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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 – 9 Dec 2009)

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|Company |Country |Date of our |Initiative |

| | |Update | |

|ABB |Tanzania |8 Aug 2007 |ABB assists rural villages with sustainable electrification to foster social & economic |

|(Sweden) | | |development. Click here [French only] |

|ABB |Sudan |10 Jan 2007 |ABB suspends business activities in Sudan - says its human rights projects there will |

|(Sweden) | | |continue. Click here |

|ABB |India |7 Dec 2005 |ABB & other companies win award for facilitating employment opportunities for people with |

|(Sweden) | | |disabilities in India. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Global |15 Oct 2008 |Major drug firms including Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Glaxo, Pfizer, agree with Ban |

|(USA) | | |Ki-Moon to invest more in AIDS treatments & diagnostics for poor regions. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Africa |22 Apr 2009 |Pfizer & Abbott promise more anti-retrovirals for Africa. Click here [French only] |

|(USA) | | | |

|Abbott Laboratories |Burma |14 May 2008 |Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and |

|(USA) | | |others give medical aid to victims. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Global |11 Apr 2007 |Abbott Laboratories agrees to cut price of AIDS drug Kaletra in over 40 countries following |

|(USA) | | |pressure from Thailand. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Global |21 Mar 2007 |IBLF report on how company employee initiatives are helping increase access to education, |

|(USA) | | |water, health, housing – refers to initiatives by companies including Abbott Laboratories. |

| | | |Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Latin America |17 Aug 2005 |26 pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Laboratories, agree with governments of 11 Latin |

|(USA) | | |American countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Mexico |16 Feb 2005 |12 companies operating in Mexico, including Abbott Laboratories, launch National Business |

|(USA) | | |Council on AIDS, aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican |

| | | |workplace. Click here |

|Abbott Laboratories |Global |20 Jun 2007 |Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria awards companies including Abbott. |

|(USA) | | |Click here |

|Abercrombie & Kent |Burma |14 May 2008 |Burma cyclone: CSR Asia describes steps by Exotissimo, Lonely Planet, Abercrombie & Kent, |

|(USA) | | |Asia TransPacific Journeys, Google, Microsoft, Intrepid Travel. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Global |16 Jan 2008 |CERES ranks finance firms on climate strategies: HSBC, ABN Amro score highest. Click here |

|(Netherlands) | | | |

|ABN Amro |Global |23 May 2007 |Clinton Global Initiative: 5 banks including ABN Amro to raise US$5 billion to make buildings|

|(Netherlands) | | |more energy efficient in cities worldwide. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Global |7 Mar 2007 |Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to |

|(Netherlands) | | |benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include ABN Amro. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Brazil |13 Sep 2006 |NGOs & companies including ABN Amro launch organisation to reduce negative social & |

|(Netherlands) | | |environmental impacts of soy production. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Global |24 May 2006 |16 banks shortlisted for Financial Times & IFC “sustainable banking” awards: ABN Amro in all |

|(Netherlands) | | |5 categories. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks’ social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

|(Netherlands) | | |including ABN Amro. Click here |

|ABN Amro |Global |6 Jul 2005 |Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & companies including ABN Amro, to |

|(Netherlands) | | |promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine to|

| | | |retail). Click here |

|ABN Amro (Netherlands) |India |30 Aug 2006 |Business Week article says domestic & multinational banks including ABN Amro increasing their|

| | | |provision of microloans for the poor. Click here |

|ABN Amro do Brasil |Brazil |14 June 2006 |ABN Amro do Brasil is “emerging markets bank of the year” in Financial Times sustainable |

|(Netherlands/ Brazil) | | |banking awards. Click here |

|Abraaj Capital |Middle East |2 Dec 2009 |Financial Times report on "emerging trend" of corporate social responsibility in the Middle |

|(UAE) | | |East - refers to positive steps by Abraaj Capital, Aramex. Click here |

|Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy |Global |15 Apr 2009 |"Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Global |

|(UAE) | | |Compact - describes positive initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, |

| | | |HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here |

|Accenture |China |13 Sep 2006 |World Economic Forum launches China Health Alliance, a partnership against TB and AIDS - |

|(UK) | | |companies involved include Accenture. Click here |

|Acciona Energía |Spain |12 Dec 2007 |Acciona Energía promotes renewable energy sources for reducing CO2 emissions. Click here |

|(Spain) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Accor |Malaysia |18 Mar 2009 |ACCOR Hotels pushes Interhill to respect standards on social issues in hotel construction, |

|(France) | | |following a campaign by Bruno Manser Fonds. Click here [French only] |

|Accor |Global |22 Aug 2007 |Over 600 companies, including Accor, sign code of conduct against child sex tourism. Click |

|(France) | | |here [French only] |

|Accor |Argentina |27 Jun 2007 |Network of companies against child labour created – companies include Accor. Click here |

|(France) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Acindar (Argentina) |Argentina |25 Apr 2007 |Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & companies to eradicate child labour – |

| | | |Signatory companies include Acindar. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Aetna |USA |21 Jan 2009 |Faith-based investors strengthen call for companies to support health care reform - Over 12 |

|(USA) | | |US firms now do so publicly, including Aetna. Click here |

|Addeco (Switzerland) |Argentina |27 Jun 2007 |Network of companies against child labour created – companies include Addeco. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|adidas |Brazil |12 Aug 2009 |Footwear brands including adidas demand moratorium on leather from farms involved in |

|(Germany) | | |deforestation, linked to climate change - Greenpeace welcomes move. Click here |

|adidas |Honduras |5 Aug 2009 |Letter from adidas, Gap, Knights, Nike to US Secretary of State calls for "restoration of |

|(Germany) | | |democracy". Click here [also available in Spanish] |

|adidas |China |20 May 2009 |Guangdong Environmental Partnership includes environmental health & safety academy and energy|

|(Germany) | | |efficiency projects - corporate sponsors include adidas. Click here |

|adidas |Global |9 Jul 2008 |Unions, NGOs & companies including adidas, New Balance, Nike, Speedo, Umbro form group to |

|(Germany) | | |improve respect for labour rights. Click here |

|adidas |Darfur, Sudan |7 May 2008 |Dream for Darfur gives higher marks to Adidas, McDonald's, Kodak for publicly urging action |

|(Germany) | | |on Darfur; poor marks to 16 other Olympic sponsors. Click here |

|adidas |China/ Tibet |19 Mar 2008 |Olympic sponsors concerned over Tibet unrest & violence - comments by companies including |

|(Germany) | | |adidas. Click here |

|adidas |Global |16 Jan 2008 |adidas publishes list of its global suppliers - global textile union welcomes move. Click |

|(Germany) | | |here |

|adidas |Cambodia |14 Sep 2005 |Cambodia: adidas and other apparel companies pledge financial support for ILO factory |

|(Germany) | | |monitoring & improvement programme. Click here |

|Advance Agro |Thailand |21 Nov 2007 |Advance Agro develop a method of producing paper that reduces environmental impacts, and |

|(Thailand) | | |provides supplementary income to villages. Click here [French only] |

|Advanced Micro Devices |USA |3 May 2006 |Advanced Micro Devices comes 3rd in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. |

|(USA) | | |Click here |

|Agbar |Global |8 Apr 2009 |New book: “Can companies contribute to the Millennium Development Goals?” – refers to best |

|(Spain) | | |practice by companies including Novartis, Agbar, BBVA, Gas Natural, Telefónica. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Agilent |USA |3 May 2006 |Agilent comes 5th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Agility International |Global |30 Jan 2008 |Private sector engagement in humanitarian relief - Agility, TNT, UPS launch joint emergency |

|(UK) | | |response initiative. Click here |

|Agrícola Perichán |Spain |19 Aug 2009 |Agrícola Perichán is first small & medium company to implement an equality plan between men |

|(Spain) | | |and women in Murcia. Click here [Spanish only] |

|AirAsia (Malaysia) |Global |8 Aug 2007 |AirAsia to provide for disabled travellers after dialogue with NGOs. Click here |

|Air France/KLM |Global |8 Apr 2009 |Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic propose global |

|(France) | | |greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here |

|Air France (France) |France |18 Oct 2006 |Air France wins an award for its steps to promote equal opportunities for women and men. |

| | | |Click here. |

|Akzo Nobel (Netherlands) |Global |7 Mar 2007 |Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to |

| | | |benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include Akzo Nobel. Click |

| | | |here |

|Alcan |Indonesia |3 Jan 2006 |Alcan provides solar cookers to 1000 rural families in Banda Aceh under UN "clean development|

|(Canada) | | |mechanism" programme. Click here |

|Alcan |Global |8 Nov 2006 |Alcan adopts indigenous peoples policy. Click here |

|(Canada) | | | |

|Alcan |Global |12 Jul 2006 |“Crossing boundaries”: Country-visits by business leaders to witness social, environmental |

|(Canada) | | |impacts of their companies (report by IBLF). Companies featured include Alcan. Click here |

|Alcan |Global |21 Jun 2006 |Alcan joins Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights. Click here |

|(Canada) | | | |

|Alcan |USA |15 Feb 2006 |Alcan & other firms endorse Pew Center on Global Climate Change’s comprehensive plan to |

|(Canada) | | |reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click here |

|Alcatel |Sub-Saharan Africa|16 Nov 2005 |World Summit on the Information Society: Alcatel & infoDev publish report on how business can|

|(France) | | |address needs of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. Click here |

|Alco |Argentina |17 Sep 2008 |Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on vineyards Click here [Spanish |

|(Argentina) | | |only] |

|Alcoa |Brazil |2 Apr 2008 |Alcoa invests in social projects near its Brazil mine - Wall St. Journal says this marks |

|(USA) | | |shift in relations between mining firms & local communities in developing countries. Click |

| | | |here |

|Alcoa |Global |9 Jan 2008 |WorldWatch "State of the World 2008" highlights environmental initiatives by companies. |

|(USA) | | |Article refers to steps by companies including Alcoa. Click here |

|Alcoa |USA |24 Jan 2007 |Coalition of companies & environmental orgs. urges govt. to set limits on carbon emissions – |

|(USA) | | |companies include Alcoa. Click here |

|Alfa-Bank |Russia / UK |12 Jul 2006 |CEOs of Russian companies, including Alfa-Bank, meet in London to discuss “responsible |

|(Russia) | | |business practices”. Click here |

|Alliance One |Argentina |3 Jan 2007 |"Porvenir" programme involving companies including Alliance One aims to remove 700 children |

|(USA) | | |from work on tobacco plantations. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Allianz (Germany) |India |19 Mar 2008 |Allianz & CARE team up on microinsurance project for vulnerable people in tsunami-hit south. |

| | | |Click here |

|Allianz (Germany) |Global |28 Mar 2007 |SustainAbility report on business partnerships with social entrepreneurs: How they can help |

| | | |solve social & environmental problems - refers to initiatives by companies including Allianz.|

| | | |Click Here |

|Altos Hornos |Mexico |1 Mar 2006 |Mexican Govt. recognises companies for reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, including Altos|

|(Mexico) | | |Hornos. Click here |

|Amanco |Latin America |19 Jul 2006 |Amanco project provides irrigation microcredit for low-income peasants in Latin America. |

|(Brazil) | | |Click here |

| |Global |20 Jul 2005 | names 10 finalists for $1 million Nonprofit Innovation Award – NGOs addressing |

|(USA) | | |education, poverty, health, gender equality. Click here |

|American Eagle |Uzbekistan |30 Sep 2009 |US Senator Tom Harkin op-ed on forced child labour in Uzbek cotton industry - refers to |

|(USA) | | |positive steps by 25 brands & 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 Eagle |Philippines |8 Aug 2007 |8 intl. apparel firms, including American Eagle, urge President Arroyo to stop attacks on |

|(USA) | | |workers in export processing zone. Click here |

|American Eagle |Philippines |15 Nov 2006 |Seven apparel companies, including American Eagle, join chambers of commerce in expressing |

|(USA) | | |concern to Philippines President about political killings and violent attacks against |

| | | |striking workers. Click here |

|American Express |Global |15 Apr 2009 |"Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Global |

|(USA) | | |Compact - describes positive initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, |

| | | |HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here |

|American Express |USA/ Africa |18 Oct 2006 |Product RED launched in USA: Part of profits from products sold by American Express & others |

|(USA) | | |will benefit fight against AIDS in Africa. Click here |

|American Express |Global |24 May 2006 |American Express among Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS’ 2006 winners of awards for |

|(USA) | | |business excellence. Click here |

|American Express |Global |22 Mar 2006 |American Express a founding participant in the Tourism and Human Rights Initiative, launched |

|(USA) | | |by the UN World Tourism Organization & Intl. Business Leaders Forum. Click here |

|Anadarko |USA |30 Mar 2005 |Six US companies, including Anadarko, take steps on climate change following shareholder |

|(USA) | | |demands. Click here |

|André Maggi |Brazil |13 Sep 2006 |NGOs & companies including André Maggi launch organisation to reduce negative social & |

|(Brazil) | | |environmental impacts of soy production. Click here |

|Andreani |Argentina |2 Sep 2009 |Meeting on the role of the private sector in the prevention and elimination of child labour |

|(Argentina) | | |is supported by companies such as Andreani, Arcor, Cargill, Nestlé, Telefónica. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Anglo American |So. Africa |11 Jun 2008 |Anglo American approves country-wide roll-out of its AIDS drugs programme to treat families |

|(UK) | | |of its 75,000 workers. Click here |

|Anglo American |South Africa |23 Apr 2008 |Anglo American ties managers' promotions to safety record, in initiative to achieve zero |

|(UK) | | |deaths at its mines. Click here |

|Anglo American |Africa |5 Mar 2008 |Anglo American, Rio Tinto require Chinese joint venture partners in Africa to pledge |

|(UK) | | |adherence to human rights & environmental standards. Click here |

|Anglo American |Colombia |19 Mar 2008 |Assessment by company-commissioned independent panel of Cerrejón Coal mine's social impacts |

|(UK) | | |flags concerns & positive elements. Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Xstrata commit to |

| | | |implementing recommendations. Click here |

|Anglo American |Global |24 Oct 2007 |WBCSD report on how companies can contribute to poverty alleviation & sustainable |

|(UK) | | |development. With case studies on companies including Anglo American. Click here |

|Anglo American |Global |8 Aug 2007 |New Anglo American boss says company's safety record "not acceptable", pledges improvements. |

|(UK) | | |Click here |

|Anglo American |Chile |6 Jun 2007 |Anglo American and Fondo Esperanza launch microcredit program, hoping to reach to 6700 poor |

|(UK) | | |people. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Anglo American |Global |21 Mar 2007 |IBLF report on how company employee initiatives are helping increase access to education, |

|(UK) | | |water, health, housing – refers to initiatives by companies including Anglo American. Click |

| | | |here |

|Anglo Coal |Global |8 Jul 2009 |Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - 8 firms receive business |

|(South Africa) | | |excellence awards, including Anglo Coal. Click here |

|Anglo American |So. Africa |10 Aug 2005 |Large So. African companies including Anglo American step up HIV/AIDS testing & treatment for|

|(UK) | | |workers. Click here |

|AngloGold Ashanti |Dem. Rep. of Congo|23 Jul 2008 |AngloGold Ashanti partners local communities develop social projects. Click here [French |

|(So. Africa) | | |only] |

|Anglo Platinum |Global |15 Nov 2006 |Anglo Platinum among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of corporate social &|

|(So. Africa) | | |environmental reporting. Click here |

|Apache |USA |30 Mar 2005 |Six US companies, including Apache, take steps on climate change following shareholder |

|(USA) | | |demands. Click here |

|APG Investments |Global |10 Dec 2008 |Dutch pension fund APG Investments supports appeal for companies to adopt human rights |

|(Netherlands) | | |policies. Click here |

|Apollo Tyres |India |16 Aug 2006 |Steps that companies are taking to address HIV/AIDS in India, including Apollo Tyres. Click |

|(India) | | |here |

|Apple |Global |14 Oct 2009 |Environmental NGOs praise Apple, Sony Ericsson for removing toxic chemicals from their |

|(USA) | | |products. Click here |

|Apple |Global |22 Oct 2008 |Greenpeace praises Apple for efforts to reduce toxic materials in its products. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Apple |Global |9 May 2007 |Apple announces an improved environmental policy – Greenpeace welcomes move but wants |

|(USA) | | |improvements in company's recycling policy. Click here [in French] |

|Apple |USA/ Africa |18 Oct 2006 |Product RED launched in USA: Part of profits from products sold by Apple & others will |

|(USA) | | |benefit fight against AIDS in Africa. Click here |

|APRIL |Global |15 Jul 2009 |Report urges forestry industry to address conflicts with local people - provides examples of |

|(Singapore) | | |steps taken by companies including APRIL. Click here |

|Arab Insurance Group |Burma |27 Aug 2008 |Arab Insurance Group (Arig) ceases insuring companies in Burma, following NGO report. Click |

|(ARIG) | | |here |

|(Bahrain) | | | |

|Aracruz |Global |15 Jul 2009 |Report urges forestry industry to address conflicts with local people - provides examples of |

|(Brazil) | | |steps taken by companies including Aracruz. Click here |

|Aramex |Middle East |2 Dec 2009 |Financial Times report on "emerging trend" of corporate social responsibility in the Middle |

|(UAE) | | |East - refers to positive steps by Abraaj Capital, Aramex. Click here |

|Arcor (Argentina) |Argentina |2 Sep 2009 |Meeting on the role of the private sector in the prevention and elimination of child labour |

| | | |is supported by companies such as Andreani, Arcor, Cargill, Nestlé, Telefónica. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Arcor (Argentina) |Argentina |23 Apr 2008 |Arcor's social responsibility with suppliers program deals with social and economic |

| | | |inclusion. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Arcor (Argentina) |Argentina |27 Jun 2007 |Network of companies against child labour created – companies include Arcor. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Arcor (Argentina) |Argentina |25 Apr 2007 |Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & companies to eradicate child labour – |

| | | |Signatory companies include Arcor. Click here (Spanish only) |

|Arcelor |Global |22 Feb 2006 |UNEP & companies including Arcelor launch Sustainable Building & Construction Initiative, |

|(Luxembourg) | | |aimed at “greening” the industry. Click here |

|ArcelorMittal |Senegal |19 Aug 2009 |ArcelorMittal projects support health of local populations in Kédougou. Click here [French |

|(Luxembourg) | | |only] |

|ArcelorMittal |Senegal |10 Jun 2009 |Social programme funded by Arcelor Mittal, MDL & Oromin will now be managed at local level. |

|(Luxembourg) | | |Click here [French only] |

|ArcelorMittal |Global |11 Jun 2008 |ArcelorMittal signs global agreement with unions on health & safety. Click here |

|(Luxembourg) | | | |

|ArcelorMittal |Orissa, India |27 Feb 2008 |ArcelorMittal pledges $250 million to resettle villagers who will be displaced by its planned|

|(Luxembourg) | | |steel plant. Click here |

|Arent Fox |Afghanistan |19 Dec 2007 |US law firms including Arent Fox in partnership with US & Afghan Govts. to reform Afghan |

|(USA) | | |judiciary. Click here |

|Areva |Niger |2 Sep 2009 |Areva presents its education, health care initiatives to the media; some NGOs judge them |

|(France) | | |inadequate. Click here [in French] |

|Areva |Global |1 Jul 2009 |Areva, Sherpa, Médecins du Monde sign agreement to establish health watchdogs near Areva's |

|(France) | | |mining sites. Click here |

|Areva |Niger, Gabon |24 Jun 2009 |Areva creates an observatory on health impacts, in cooperation with NGOs. Click here [French |

|(France) | | |only] |

|Areva |Gabon |6 May 2009 |Areva will evaluate & monitor health & environmental impacts of its former mining operations |

|(France) | | |at Mounana. Click here [French only] |

|Areva |Niger |7 Jan 2009 |Areva to explore largest uranium mine in Africa – says it will support socio-economic |

|(France) | | |initiatives. Click here [French only] |

|Areva |France/ Global |28 Mar 2007 |8 companies, including Areva, launch francophone “Business Leaders Initiative for Human |

|(France) | | |Rights”. Click here [French only] |

|Arizona Public Service |USA |31 May 2006 |Environmental Protection Agency recognises companies for action on climate change, including |

|(USA) | | |Arizona Public Service. Click here |

|ArmorGroup |USA |9 Apr 2008 |ArmorGroup calls for US regulation of private military contractors. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Asda/Wal-Mart (UK) |Uzbekistan |3 Jun 2009 |Uzbek Govt. signs ILO conventions after retailers including Tesco, Asda/Wal-Mart, Marks & |

| | | |Spencer, Gap pull out over forced child labour in cotton industry. Click here |

|Ashok Leyland |India |17 Aug 2005 |Steps that Indian companies, including Ashok Leyland, are taking to address HIV/AIDS. Click |

|(India) | | |here |

|Asia TransPacific |Burma |14 May 2008 |Burma cyclone: CSR Asia describes steps by Exotissimo, Lonely Planet, Abercrombie & Kent, |

|Journeys | | |Asia TransPacific Journeys, Google, Microsoft, Intrepid Travel. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|ASN |Israel/ Occupied |6 Dec 2006 |ASN divests from Veolia over its involvement in Jerusalem's light rail system, saying the |

|(Netherlands) |Territories | |project does not comply with UN resolutions on settlements. Click here |

|AstraZeneca |Global |25 Mar 2009 |World TB Day: AstraZeneca and British Red Cross partnership to help combat tuberculosis in |

|(UK) | | |the developing world. Click here |

|AstraZeneca |Global |4 May 2005 |Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between|

|(UK) | | |non-profits, governments & drug companies, including AstraZeneca. Click here |

|AstraZeneca |Global |6 Apr 2005 |UK Government launches framework for good practice in pharmaceutical industry on increasing |

|(UK) | | |access to essential medicines in developing countries: with input from companies including |

| | | |AstraZeneca. Click here |

|AT&T |USA |18 Mar 2009 |DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" 2009 |

|(USA) | | |- Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Ernst & Young, Marriott lead. Click here |

|AT&T |USA |29 Aug 2007 |American Rights at Work profiles successful labour rights initiatives - examples include |

|(USA) | | |AT&T. Click here |

|AT&T |USA |28 Mar 2007 |DiversityInc announces "Top 50 companies for diversity" – top 5 companies include AT&T. Click|

|(USA) | | |here |

|AT&T |USA |2 Aug 2006 |Companies support renewal of voting rights law for minorities - including AT&T. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Augura Bananera |Colombia |4 Nov 2009 |3 companies receive an award for their contribution to peace, including Augura Bananera. |

|(Colombia) | | |Click here [in Spanish] |

|Aviatur |Colombia |12 Aug 2009 |Agreement between International Migration Organization and Aviatur to sell products made by |

|(Colombia) | | |displaced people, demobilized combatants and victims of the conflict. Click here [Spanish |

| | | |only] |

|Avon |Global |5 Mar 2008 |UNIFEM, Avon in partnership to tackle violence against women & promote women's empowerment. |

|(USA) | | |Click here |

|AXA |France |23 Aug 2006 |Financial firms including AXA take steps to diversify workforce. Click here |

|(France) | | | |

|AXA |Global |9 Nov 2005 |Development agencies & companies including AXA launch $75 million fund for |

|(France) | | |micro-entrepreneurs. Click here |

|BAA |Global |8 Apr 2009 |Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic propose global |

|(UK) | | |greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here |

|Babajob |India |31 Oct 2007 |Local & global firms including Babajob develop technological products & services for the |

|(India) | | |poor. Click here |

|Boehringer Ingelheim |Global |15 Oct 2008 |Major drug firms including Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Glaxo, Pfizer, agree with Ban |

|(Germany) | | |Ki-Moon to invest more in AIDS treatments & diagnostics for poor regions. Click here |

|Bajaj Auto |India |12 Jul 2006 |“Crossing boundaries”: Business leaders visit social & environmental projects (report by |

|(India) | | |IBLF). Companies featured include Bajaj Auto. Click here |

|Bajaj Auto |India |17 Aug 2005 |Steps that Indian companies, including Bajaj Auto, are taking to address HIV/AIDS. Click |

|(India) | | |here |

|Baleària |Colombia |27 Aug 2008 |Baleària promotes development of companies that benefit society & the environment. Click here|

|(Spain) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Banamex (part of |Mexico |14 June 2006 |Banamex is the “sustainable deal of the year” (with Citigroup & Financiera Compartamos) in |

|Citigroup) | | |Financial Times sustainable banking awards. Click here |

|(Mexico) | | | |

|Banamex (part of |Mexico |16 Feb 2005 |12 companies operating in Mexico, including Banamex, launch National Business Council on |

|Citigroup) | | |AIDS, aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican workplace. Click |

|(Mexico) | | |here |

|Bancaja |Spain |21 Feb 2007 |Bancaja becomes the first Spanish financial entity to incorporate environmental risks into |

|(Spain) | | |its credit decisions. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Banco Bradesco |Global |4 Nov 2009 |IFC & Global Reporting Initiative launch guide on gender & sustainability reporting - full |

|(Brazil) | | |report includes examples of reporting practices by Banco Bradesco. Click here |

|Banco Bradesco |Latin America |13 Apr 2008 |Innovest & Inter-American Development Bank launch index of companies that address needs of |

|(Brazil) | | |the poor - top firms in initial ranking include Banco Bradesco. Click here |

|Banco Galicia (Argentina)|Argentina |28 Mar 2007 |Banco Galicia becomes the first South American bank to adhere to the Equator Principles. |

| | | |Click here [Spanish only] |

|Banco Provincia |Argentina |19 Nov 2008 |Banco Provincia starts the first microcredits bank in Argentina. Click here |

|(Argentina) | | | |

|BancoReal |Brazil |15 Apr 2009 |Financial institutions including HSBC, Banco Real, Unibanco support campaign to eradicate |

|(Brazil) | | |forced labour. Click here [Spanish only] |

|BancoReal/ |Brazil |10 May 2006 |Companies, including BancoReal/ABN Amro, receive awards for contribution to UN Millennium |

|ABN Amro | | |Development Goals, presented by UNDP, ICC, IBLF. Click here |

|(Brazil/ Netherlands) | | | |

|Banco Río (Argentina) |Argentina |25 Apr 2007 |Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & companies to eradicate child labour – |

| | | |Signatory companies include Banco Río. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Banco Sabadell |Guatemala |3 Jun 2009 |Banco Sabadell to open 15 “communal credit” companies to benefit 2500 small entrepreneurs. |

|(Spain) | | |Click here [Spanish only] |

|Banco Santander |Spain |24 Oct 2007 |Banco Santander becomes the first financial entity to sign a plan for equality between men |

|(Spain) | | |and women. Click here (Spanish only) |

|Bancolombia |Global |28 Jan 2009 |Bancolombia first Colombian financial institution to sign Equator Principles. Click here |

|(Colombia) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Bank of America |USA |28 Mar 2007 |DiversityInc announces "Top 50 companies for diversity" – top 5 companies include Bank of |

|(USA) | | |America. Click here |

|Bank of America |USA |14 Mar 2007 |Bank of America launches $20 billion initiative to reduce greenhouse gases. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Banorte |Mexico |7 Nov 2007 |Banorte says it will duplicate donations made to the victims of floods in Tabasco. Click here|

|(Mexico) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Baosteel |China |26 Jul 2006 |Companies including Baosteel receive corporate responsibility awards. Click here |

|(China) | | | |

|Barclays |East Africa |26 Aug 2009 |Barclays supports programme by NGO Digital Links to increase schools’ access to information |

|(UK) | | |technology. Click here [in French] |

|Barclays |UK |7 Jan 2009 |Top 5 firms in Stonewall's workplace equality index ranking gay-friendly employers: Lloyds |

|(UK) | | |TSB, Ford, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Barclays. Click here |

|Barclays |Global |17 Jan 2007 |New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of British Industry - members include|

|(UK) | | |Barclays. Click here |

|Barclays |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks’ social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

|(UK) | | |including Barclays. Click here |

|Barloworld |So. Africa |12 Nov 2008 |60th anniversary of Universal Declaration: Human rights initiatives by BASF, Barloworld, |

|(So. Africa) | | |Novartis, Ketchum, Titan. Click here |

|Barrick Gold |Chile |12 Nov 2008 |Barrick Gold announces partnership with 3 NGOs to address poverty in Atacama region. Click |

|(Canada) | | |here |

|Barry Callebaut |West Africa |30 May 2007 |World Cocoa Foundation partners with USAID to promote farm safety, reduce children's exposure|

|(Switzerland) | | |to unsafe labour practices, improve education - supported by contributions from companies |

| | | |including Barry Callebaut. Click here |

|BASF |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of emissions among world's largest |

|(Germany) | | |companies - BASF, Bayer, Chevron, HSBC, Wal-Mart lead all firms. Click here |

|BASF |Global |17 Jun 2009 |6 seed firms, including BASF, outline approach to tackling child labour in agriculture. Click|

|(Germany) | | |here |

|BASF |Kenya |12 Nov 2008 |60th anniversary of Universal Declaration: Human rights initiatives by BASF, Barloworld, |

|(Germany) | | |Novartis, Ketchum, Titan. Click here |

|Baxter |USA |31 May 2006 |Environmental Protection Agency recognises companies for action on climate change, including |

|(USA) | | |Baxter. Click here |

|BASF |Global |17 Jun 2009 |6 seed firms, including Bayer, outline approach to tackling child labour in agriculture. |

|(Germany) | | |Click here |

|Bayer |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of emissions among world's largest |

|(Germany) | | |companies - BASF, Bayer, Chevron, HSBC, Wal-Mart lead all firms. Click here |

|Bayer |USA |11 Jan 2006 |Bayer presented with US Presidential Award for Corporate Leadership for its science education|

|(Germany) | | |initiative. Click here |

|Bayer |USA |21 Dec 2005 |Bayer comes 3rd in Low Carbon Leaders Award for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. |

|(Germany) | | |Click here |

|Bayer |India |23 Nov 2005 |Bayer & Monsanto affiliates prepare plan with local NGOs in Andhra Pradesh, India, to address|

|(Germany) | | |child labour in cottonseed production. Click here |

|Bayer |China |7 Sep 2005 |Steps that companies, including Bayer, are taking to address HIV/AIDS in China. Click here |

|(Germany) | | | |

|Bayer |Latin America |17 Aug 2005 |26 pharmaceutical firms, including Bayer, agree with governments of 11 Latin American |

|(Germany) | | |countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here |

|BBVA |Global |8 Apr 2009 |New book: “Can companies contribute to the Millennium Development Goals?” – refers to best |

|(Spain) | | |practice by companies including Novartis, Agbar, BBVA, Gas Natural, Telefónica. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|BBVA |Global |12 Nov 2008 |BBVA announces will deny credit to any client polluting the environment. Click here |

|(Spain) | | | |

|BBVA |China |28 May 2008 |BBVA donates 1 million dollars for victims of earthquake in China. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Spain) | | | |

|BBVA |Latin America |14 May 2008 |BBVA and the OEI sign an agreement for improving child education. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Spain) | | | |

|BBVA |Latin America |19 Mar 2008 |BBVA donates $43 million for social programmes, including education. Click here [Spanish |

|(Spain) | | |only] |

|BBVA |Colombia |5 Mar 2008 |BBVA announces creation of a bank dedicated exclusively to microcredit. Click here [Spanish |

|(Spain) | | |only] |

|BC Hydro |Global |23 Apr 2008 |Stratos analyses 7 leading sustainability reports by Canadian companies: Telus, BC Hydro, |

|(Canada) | | |Enbridge, Syncrude, Suncor, Transalta, Vancity. Click here [French only] |

|Bed Bath & Beyond |Uzbekistan |30 Sep 2009 |US Senator Tom Harkin op-ed on forced child labour in Uzbek cotton industry - refers to |

|(USA) | | |positive steps by 25 brands & 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 Dickinson (BD) |China |13 Sep 2006 |World Economic Forum launches China Health Alliance, a partnership against TB and AIDS - |

|(USA) | | |companies involved include BD. Click here |

|Beijing Air Catering |China |18 May 2005 |Beijing Air Catering & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click |

|(China) | | |here |

|Ben Bridge (USA) |USA |14 Feb 2007 |Eleven more jewellery retailers commit to No Dirty Gold campaign's social & environmental |

| | | |standards, incl. Ben Bridge. Click here |

|Berong Nickel Co. |Philippines |22 Apr 2009 |Companies & govt. to hold meeting on responsible mining (23-24 Apr) - Natl. Commission on |

|(Philippines) | | |Indigenous People will present "how Berong Nickel Co. partnered with indigenous communities |

| | | |in pursuing responsible mining". Click here |

|Bharat Petroleum |India |7 Dec 2005 |Bharat Petroleum & other companies win award for facilitating employment opportunities for |

|(India) | | |people with disabilities in India. Click here |

|BHP Billiton |Colombia |19 Mar 2008 |Assessment by company-commissioned independent panel of Cerrejón Coal mine's social impacts |

|(Australia) | | |flags concerns & positive elements. Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Xstrata commit to |

| | | |implementing recommendations. Click here |

|BHP Billiton |Global |7 Mar 2007 |Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to |

|(Australia) | | |benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include BHP Billiton. Click |

| | | |here |

|BHP Billiton |Global |6 Jul 2005 |Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & companies including BHP Billiton, |

|(Australia) | | |to promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine|

| | | |to retail). Click here |

|BHP Billiton (Australia) |Global |14 June |NGOs and companies, including BHP Billiton, meet to discuss certification of |

| | |2006 |sustainably-produced metal. Click here |

|Birks |USA |14 Feb 2007 |Eleven more jewellery retailers commit to No Dirty Gold campaign's social & environmental |

|(USA) | | |standards, incl. Birks. Click here |

|BMH Instruments |China |18 May 2005 |Companies including BMH Instruments, make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here |

|(China) | | | |

|BMW |Global |15 Apr 2009 |"Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Global |

|(Germany) | | |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 2009 |BNP Paribas supports education of women and girls. Click here [French only] |

|(France) | | | |

|BNP Paribas |Global |28 Jan 2009 |BNP Paribas joins with Institut Pasteur to fight infectious diseases. Click here [French |

|(France) | | |only] |

|BNP Paribas |France |23 May 2007 |BNP Paribas is supporting partner for ‘microcredit week’ organised by Association pour le |

|(France) | | |Droit à l'Initiative Economique. Click here [in French] |

|BNP Paribas |France/ Global |28 Mar 2007 |8 companies, including BNP Paribas, launch francophone “Business Leaders Initiative for Human|

|(France) | | |Rights”. Click here [French only] |

|BNP Paribas |France |23 Aug 2006 |Financial firms including BNP Paribas take steps to diversify workforce. Click here |

|(France) | | | |

|Bodega Catena Zapata |Argentina |17 Sep 2008 |Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on vineyards Click here [Spanish |

|(Argentina) | | |only] |

|Bodegas Chandon |Argentina |17 Sep 2008 |Companies take part in programme to eliminate child labour on vineyards Click here [Spanish |

|(Argentina) | | |only] |

|Bodegas Chandon |Argentina |21 Mar 2007 |Initiative by Bodegas Chandon to fight against child labour in the wine industry. Click here |

|(Argentina) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Body Shop |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Clinton Global Initiative - positive steps announced by companies including Body Shop on |

|(UK) | | |forced labour. Click here |

|Body Shop |Global |23 Sep 2009 |The Body Shop partners with the NGO ECPAT to fight sex trafficking of children. Click here |

|(UK) | | |[French only] |

|Body Shop |Global |1 Oct 2008 |Body Shop programme "help in trade" works with disadvantaged communities. Click here [Spanish|

|(UK) | | |only] |

|Body Shop |China |26 Oct 2005 |AsrIA publishes report on Impactt’s “Overtime Project”, in which 11 UK retailers, including |

|(UK) | | |Body Shop, each worked with a supplier factory in China to improve working conditions. Click|

| | | |here. |

|Boehringer Ingelheim |Burma |14 May 2008 |Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and |

|(Germany) | | |others give medical aid to victims. Click here |

|Boehringer Ingelheim |Africa & Asia |6 June 2007 |Boehringer Ingelheim decides not to enforce patents on its anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine in 78 |

|(Germany) | | |low-income African & Asian countries. Click here |

|Boeing |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Carbon Disclosure Project finds improved disclosure of emissions among world's largest |

|(USA) | | |companies - Boeing, PG&E, Samsung, Spectra lead their sectors. Click here |

|Bon Appétit |USA |6 May 2009 |Florida farmworkers: Bon Appétit & Coalition of Immokalee Workers form agreement on working |

|(USA) | | |conditions - company plans to boycott growers that do not participate. Click here |

|Borealis |Global |27 Aug 2008 |Borealis & Uponor launch initiative to measure water impacts of production of plastics for |

|(Austria) | | |the first time. Click here [French only] |

|BorgWarner |Global |29 Jun 2005 |Merrill Lynch & World Resources Institute partner to identify companies best positioned for |

|(USA) | | |clean car revolution, including BorgWarner. Click here |

|Boston Foundation (USA) |Global |10 Jun 2009 |Investment firms join forces to mitigate adverse effects of foreign investment in conflict |

| | | |areas - include Calvert, Capricorn, Domini, The Boston Foundation. Click here |

|BP |Global |18 Jun 2008 |4 case studies: Companies promoting institution-building in developing countries - refers to |

|(UK) | | |BP, Statoil, Premier Oil, others. Click here |

|BP |Global |24 Oct 2007 |WBCSD report on how companies can contribute to poverty alleviation & sustainable |

|(UK) | | |development. With case studies on companies including BP. Click here |

|BP |USA |24 Jan 2007 |Coalition of companies & environmental orgs. urges govt. to set limits on carbon emissions – |

|(UK) | | |companies include BP. Click here |

|BP |Global |15 Nov 2006 |BP among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of corporate social & |

|(UK) | | |environmental reporting. Click here |

|BP |Global |12 Jul 2006 |“Crossing boundaries”: Country-visits by business leaders to witness social, environmental |

|(UK) | | |impacts of their companies (report by IBLF). Companies featured include BP. Click here |

|BP |Global |15 Mar 2006 |BP issues new human rights handbook for managers and staff. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|BP |USA |15 Feb 2006 |BP & other firms endorse Pew Center on Global Climate Change’s comprehensive plan to reduce |

|(UK) | | |greenhouse gas emissions. Click here |

|BP |USA |21 Dec 2005 |BP comes 2nd in Low Carbon Leaders Award for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Click |

|(UK) | | |here |

|BP |Global |21 Sep 2005 |BP Chairman Peter Sutherland says business is essential to protection of human rights. Click|

|(UK) | | |here |

|BP |Global |14 Sep 2005 |BP case study included in World Business Council for Sustainable Development report on |

|(UK) | | |business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here |

|BP |China |18 May 2005 |BP & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Brandix Lanka (Sri Lanka)|Sri Lanka |16 Sep 2009 |Brandix improves water access, sanitation at camps for internally displaced people. Click |

| | | |here |

|Brandix Lanka (Sri Lanka)|Sri Lanka |30 Aug 2006 |Partnership with UNDP, Gap, Mast Industries to improve access to water. Click here |

|Brilliant Earth |Global |12 Mar 2008 |"Ethical diamonds" go beyond conflict-free diamonds (refers to steps by Brilliant Earth, |

|(Canada) | | |Igloo Diamonds). Click here |

|Bristol-Myers Squibb |Burma |14 May 2008 |Burma cyclone: Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson and |

|(USA) | | |others give medical aid to victims. Click here |

|Bristol-Myers Squibb |Global |28 Sep 2005 |Bristol-Myers Squibb receives Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2005 award for |

|(USA) | | |excellence. Click here |

|Bristol-Myers Squibb |Latin America |17 Aug 2005 |26 pharmaceutical firms, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, agree with governments of 11 Latin |

|(USA) | | |American countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here |

|British Airways |Global |8 Apr 2009 |Air France/KLM, BAA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic propose global |

|(UK) | | |greenhouse gas scheme with climate NGO. Click here |

|British Airways |Tanzania |10 Sep 2008 |British Airways-UNICEF programme aims to curb mother-to-child HIV infection. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|BT |Global |17 Jan 2007 |New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of British Industry - members include|

|(UK) | | |BT. Click here |

|BT |Global |15 Nov 2006 |BT among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of corporate social & |

|(UK) | | |environmental reporting. Click here |

|Bulgari |Burma |14 Nov 2007 |"Gem trade bolsters military regime, fuels atrocities", says Human Rights Watch - calls for |

|(Italy) | | |ban on Burmese rubies & jade, recognises steps taken by companies including Bulgari. Click |

| | | |here |

|Burger King |USA |28 May 2008 |Burger King & Coalition of Immokalee Workers reach agreement to improve tomato pickers' pay &|

|(USA) | | |working conditions. Click here |

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