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Positive human rights initiatives by companies featured in our Weekly Updates

Section 5: Companies beginning with R-Other

(10 Feb 2005 – 9 Dec 2009)

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|Company |Country |Date of our |Initiative |

| | |Update | |

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

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

|Rabobank (Netherlands) |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks' social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

| | | |including Rabobank. Click here |

|Rabobank (Netherlands) |Global |14 Sep 2005 |Rabobank case study included in World Business Council for Sustainable Development report on |

| | | |business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here |

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

|(India) | | |non-profits, governments & drug companies, including Ranbaxy. Click here |

|Rapaport Group |Global |4 Apr 2007 |Diamond Development Initiative seeks to go "beyond Kimberley Process" to improve lives of |

|(USA) | | |artisanal miners – participants include Rapaport Group. Click here |

|Rapaport Group |Africa |24 Aug 2005 |Global Witness, De Beers, Partnership Africa Canada, Rapaport Group, World Bank’s Communities|

|(USA) | | |and Small-Scale Mining Program launch “Diamond Development Initiative" to improve impacts of |

| | | |artisanal mining in Africa, for miners, communities, governments. Click here |

|Real Madrid |Spain |16 Jan 2008 |Real Madrid & 5 institutions launch "Causas Justas" with messages for the social integration |

|(Spain) | | |of the immigrants. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Reebok |Global |13 Dec 2006 |"2006 Transparency Report Card" by NGO/labour coalition assesses labour standards reporting |

|(USA) | | |by 30 apparel retailers: Reebok scores second-highest. Click here |

|Reebok |China, India, USA,|17 May 2006 |2006 Reebok Human Rights Award presented to 4 activists, from China, India, USA, Zimbabwe. |

|(USA) |Zimbabwe | |Click here |

|Reebok |Global |8 Mar 2006 |CSR Asia praises steps taken by Reebok to address human rights. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

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

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

|Reebok |Burma |8 Jun 2005 |Reebok CEO urges companies still doing business in Burma to divest on human rights grounds. |

|(USA) | | |Click here |

|Reebok |Global |13 Apr 2005 |UNICEF Child Labour Resource Guide makes case for business action on child labour & refers to|

|(USA) | | |steps taken by Reebok & other companies. Click here |

|Reliance |India |28 May 2008 |Reliance partners with UNAIDS to expand access to HIV/AIDS services for the poor. Click here |

|(India) | | | |

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

|(India) | | | |

|Repsol YPF (Spain) |Global |5 Aug 2009 |Intermón Oxfam says Repsol’s indigenous people’s policy is “positive”, although “there are |

| | | |still some elements to improve”. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Repsol YPF (Spain) |Global |1 Apr 2009 |Repsol-YPF, in collaboration with Intermón Oxfam, agrees internal code about respect & |

| | | |consultation with indigenous peoples. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Repsol YPF (Spain) |Global |11 Jul 2007 |At Global Compact summit, president of Repsol says that the challenge for companies is to |

| | | |widen social & economic development. Click here [Spanish only] |

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

| | | |Signatory companies include Repsol YPF. Click here (Spanish only) |

|Reuters |Global |7 May 2008 |UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world |

|(UK) | | |poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, |

| | | |Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here |

|Reuters |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 Reuters. Click here |

|Reynolds American |Global |25 Mar 2009 |Tobacco firms, including Philip Morris & Reynolds American, take steps to address nicotine |

|(USA) | | |poisoning of tobacco pickers following social investor pressure. Click here |

|RGM International (China)|China |26 July 2006 |Companies including RGM International receive corporate responsibility awards. Click here |

|Rio Tinto |Global |6 May 2009 |Publish What You Pay welcomes Rio Tinto's decision to publish payments it makes to 13 |

|(UK) | | |governments. Click here |

|Rio Tinto |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 |

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

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

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

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

| | | |retail). Click here |

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

|(UK) | | | |

|Rio Tinto Alcan |Guinea |28 Nov 2007 |Rio Tinto Alcan partners with UNDP, govt. and local NGO to encourage progress towards |

|(Canada) | | |Millennium Development Goals. Click here |

|RL Denim |Bangladesh |19 Aug 2009 |US-based National Labor Committee reports "much better treatment" of RL Denim factory |

|(Bangladesh) | | |workers. Click here |

|Roche |Global |8 Jul 2009 |Roche facilitates access to Tamiflu for developing countries, to flight flu pandemic. Click |

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

|Roche |Global |10 Dec 2008 |Employees of Roche march in support of disadvantaged children – company matched all funds |

|(USA) | | |raised. Click here [in Spanish] |

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

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

|Roche (Switzerland) |Global |4 May 2005 |Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between|

| | | |non-profits, governments & drug companies, including Roche. Click here |

|Rolls-Royce (UK) |Global |17 Jan 2007 |New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of British Industry - members include|

| | | |Rolls-Royce. Click here |

|Rosy Blue (USA) |Global |6 Jul 2005 |Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & companies including Rosy Blue, to |

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

| | | |retail). Click here |

|Rothschild |Global |1 Jul 2009 |Rothschild, Freshfields first UK firms to say they "greatly regret" links with slavery. Click|

|(UK) | | |here |

|Royal Philips Electronics|Global |7 Mar 2007 |Dutch Commission on Sustainable Research creates "Millennium Development Goals Scan" to |

|(Netherlands) | | |benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include Royal Philips. Click |

| | | |here |

|RUSAL |Nigeria |20 Feb 2008 |RUSAL aluminium company signs memorandum with local govt. & communities - commits support for|

|(Russia) | | |education, health, water access. Click here |

|RWE npower (Germany) |Global |12 April 2006 |RWE npower & 5 other utility companies publish report on implementing human rights principles|

| | | |– focusing on supply chain, diversity, vulnerable customers, climate change. Click here |

|SABMiller |Africa |24 Jun 2009 |SABMiller involved in initiatives to increase access to clean water. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|SABMiller |Global |7 May 2008 |UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world |

|(UK) | | |poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, |

| | | |Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here |

|Sage Publications (USA) |Global |12 Aug 2009 |UN agency partners with publishing companies to provide developing countries with free access|

| | | |to scientific information |

| | | |- firms include Sage Publications. Click here |

|Sagittarius Mines |Philippines |22 Apr 2009 |Sagittarius Mines (SMI) adopts Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. Click here |

|(Philippines) | | | |

|Sainsbury's (UK) |China |26 Oct 2005 |ASrIA publishes report on Impactt's "Overtime Project", in which 11 UK retailers, including |

| | | |Sainsbury’s, each worked with a supplier factory in China to improve working conditions. |

| | | |Click here. |

| |USA |3 May 2006 | comes 7th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. Click |

|(USA) | | |here |

|Sambhav Gems |Global |12 Jul 2006 |"Crossing boundaries": Business leaders visit social & environmental projects (report by |

|(India) | | |IBLF). Companies featured include Sambhav Gems. Click here |

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

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

|Samsung |Global |1 Apr 2009 |Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics" shows overall improvement by IT firms on climate |

|(So. Korea) | | |change - refers to positive steps by Dell, HP, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, others. Click here |

|Samsung |Global |14 Jan 2009 |Greenpeace seems some “greening” of products at Las Vegas electronics show - first prizes for|

|(So. Korea) | | |products from Lenovo, Sharp, Samsung. Click here [French only] |

|Samsung |Global |15 Mar 2006 |Greenpeace says Samsung is one of the electronics companies “leading the industry by positive|

|(So. Korea) | | |example on toxic chemicals.” Click here |

|Sanitas |Spain |29 Jul 2009 |Health sector companies adopt programs to integrate disabled into the workforce – refers to |

|(Spain) | | |DKV, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanitas, Sanofi-Aventis. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Sanofi-Aventis (France) |Spain |29 Jul 2009 |Health sector companies adopt programs to integrate disabled into the workforce – refers to |

| | | |DKV, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanitas, Sanofi-Aventis. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Sanofi-Aventis (France) |France/ Global |28 Mar 2007 |8 companies, including Sanofi-Aventis, launch francophone “Business Leaders Initiative for |

| | | |Human Rights”. Click here [French only] |

|Sanofi-Aventis (France) |Global |11 Oct 2006 |World Health Organisation & Sanofi-Aventis expand their programme combatting neglected |

| | | |tropical diseases. Click here [in French]. |

|Sanofi-Aventis (France) |Global |4 May 2005 |Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between|

| | | |non-profits, governments & drug companies, including Sanofi-Aventis. Click here |

|Santa Teresa Rum |Venezuela |13 Aug 2008 |Santa Teresa Rum provides land, jobs & training to poor squatters in joint programme with |

|(Venezuela) | | |govt. Click here |

|SAP |Ethiopia |25 Nov 2009 |StreamServe & SAP partner with UNICEF to improve drinking water supplies. Click here [French |

|(Germany) | | |only] |

|SAP |Global |2 Sep 2009 |SAP to donate technology to assist NGO Refugees United with online database for displaced |

|(Germany) | | |people worldwide. Click here |

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

|(South Africa) | | |steps taken by companies including Sappi. Click here |

|Sasol |Global |20 Aug 2008 |African firms including East African Breweries, Kenya Airways, Sasol start to take action on |

|(So. Africa) | | |climate change. Click here |

|Sasol |Global |30 Apr 2008 |Sasol, expanding into countries criticised for their human rights records, adopts more |

|(So. Africa) | | |systematic approach to human rights. Click here |

|Sasol |So. Africa |2 Apr 2008 |Sasol to sell $3.2 billion of shares to black investors, in largest deal of its kind to help |

|(So. Africa) | | |compensate for apartheid discrimination. Click here |

|Satyam Computer (India) |Global |12 Jul 2006 |"Crossing boundaries": Business leaders visit social & environmental projects (report by |

| | | |IBLF). Companies featured include Stayam Computer. Click here |

|SCA Tissue |USA |29 Aug 2007 |American Rights at Work profiles successful labour rights initiatives - examples include SCA |

|(USA) | | |Tissue. Click here |

|Schneider (France) |Global |21 Oct 2009 |Schneider creates investment fund to support initiatives that will increase access to energy |

| | | |among the poorest. Click here [French only] |

|Schneider (France) |France |7 Feb 2007 |CEOs of Schneider and Dexia sign up to ecologist/writer Nicolas Hulot’s “Environmental Pact”.|

| | | |Click here [French only] |

|Schwab |USA |2 May 2007 |Companies incl. Schwab support natl. ban on sexual orientation discrimination. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|SC Johnson (USA) |USA |11 Jan 2006 |SC Johnson presented with US Presidential Award for Corporate Leadership for its "Greenlist" |

| | | |that rates the environmental impacts of its product components. Click here |

|SC Johnson (USA) |Global |14 Sep 2005 |SC Johnson case study included in World Business Council for Sustainable Development report |

| | | |on business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here |

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

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

|SEAT |Spain |19 Sep 2007 |Accidents in SEAT factories are less frequent and less serious. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Spain) | | | |

|SEP-Congo |Dem. Rep. Congo |14 May 2008 |Oil services company SEP-Congo supports UN programme combatting HIV/AIDS in transport sector.|

|(Dem. Rep. Congo) | | |Click here [French only] |

|SESA Select |Argentina |23 Jan 2008 |Studies on profitability & corporate social responsibility – includes example of good |

|(Argentina) | | |practices by Grupo SESA Select. Click here |

|Severn Trent |Global |12 April 2006 |Severn Trent & 5 other utility companies publish report on implementing human rights |

|(UK) | | |principles – focusing on supply chain, diversity, vulnerable customers, climate change. |

| | | |Click here |

|Shanghai Pudong |China |12 Jul 2006 |Shanghai Pudong Development Bank first mainland Chinese bank to issue a CSR report. Click |

|Development Bank | | |here |

|(China) | | | |

|Sharp |Global |14 Jan 2009 |Greenpeace seems some “greening” of products at Las Vegas electronics show - first prizes for|

|(Japan) | | |products from Lenovo, Sharp, Samsung. Click here [French only] |

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

|(Netherlands) | | |excellence awards, including Shell. Click here |

|Shell |India |22 Apr 2009 |Intl. Dalit Solidarity Network Annual Report 2008 - with section on private sector |

|(Netherlands) | | |developments - refers to initiatives by Daimler, HSBC, Shell. Click here |

|Shell |Ghana |14 Nov 2007 |Shell trains staff as peer educators to help sensitise workers on HIV-AIDS. Click here |

|(Netherlands) | | | |

|Shell |Middle East |23 May 2007 |Regional business coalition on HIV/AIDS for Arab world launched by companies including Shell.|

|(Netherlands) | | |Click here |

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

|(Netherlands) | | |water, health, housing – refers to initiatives by companies including Shell. Click here |

|Shell |UK |7 June 2006 |Shell & other companies call on UK Govt. to adopt tougher greenhouse gas standards. Click |

|(Netherlands) | | |here |

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

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

|Shell |Kazakhstan |5 Oct 2005 |Kazakhstan joins Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - along with mining, oil & gas|

|(Netherlands) | | |companies including Chevron. Click here |

|Shell |Africa, Asia, |16 Mar 2005 |Shell Foundation report "Enterprise solutions to poverty” describes its experience helping |

|(Netherlands) |Central America | |develop sustainable small businesses in Africa, Asia, Central America. Click here |

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

|(Argentina) | | |only] |

|Siemens (Germany) |Sudan |24 Jan 2007 |Siemens says it will withdraw from Sudan because of concerns about humanitarian conditions. |

| | | |Click here |

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

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

| | | |retail). Click here |

|Signet/Kay |Global |15 Feb 2006 |8 jewellers, including Signet/Kay, call on mining firms to produce gold responsibly - No |

|(USA) | | |Dirty Gold campaign welcomes move. Click here |

|Silver Star |Pakistan |30 May 2007 |Nike to resume soccer ball production in Pakistan; contract with new supplier Silver Star |

|(Pakistan) | | |includes labour rights provisions. Click here |

|Simon Property Group |USA |8 Mar 2006 |Simon Property Group & others agree to expand disclosure on energy efficiency & |

|(USA) | | |climate-related issues, following shareholder requests. Click here |

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

|(Sweden) | | |aimed at "greening" the industry. Click here |

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

|(France) | | | |

|Société Général |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks' social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

|(France) | | |including Société Général. Click here |

|Société Générale |Global |3 Aug 2005 |UNDP partners with private sector to develop business-led solutions to poverty – details of |

|(France) | | |investment projects led by Société Générale and other companies. Click here |

| |China |7 Sep 2005 | & other companies take steps to address HIV/AIDS in China. Click here |

|(China) | | | |

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

|(China) | | | |

|Sol Meliá |Global |1 Nov 2006 |Sol Meliá signs code of conduct to combat child sex-trafficking. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Spain) | | | |

|Sony |Global |15 Mar 2006 |Greenpeace says Sony is one of the electronics companies “leading the industry by positive |

|(Japan) | | |example on toxic chemicals.” Click here |

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

|Sweden) | | |products. Click here |

|Sony Ericsson (Japan & |Global |4 Apr 2007 |Greenpeace ranking of electronic manufacturers' recycling and toxic content policies cites |

|Sweden) | | |positive steps by Sony Ericsson. Click here |

|Sovcomflot |Russia / UK |12 Jul 2006 |CEOs of Russian companies, including Sovcomflot, meet in London to discuss "responsible |

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

|Spectra |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 |

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

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

|Springer Science+ |Global |12 Aug 2009 |UN agency partners with publishing companies to provide developing countries with free access|

|Business Media | | |to scientific information |

|(USA) | | |- firms include Springer Science+Business Media. Click here |

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

|(UK) | | |excellence awards, including Standard Chartered. Click here |

|Standard Chartered |Bangladesh |17 Sep 2008 |UNAIDS, Standard Chartered form business coalition on HIV/AIDS. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Standard Chartered |Global |20 Jun 2007 |Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria awards companies including Standard |

|(UK) | | |Chartered. Click here |

|Standard Chartered |Middle East |23 May 2007 |Regional business coalition on HIV/AIDS for Arab world launched by companies including |

|(UK) | | |Standard Chartered. Click here |

|Standard Chartered |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 Standard Chartered. |

| | | |Click here |

|Standard Chartered |Global |11 Oct 2006 |Banks join initiative led by Standard Chartered to fight child pornography. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Standard Chartered |India |16 Aug 2006 |Call centre workers identified as high-risk group for HIV/AIDS - refers to steps by companies|

|(UK) | | |including Standard Chartered. Click here. |

|Standard Chartered |UK |7 June 2006 |Standard Chartered & other companies call on UK Govt. to adopt tougher greenhouse gas |

|(UK) | | |standards. Click here |

|Standard Chartered |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks' social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

|(UK) | | |including Standard Chartered. Click here |

|Standard Chartered |India |30 Aug 2006 |Business Week article says domestic & multinational banks including Standard Chartered |

|(UK) | | |increasing their provision of microloans for the poor. Click here |

|Standard Fruit /Dole |Costa Rica |11 Apr 2007 |Banana workers’ union & Standard Fruit/Dole sign agreement on labour rights & environment. |

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

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

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

|Staples |Global |18 Nov 2009 |Gucci partners with Rainforest Action Network to stop sourcing paper made from Indonesian |

|(USA) | | |rainforests, to help combat climate change - also refers to actions by Tiffany, H&M, Staples,|

| | | |Unisource. Click here |

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

|(China) | | | |

|Starbucks (USA) |UK |9 Sep 2009 |Starbucks to make majority of coffee it sells in UK Fairtrade-certified. Click here |

|Starbucks (USA) |Rwanda |15 Jul 2009 |Starbucks opens support centre to help farmers improve coffee quality, attract better prices.|

| | | |Click here [also available in French] |

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

| | | |US firms now do so publicly, including Starbucks. Click here |

|Starbucks (USA) |Ethiopia |9 May 2007 |Oxfam "optimistic on progress" between Starbucks and Ethiopia on trademarking of high-grade |

| | | |coffee. Click here |

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

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

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

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

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

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

|Statoil |Kazakhstan |5 Oct 2005 |Kazakhstan joins Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - along with mining, oil & gas|

|(Norway) | | |companies including Chevron. Click here |

|Statoil |Global |20 Apr 2005 |Statoil publishes a breakdown of its tax payments to all countries where it operates. Click |

|(Norway) | | |here |

|ST Microelectronics |France/ Global |28 Mar 2007 |8 companies, including STMicroelectronics, launch francophone “Business Leaders Initiative |

|(Switzerland) | | |for Human Rights”. Click here [French only] |

|Stonyfield Farm |Global |25 Nov 2009 |Climate Counts NGO issues annual scorecard on companies' climate policies & practices - HP, |

|(USA) | | |Nike, Stonyfield Farm, Unilever lead. Click here |

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

|(Finland) | | |steps taken by companies including Stora Enso. Click here |

|Stora Enso |China |24 May 2006 |UNDP & Stora Enso join for 5-year partnership on health, water & education. Click here |

|(Finland) | | | |

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

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

|Stream |Global |25 Nov 2009 |Stream and Adecco Foundation set up an employment integration scheme for disabled people. |

|(Repsol-Gas Natural) | | |Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Spain) | | | |

|StreamServe |Ethiopia |25 Nov 2009 |StreamServe & SAP partner with UNICEF to improve drinking water supplies. Click here [French |

|(USA) | | |only] |

|Subway |USA |10 Dec 2008 |Subway agrees to pay migrant tomato pickers penny more per pound - signs deal with Coalition |

|(USA) | | |of Immokalee Workers. Click here |

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

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

|Sumitomo |Global |7 May 2008 |UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world |

|(Japan) | | |poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, |

| | | |Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here |

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

|(Japan) | | |Sumitomo. Click here |

|Sumitomo |Tanzania |4 Jan 2006 |Mosquito net project involving Sumitomo & ExxonMobil helps combat malaria in Tanzania. Click |

|(Japan) | | |here |

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

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

|Sun Microsystems (USA) |Israel / Occupied |4 Oct 2006 |Students from Israel & West Bank work together in technology project – supporters include Sun|

| |Territories | |Microsystems. Click here |

|Superspar (Swaziland) |Swaziland |27 Aug 2008 |ILO praises HIV/AIDS initiatives by firms including Dalcrue, Superspar. Click here |

|Sütaş |Turkey |21 Oct 2009 |World Food Day: FAO awards Turkish dairy firm Sütaş for "Achieving Food Security in Times of |

|(Turkey) | | |Crisis". Click here |

|Swire Beverages (USA) |China |13 Sep 2006 |World Economic Forum launches China Health Alliance, a partnership against TB and AIDS - |

| | | |companies involved include Swire Beverages. Click here |

|Swiss Re |Ethiopia |1 Oct 2008 |Clinton Global Initiative commitments: includes Swiss Re & Oxfam joint initiative on climate |

|(Switzerland) | | |change & rural poverty. Click here |

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

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

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

|(Switzerland) | | |Click here |

|T. Rowe Price (USA) |USA |13 May 2009 |Large fund managers such as TIAA-CREF, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard paying increasing attention to|

| | | |human rights. Click here |

|Talisman |Iraq |25 Jun 2008 |Talisman enters Kurdish region - reaches deal with local govt. to promote "revenue |

|(Canada) | | |transparency" & "respect for human rights". Click here |

|Target |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 |

|Target |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 Target. Click here |

|Target |Uzbekistan |30 Aug 2008 |Investors, textile & apparel associations demand that Uzbekistan stop using forced child |

|(USA) | | |labour in cotton fields. Companies including Target take measures to exclude Uzbek cotton |

| | | |from their products. Click here |

|Tata |Orissa, India |7 Oct 2009 |Tata Steel raises awareness among local communities of Right to Information Act. Click here |

|(India) | | | |

|Tata |India |25 Feb 2009 |Case studies on steps by Tata Steel, Topkapi Iplik, Ying Xie Garments demonstrate business |

|(India) | | |benefits of implementing workplace standards. Click here |

|Tata |India |2 Jan 2008 |Govt., UNICEF, NGOs & companies including Tata partner to address child under-nutrition |

|(India) | | |(report by Synergos). Click here |

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

|(India) | | | |

|Tata |India |27 Jul 2005 |Sustainability reporting in India gradually gains acceptance - Tata director says "this would|

|(India) | | |be the right time to throw our attention to sustainable development". Click here |

|Tata Consultancy Services|India |22 Feb 2006 |Tata Consultancy Services launches "40 hours to literacy", computer-based programme to help |

|(India) | | |adults learn to read. Click here |

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

|(India) | | |here |

|Tate & Lyle |Global |27 Feb 2008 |Tate & Lyle sugar to be Fairtrade - biggest UK firm to do so. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Tate & Lyle |UK |30 Jan 2008 |21 food manufacturers commit to save water, including Tate & Lyle. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Taylor & Francis |Global |12 Aug 2009 |UN agency partners with publishing companies to provide developing countries with free access|

|(UK) | | |to scientific information |

| | | |- firms include Taylor & Francis. Click here |

|TC Television (Ecuador) |Latin America |25 Feb 2009 |Latin American television companies commit to addressing AIDS |

| | | |- including Canal 13 (Argentina), Ecuavisa, TC Television, Telefe, Televisa, TV Azteca, TV |

| | | |Globo. Click here |

|Tchibo |Africa |15 Oct 2008 |European textile companies including Otto Group, Puma, Tchibo, and Celio support project in |

|(Germany) | | |Africa to promote “socially responsible” cotton. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Telefe |Latin America |25 Feb 2009 |Latin American television companies commit to addressing AIDS |

|(Argentina) | | |- including Canal 13 (Argentina), Ecuavisa, TC Television, Telefe, Televisa, TV Azteca, TV |

| | | |Globo. Click here |

|Telefónica (Spain) |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] |

|Telefónica (Spain) |Latin America |22 Apr 2009 |Telefónica and Nokia partner to take educational content to remote schools in Latin America. |

| | | |Click here [Spanish only] |

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

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

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Telefónica (Spain) |Perú |17 Sep 2008 |Telefónica Foundation and NGO show program to send 917 children at work or at risk of working|

| | | |back to school. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Telefónica (Spain) |China |21 May 2008 |Telefónica donates 1 million euros for the victims of the earthquake in China – aid is |

| | | |targeted at children. Click here [in Spanish] |

|Telefónica (Spain) |Spain, Latin |17 Oct 2007 |Telefónica workers in Latin America and Spain carry out a day against child labour. Click |

| |America | |here [Spanish only] |

|Telefónica (Spain) |Latin America |13 Dec 2006 |Telefónica’s proniño programme helps bring 24,000 children out of work and into school. |

| | | |Click here [Spanish only] |

|Telefónica de |Argentina |27 Jun 2007 |Network of companies against child labour created – companies include Telefónica de |

|Argentina-Movistar | | |Argentina-Movistar. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Argentina) | | | |

|Telemar |Brazil |20 Dec 2006 |Steps that companies, including Telemar, are taking to help combat poverty & inequality. |

|(Brazil) | | |Click here |

|Telenor (Norway) |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 Telenor.|

| | | |Click Here |

|Televisa (Mexico) |Latin America |25 Feb 2009 |Latin American television companies commit to addressing AIDS |

| | | |- including Canal 13 (Argentina), Ecuavisa, TC Television, Telefe, Televisa, TV Azteca, TV |

| | | |Globo. Click here |

|Telus |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] |

|Terres d’Amanar |Morocco |13 Aug 2008 |Terres d’Amanar adventure park promotes local economic development, preservation of local |

|(Morocco) | | |culture & environment. Click here |

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

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

|Tesco |Global |17 Dec 2008 |Ceres ranks companies' climate strategies - IBM, Tesco, Dell lead. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Tesco |Dominican |3 Sep 2008 |Project supported by US Govt., companies & NGOs in 3 Latin American countries aims to improve|

|(UK) |Republic, | |workplace conditions & standards at fruit farms. Refers to Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, Tesco, |

| |Honduras, | |Wal-Mart. Click here |

| |Nicaragua | | |

|Tesco |Global |10 Sep 2008 |Tesco CEO outlines business case for reducing carbon emissions. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Tesco |Uzbekistan |30 Aug 2008 |Investors, textile & apparel associations demand that Uzbekistan stop using forced child |

|(UK) | | |labour in cotton fields. Companies including Tesco take measures to exclude Uzbek cotton |

| | | |from their products. Click here |

|Tesco |Zimbabwe |2 Jul 2008 |Tesco says it will stop trade with Zimbabwe, "cannot ignore the growing consensus that |

|(UK) | | |further action must be taken to maximise the pressure for change". Click here |

|Tesco |Global |16 Jan 2008 |Tesco bans Uzbek cotton due to use of organised, forced child labour. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

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

|(UK) | | |Tesco. Click here |

|Tesco |UK |7June 2006 |Tesco & other companies call on UK Govt. to adopt tougher greenhouse gas standards. Click |

|(UK) | | |here |

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

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

|Tetra Pak |Global |10 May 2006 |Companies, including Tetra Pak, receive awards for contribution to UN Millennium Development |

|(Sweden) | | |Goals, presented by UNDP, ICC, IBLF. Click here. |

|Tetra Pak |Global |3 Aug 2005 |UNDP partners with private sector to develop business-led solutions to poverty – details of |

|(Sweden) | | |investment projects led by Tetra Pak and other companies. Click here |

|Texas Instruments |India |16 Aug 2006 |Steps that companies are taking to address HIV/AIDS in India, including Texas Instruments. |

|(India) | | |Click here |

|Texas Instruments |USA |3 May 2006 |Texas Instruments comes 10th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. |

|(USA) | | |Click here |

|Thames Water |Global |12 April 2006 |Thames Water & 5 other utility companies publish report on implementing human rights |

|(UK) | | |principles – focusing on supply chain, diversity, vulnerable customers, climate change. |

| | | |Click here |

|Thompson Electric |USA |9 Sep 2009 |American Rights at Work highlights Thompson Electric partnership with union to prioritise |

|(USA) | | |worker safety. Click here |

|Thompson Electric |USA |29 Aug 2007 |American Rights at Work profiles successful labour rights initiatives - examples include |

|(USA) | | |Thompson Electric. Click here |

|TIAA-CREF |USA |13 May 2009 |Large fund managers such as TIAA-CREF, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard paying increasing attention to|

|(USA) | | |human rights. Click here |

|Tiffany |Global |18 Nov 2009 |Gucci partners with Rainforest Action Network to stop sourcing paper made from Indonesian |

|(USA) | | |rainforests, to help combat climate change - also refers to actions by Tiffany, H&M, Staples,|

| | | |Unisource. Click here |

|Tiffany |Burma |18 Feb 2009 |US Campaign for Burma calls on consumers to help find Burmese rubies in jewellery stores - |

|(USA) | | |refers to positive steps by Leber Jeweler, Tiffany, Jewelers of America. Click here |

|Tiffany |Global |16 Jan 2008 |Tiffany provides funding for TransFair USA to explore feasibility of fair trade diamond |

|(USA) | | |certification. Click here |

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

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

| | | |here |

|Tiffany |Global |14 June |NGOs and companies, including Tiffany, meet to discuss certification of sustainably-produced |

|(USA) | |2006 |metal. Click here |

|Tiffany |Global |15 Feb 2006 |8 jewellers, including Tiffany, call on mining firms to produce gold responsibly - No Dirty |

|(USA) | | |Gold campaign welcomes move. Click here |

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

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

| | | |retail). Click here |

|Tiffany |Burma |9 Mar 2005 |Tiffany announces it will continue moratorium on gemstones mined in Burma - activists welcome|

|(USA) | | |move. Tiffany had previously notified suppliers that it would start purchasing gems mined in|

| | | |Burma if they were cut & polished elsewhere, in line with a US Customs ruling. Click here |

|Timberland |Global |2 Dec 2009 |Timberland CEO argues consumer pressure and "global public policy about human rights" |

|(USA) | | |applicable to business are necessary for companies to ensure responsible supply chains. Click|

| | | |here |

|Timberland |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 |

|Timberland |Brazil |12 Aug 2009 |Footwear brands including adidas, Clarks, Nike, Timberland demand moratorium on leather from |

|(USA) | | |farms involved in deforestation, linked to climate change - Greenpeace welcomes move. Click |

| | | |here |

|Timberland |USA |3 May 2006 |Timberland comes 6th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

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

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

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

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

|(India) | | |Novartis, Ketchum, Titan Industries. Click here |

|Titan Industries |India |30 Apr 2008 |Titan Industries' initiatives to help disabled people. Click here |

|(India) | | | |

|TJX |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 |

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

| | | |response initiative. Click here |

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

| | | |benchmark companies' contributions – companies passing the scan include TNT. Click here |

|Topkapi Iplik |Turkey |25 Feb 2009 |Case studies on steps by Tata Steel, Topkapi Iplik, Ying Xie Garments demonstrate business |

|(Turkey) | | |benefits of implementing workplace standards. Click here |

|Total |Ethiopia |14 Oct 2009 |Total & the NGO DKT report on pilot project to raise awareness among domestic workers of the |

|(France) | | |dangers of HIV/AIDS. Click here [French only] |

|Total |Senegal |15 Apr 2009 |Total raises awareness about malaria. Click here |

|(France) | | | |

|Total |Burma |14 May 2008 |Total to donate US$2 million for cyclone victims - but its Burmese subsidiary reluctant to |

|(France) | | |lend helicopters to NGOs & UN. Click here [French only] |

|Total |Global |3 Aug 2005 |UNDP partners with private sector to develop business-led solutions to poverty – details of |

|(France) | | |investment projects led by Total and other companies. Click here |

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

|(Japan) | | |development. With case studies on companies including Toyota. Click here |

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

|(Japan) | | |clean car revolution, including Toyota. Click here |

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

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

|Transierra (Bolivia) |Bolivia |7 Feb 2007 |Transierra commits $4 million to education & health projects along its pipeline. Click here |

| | | |[Spanish only] |

|Traxys |Dem. Rep. of Congo|27 May 2009 |Traxys says it will stop buying minerals from eastern Dem. Rep. of Congo, following pressure |

|(Belgium) | | |from UN & human rights groups. Click here |

|Triodos Bank |Global |24 Jun 2009 |Financial Times & IFC sustainable banking awards go to Triodos Bank, Itau Unibanco, |

|(Netherlands) | | |MicroEnsure, Root Capital, Global Environment Fund. Click here |

|Triodos Bank |Spain |26 Sep 2007 |Triodos Bank & Amnesty Intl. launch Spain’s first human rights bank account. Click here |

|(Netherlands) | | |[Spanish only] |

|Trojan Technologies |Global |19 Aug 2009 |World Water Week: Trojan Technologies receives award for low-cost water disinfection systems,|

|(Canada) | | |which combat disease & increase access. Click here |

|TUI |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 |

|TV Azteca (Mexico) |Latin America |25 Feb 2009 |Latin American television companies commit to addressing AIDS |

| | | |- including Canal 13 (Argentina), Ecuavisa, TC Television, Telefe, Televisa, TV Azteca, TV |

| | | |Globo. Click here |

|TV Globo (Mexico) |Latin America |25 Feb 2009 |Latin American television companies commit to addressing AIDS |

| | | |- including Canal 13 (Argentina), Ecuavisa, TC Television, Telefe, Televisa, TV Azteca, TV |

| | | |Globo. Click here |

|UBS (Switzerland) |Singapore |3 Sep 2008 |National Trades Union Congress praises UBS and local firm The Event Company for policies |

| | | |towards pregnant women & mothers. Click here |

|UBS (Switzerland) |Global |23 May 2007 |Clinton Global Initiative: 5 banks including UBS to raise US$5 billion to make buildings more|

| | | |energy efficient in cities worldwide. Click here |

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

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

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

| | | |forced labour. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Unibanco (Brazil) |Latin America |13 Apr 2008 |Innovest & Inter-American Development Bank launch index of companies that address needs of |

| | | |the poor - top firms in initial ranking include Unibanco. Click here |

|Unicredit Bank |Czech Republic |18 Mar 2009 |Unicredit Bank launches program to encourage gender equality in the workplace. Click here |

|(Italy) | | | |

|Unilever |Global |25 Nov 2009 |Climate Counts NGO issues annual scorecard on companies' climate policies & practices - HP, |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |Nike, Stonyfield Farm, Unilever lead. Click here |

|Unilever |Global |21 Oct 2009 |World Food Day: Unilever employees promote awareness of child hunger - firm plans to fund |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |school meals for 100,000 children. Click here |

|Unilever |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Clinton Global Initiative - positive steps announced by companies including DSM, Heinz, |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |Kraft, Unilever in partnership with UN World Food Programme on hunger alleviation. Click here|

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

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |excellence awards, including Unilever. Click here |

|Unilever |China |10 Jun 2009 |Unilever project supports migrant workers' children in rural China. Click here |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | | |

|Unilever |Kenya |8 Apr 2009 |Sustainable practices at Unilever tea plantations. Click here [French only] |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | | |

|Unilever |Morocco |20 Aug 2008 |Unilever grows tea certified as sustainable by Rainforest Alliance – must meet 200 |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |environmental, social & economic criteria. Click here [French only] |

|Unilever |Indonesia |7 May 2008 |Unilever pledges to use only sustainable palm oil to halt deforestation. Click here |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | | |

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

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |development. With case studies on companies including Unilever. Click here |

|Unilever |Global |20 Jun 2007 |New non-profit "Climate Counts" ranks 56 companies on climate change performance – companies |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |scoring highest include Unilever. Click here |

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

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |Signatory companies include Unilever. Click here (Spanish only) |

|Unilever |Global |11 Oct 2006 |Speech by Unilever’s Gavin Neath, “Business as a Partner in Reaching the Millennium |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |Development Goals". Click here |

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

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

|Unilever |Global |24 May 2006 |Unilever among Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS’ 2006 winners. Click here |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | | |

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

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

|Unilever |Indonesia |7 Sep 2005 |Oxfam & Unilever joint report on how Unilever's business impacts poverty in Indonesia, |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |positively & negatively. Click here |

|Unilever |Global |3 Aug 2005 |UNDP partners with private sector to develop business-led solutions to poverty – details of |

|(UK/Netherlands) | | |investment projects led by Unilever and other companies. Click here |

|Unión Fenosa |Colombia |4 Mar 2009 |Unión Fenosa contributes to scholarships for higher education for poor young people. Click |

| | | |here [Spanish only] |

|Unisource (USA) |Global |18 Nov 2009 |Gucci partners with Rainforest Action Network to stop sourcing paper made from Indonesian |

| | | |rainforests, to help combat climate change - also refers to actions by Tiffany, H&M, Staples,|

| | | |Unisource. Click here |

|United Technologies |Global |5 April 2006 |United Technologies, Lafarge & World Business Council for Sustainable Development lead new |

|(USA) | | |initiative to develop energy self-sufficient buildings. Click here |

|UnitedHealth Group |Global |17 Jun 2009 |UnitedHealth Group partners with US Govt. agency to combat chronic diseases in developing |

|(USA) | | |countries. Click here |

|Universal Leaf Tabacos |Argentina |3 Jan 2006 |"Porvenir" programme involving companies including Universal Leaf Tabacos aims to remove 700 |

|(part of Universal) | | |children from work on tobacco plantations. Click here [Spanish only] |

|(Argentina) | | | |

|Universitario de Deportes|Peru |2 Jul 2008 |Football club Universitario de Deportes brings out a “red card” to child labour. Click here |

|(Peru) | | |[Spanish only] |

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

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

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

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

|UPS |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Clinton Global Initiative - positive steps announced by companies including UPS on responses |

|(USA) | | |to global emergencies. Click here |

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

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

|UPS |China |28 Jun 2006 |UPS receives award for education initiative in China. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|UTI |India |30 Aug 2006 |Business Week article says domestic & multinational banks including UTI increasing their |

|(India) | | |provision of microloans for the poor. Click here |

|Valdivieso y Debandi |Argentina |12 Jul 2006 |Valdivieso y Debandi & other companies support programme providing employment for disabled |

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

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

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

|Van Cleef & Arpels |Global |15 Feb 2006 |8 jewellers, including Van Cleef & Arpels, call on mining firms to produce gold responsibly -|

|(part of Richemont) | | |No Dirty Gold campaign welcomes move. Click here |

|(France) | | | |

|Vanguard |USA |13 May 2009 |Large fund managers such as TIAA-CREF, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard paying increasing attention to|

|(USA) | | |human rights. Click here |

|Vanguard |Global |18 Mar 2009 |Mutual fund manager Vanguard announces policy to avoid investments in companies involved in |

|(USA) | | |serious human rights abuses. Click here |

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

|(Sweden) | | |report includes examples of reporting practices by Vattenfall. Click here |

|Veolia Environnement |Bangladesh |16 Sep 2009 |Bangladesh : Veolia joins with Grameen Bank to improve access to water in poor communities. |

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

|Veolia Environnement |Bangladesh |2 Apr 2008 |Grameen Bank & Veolia Water start joint venture to supply drinking water to poor rural |

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

|Verizon |USA |2 Aug 2006 |Companies support renewal of voting rights law for minorities - including Verizon. Click |

|(USA) | | |here |

|Verizon |USA |26 April 2006 |Verizon in first 5 of DiversityInc’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity”. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|VF Corp |Philippines |8 Aug 2007 |8 intl. apparel firms, including VF Corp, urge President Arroyo to stop attacks on workers in|

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

|Viajes Mogador (Spain) |Spain |18 Jul 2007 |Viajes Mogador signs code of conduct against child sex tourism. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Victoria's Secret |Uzbekistan |30 Aug 2008 |Investors, textile & apparel associations demand that Uzbekistan stop using forced child |

|(USA) | | |labour in cotton fields. Companies including Victoria's Secret take measures to exclude |

| | | |Uzbek cotton from their products. Click here |

|Virgin |Global |28 Sep 2005 |Virgin receives Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2005 award for excellence. Click here |

|(UK) | | | |

|Virgin Atlantic |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 |

|VISA |Global |4 Mar 2009 |New coalition to tackle internet child porn: NGOs, MasterCard, Microsoft, PayPal, VISA |

|(USA) | | |involved. Click here |

|Vodafone |Global |7 May 2008 |UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world |

|(UK) | | |poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, |

| | | |Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here |

|Vodafone |Global |30 Jul 2008 |UN Foundation & Vodafone Foundation lead initiative to improve health in poor countries |

|(UK) | | |through access to data. Click here |

|Vodafone |Global |5 Mar 2008 |Vodafone, World Food Programme & UN Foundation partner on improving communications during |

|(UK) | | |humanitarian crises. Click here |

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

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

|Vodafone |Egypt |7 Feb 2007 |Overview of public-private partnerships: includes initiative involving Vodafone, promoting |

|(UK) | | |UNDP Millennium Development Goals. Click here |

|Vodafone |Global |24 Jan 2007 |Companies, investors, human rights NGOs to develop principles on internet freedom of |

|(UK) | | |expression & privacy - Participants include Vodafone. Click here |

|Vodafone |UK |7June 2006 |Vodafone & other companies call on UK Govt. to adopt tougher greenhouse gas standards. Click|

|(UK) | | |here |

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

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

|Volkswagen |Brazil, Mexico, |9 May 2007 |As part of the ILO’s World Day for Safety and Health, Volkswagen trains suppliers in Brazil, |

|(Germany) |So. Africa | |Mexico and So. Africa. Click here [in Spanish] |

|Volkswagen |So. Africa |25 Oct 2006 |Metalworkers union praises car firms including Volkswagen for strong HIV/AIDS programmes. |

|(Germany) | | |Click here |

|Volkswagen |Global |28 Sep 2005 |Volkswagen receives Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2005 award for excellence. Click |

|(Germany) | | |here |

|Volvo |Belgium |2 Jan 2008 |Volvo and Electrabel create the first vehicle factory without CO2 emissions. Click here |

|(Sweden) | | |[French only] |

|Voxiva |Rwanda |1 Jul 2009 |Economist report on initiatives by telecom, IT companies to help developing countries tackle |

|(USA) | | |health problems - refers to steps by Google, Medicall Home, MTN, Voxiva. Click here |

|Voxiva |Rwanda |7 Mar 2007 |Voxiva mobile phone system helps connect HIV/AIDS & other patients with treatment centres - |

|(USA) | | |covers 32,000 patients. Click here |

|Wachovia |Global |6 Aug 2008 |Wachovia prize on innovative finance for the poor; 10 finalists chosen. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Waitrose |So. Africa |4 Jul 2007 |Farmworkers make the decisions in social, educational & health initiatives funded by |

|(UK) | | |Waitrose. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Global |25 Nov 2009 |Gap, Levi Strauss, Nike, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney support ILO/IFC Better Work programme. Click |

|(USA) | | |here |

|Wal-Mart |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 |

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

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

|Wal-Mart |Global |22 Jul 2009 |Wal-Mart launches sustainability index - will rate its 60,000 suppliers on |

|(USA) | | |social/environmental criteria - other retailers invited to join. Click here [also available |

| | | |in French] |

|Wal-Mart |USA |8 Jul 2009 |Wal-Mart and SEIU union jointly support govt. plan to require employers to provide health |

|(USA) | | |insurance for workers. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Brazil |24 Jun 2009 |Pão de Açúcar, Wal-Mart and Carrefour stop buying meat from deforested areas after Greenpeace|

|(USA) | | |report. Click here [Spanish only] |

|Wal-Mart |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 Wal-Mart. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |China |29 Oct 2008 |Wal-Mart tells its Chinese suppliers to meet strict environmental & social standards. Click |

|(USA) | | |here |

|Wal-Mart |Uzbekistan |1 Oct 2008 |Wal-Mart instructs suppliers to stop sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan, to push govt. to end |

|(USA) | | |forced child labour |

| | | |- faith-based & social investors welcome move. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |USA |17 Sep 2008 |Company contributions to hurricane relief in Cuba, Haiti, USA – refers to companies including|

|(USA) | | |Wal-Mart. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Dominican |3 Sep 2008 |Project supported by US Govt., companies & NGOs in 3 Latin American countries aims to improve|

|(USA) |Republic, | |workplace conditions & standards at fruit farms. Refers to Chiquita, Del Monte, Dole, Tesco, |

| |Honduras, | |Wal-Mart. Click here |

| |Nicaragua | | |

|Wal-Mart |USA |23 Jul 2008 |Wal-Mart & other companies monitor diversity in law firms they use. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Wal-Mart |Global |16 Jul 2008 |Wal-Mart launches jewellery line allowing tracing of materials - NGOs hail adherence to code |

|(USA) | | |on cyanide management. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |China |16 Jul 2008 |Wal-Mart signs collective labour contract with employees at one of its China outlets - first |

|(USA) | | |by Wal-Mart in China. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |China |19 Mar 2008 |Wal-Mart pushes Chinese suppliers to cut waste, greenhouse gas emissions. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

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

|(USA) | | |Article refers to steps by companies including Wal-Mart. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Global |21 Nov 2007 |Wal-Mart's first report on its sustainability drive: Environmentalists & social investors |

|(USA) | | |welcome progress but call for more measurable data. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Global |26 Sep 2007 |Wal-Mart to ask suppliers to report on their greenhouse gas emissions. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Wal-Mart |Philippines |8 Aug 2007 |8 intl. apparel firms, including Wal-Mart, urge President Arroyo to stop attacks on workers |

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

|Wal-Mart |USA |21 Feb 2007 |Wal-Mart presses law firms that represent it to improve gender & racial diversity among their|

|(USA) | | |management. Click here |

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

|(USA) | | |standards, incl. Wal-Mart. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |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 |

|Wal-Mart |USA |2 Aug 2006 |Companies support renewal of voting rights law for minorities - including Wal-Mart. Click |

|(USA) | | |here |

|Wal-Mart |USA |19 April 2006 |Wal-Mart releases data on women & minority employees in USA - move praised as "setting a |

|(USA) | | |national standard" by Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Global |26 Oct 2005 |Wal-Mart CEO sets out new commitments on environment, suppliers, diversity & employee health |

|(USA) | | |care, & calls on US Government to increase minimum wage. Click here |

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

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

|Wal-Mart |USA |19 Jul 2006 |Wal-Mart & Environmental Defense work together on development of fuel-efficient hybrid truck |

|(USA) | | |engines. Click here |

|Wal-Mart |Global |14 June |NGOs and companies, including Wal-Mart, meet to discuss certification of sustainably-produced|

|(USA) | |2006 |metal. Click here |

|Walkers |Global |11 Nov 2009 |WWF praises Walkers for supporting sustainable palm oil - industry linked to climate change, |

|(UK) | | |displacement. Click here |

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

|(USA) | | |excellence awards, including Warner Bros. Click here |

|Westpac (Australia) |Global |8 Feb 2006 |Survey of banks' social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, |

| | | |including Standard Chartered. Click here |

|Weyerhaeuser (USA) |Global |15 Jul 2009 |Report urges forestry industry to address conflicts with local people - provides examples of |

| | | |steps taken by companies including Weyerhaeuser. Click here |

|Whole Foods Market |USA |17 Sep 2008 |Whole Foods Market signs agreement with Coalition of Immokalee Workers to help improve tomato|

|(USA) | | |pickers' wages, working conditions. Click here |

|Willis |Burma |12 Mar 2008 |Willis ceases to insure companies operating in Burma - Burma Campaign UK calls on other |

|(USA) | | |insurers to follow. Click here |

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

|(India) | | |report includes examples of reporting practices by Wipro. Click here |

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

|(So. Africa) | | |report includes examples of reporting practices by Woolworths Holdings. Click here |

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

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

|Xerox |Mexico |16 Feb 2005 |12 companies operating in Mexico, including Xerox, launch National Business Council on AIDS, |

|(USA) | | |aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican workplace. Click here |

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

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

| | | |implementing recommendations. Click here |

|Xstrata |Global |24 May 2006 |Xstrata among Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS’ 2006 winners. Click here |

|(Switzerland) | | | |

|Yahoo! |Global |6 May 2009 |Yahoo! hosts business & human rights "summit" on freedom of expression - participants include|

|(USA) | | |human rights orgs., Google, Microsoft. Click here |

|Yahoo! |China |19 Nov 2008 |Yahoo! sponsors museum in USA documenting forced labour camps in China. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Yahoo! |Global |29 Oct 2008 |Coalition of human rights NGOs, Internet firms including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! & others |

|(USA) | | |launches principles on govt. censorship & threats to privacy. Click here |

|Yahoo! |Global |6 Aug 2008 |Internet firms closer to agreeing code of conduct on freedom of expression & privacy - |

|(USA) | | |Letters from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! to 2 US Senators who sought update on progress prior |

| | | |to Beijing Olympics. Click here |

|Yahoo! |Global |11 Jun 2008 |Yahoo! seeks Director for new Business & Human Rights programme. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

|Yahoo! |China |26 Mar 2008 |Yahoo! CEO says during Olympics company will "redouble our efforts in securing the release of|

|(USA) | | |political dissidents" in China. Click here |

|Yahoo! |China |27 Feb 2008 |Yahoo! asks US Govt. to help free 2 imprisoned advocates in China, who were arrested after |

|(USA) | | |Yahoo! complied with Chinese investigators. Click here |

|Yahoo! |China |13 Jun 2007 |Yahoo! "dismayed" that citizens in China imprisoned for expressing political views on |

|(USA) | | |internet. Reporters Without Borders welcomes Yahoo! Statement. Click here |

|Yahoo! |Global |24 Jan 2007 |Companies, investors, human rights NGOs to develop principles on internet freedom of |

|(USA) | | |expression & privacy - Participants include Yahoo! Click here |

|Yahoo! |Global |4 Oct 2006 |Yahoo! donates $1 million to fellowships for journalists from countries with restrictions on |

|(USA) | | |press. Click here |

|Yazaki |Global |6 Dec 2006 |US faith-based investors welcome project to improve workplace human rights in automotive |

|(Japan) | | |supply chains, involving Honda & others. Click here |

|Ying Xie |China |25 Feb 2009 |Case studies on steps by Tata Steel, Topkapi Iplik, Ying Xie Garments demonstrate business |

|(China) | | |benefits of implementing workplace standards. Click here |

|Yokota Tohoku (Japan) |USA |31 May 2006 |Environmental Protection Agency recognises companies for action on climate change, including |

| | | |Yokota Tohoku. Click here |

|YouTube |No. Korea |17 Dec 2008 |Google, YouTube to promote human rights in North Korea via internet broadcasting. Click here |

|(USA) | | | |

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

|(South Korea) | | |report includes examples of reporting practices by Yuhan Kimberly. Click here |

|Yuhan-Kimberly |Global |22 Aug 2007 |Report ranks 22 So. Korean companies' reporting on environmental & human rights issues - |

|(South Korea) | | |Yuhan-Kimberly among those scoring highest. Click here |

|Yum! Brands |Global |30 Sep 2009 |Clinton Global Initiative – Companies launch new projects: |

|(USA) | | |Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) will fight against global hunger. Click here [French |

| | | |only] |

|Yutong |Cuba |17 Sep 2008 |Company contributions to hurricane relief in Cuba, Haiti, USA – refers to companies including|

|(China) | | |Yutong. Click here |

|Zale |Global |15 Feb 2006 |8 jewellers, including Zale, call on mining firms to produce gold responsibly - No Dirty Gold|

|(USA) | | |campaign welcomes move. Click here |

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

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

| | | |retail). Click here |

|ZMQ Software Systems |India |16 Aug 2006 |Steps that companies are taking to address HIV/AIDS in India, including ZMQ Software Systems.|

|(India) | | |Click here |

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