Lanka 16 Sep Brandix improves water access, sanitation at camps for (Sri Lanka) 2009 internally displaced people. Click here Brandix Lanka Sri Lanka 30 Aug Partnership with UNDP, Gap, Mast Industries to improve (Sri Lanka) 2006 access to water. Click here 19 Brarudi Burundi 14 Apr Brarudi (part of Heineken), finds it is useful to detect HIV/AIDS (Burundi) 2010 among its employees & their families, and to provide care for those affected by the illness. Click here (French only) Brilliant Earth Global 12 Mar "Ethical diamonds" go beyond conflict-free diamonds (refers to (Canada) 2008 steps by Brilliant Earth, Igloo Diamonds). Click here Bristol-Myers Global 18 Dec Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility praises Bristol- Squibb 2013 Myers Squibb for joining Medicines Patent Pool-“shows (USA) leadership in delivering” HIV drugs to the most vulnerable. Click here Bristol-Myers Global 1 Feb Pharmaceutical firms and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Squibb 2012 to jointly combat 10 neglected tropical diseases. Click here (USA) Click here (in French) Bristol-Myers Spain 22 Sep Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Hepatitis B awareness Squibb 2010 campaign for migrants. Click here (Spanish only) (USA) Bristol-Myers Africa 28 Jul At Intl. AIDS conference, Bristol-Myers Squibb announces Squibb 2010 community-based projects to help combat HIV/AIDS in Africa. (USA) Click here Bristol-Myers Burma 14 May Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Squibb 2008 Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and others give medical aid to (USA) victims. Click here Bristol-Myers Global 28 Sep Bristol-Myers Squibb receives Global Business Coalition on Squibb 2005 HIV/AIDS 2005 award for excellence. Click here (USA) Bristol-Myers Latin 17 Aug 26 pharmaceutical firms, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, agree Squibb America 2005 with governments of 11 Latin American countries on price (USA) reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here British Airways Africa 3 Aug UNICEF calls on airlines to help fly food to Horn of Africa (UK) 2011 where millions are starving – British Airways is contributing. Click here British Airways Global 8 Apr Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin (UK) 2009 Atlantic propose global greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here British Airways Tanzania 10 Sep British Airways-UNICEF programme aims to curb mother-to- (UK) 2008 child HIV infection. Click here BT Global 17 Jan New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of (UK) 2007 British Industry - members include BT. Click here BT Global 15 Nov BT among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of (UK) 2006 corporate social & environmental reporting. Click here Bulgari Burma 14 Nov "Gem trade bolsters military regime, fuels atrocities", says (Italy) 2007 Human Rights Watch - calls for ban on Burmese rubies & jade, recognises steps taken by companies including Bulgari. Click here Burger King USA 28 May Burger King & Coalition of Immokalee Workers reach (USA) 2008 agreement to improve tomato pickers' pay & working conditions. Click here