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May 2013 - InvestAssure's Nimbus register of corporate allegations in China in April includes 57 companies including Gansu Qilianshan Cement,Shibanpo Coal Mine, Keda Industrial, Qingdao Hongtong Clothing and Lomon. May 2013 - The US and China have announced plans to accelerate joint efforts to tackle climate change. May 2013 - Beijing has vowed to regulate 75 unofficial landfills by the end of this year and another 100 next year. May 2013 - Strikes and worker protests in China's service sector on the increase Apr 2013 - InvestAssure's Nimbus register of about Chinese companies in the news in March includes Shanghai Futures Exchange, Qianyao Enterprise and Beijing Sanyuan Foods Apr 2013 - China's workers continue to demand higher pay Mar 2013 - The Wilson Center's China Environment Forum is has launched an interactive infographic: a map of China's West-East Electricity Transfer Project. Mar 2013 - New environmental standards relating to printing materials and refrigeration equipment. Mar 2013 - Environmental lawyer Wang Canfa says that while the government has taken steps to mitigate pollution, far more work needs to be done. Mar 2013 - Higher pay and the relocation of factories are undermining China's three-decade export model that made it the world's supplier of low-end goods. Mar 2013 - InvestAssure's Nimbus register of about 30 Chinese corporate allegations in February includes China Petroleum and Chemical, Gansu Qilianshan Cement, Shenzhen Cereals and Wintek Mar 2013 - Thomas and Raymond Kwok, the co-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, pleaded not guilty to corruption charges at the Eastern magistrate¡¯s court, Hong Kong. Mar 2013 - An accident at the Machang coal mine has killed 25 miners. Mar 2013 - Revision of the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China tightens loopholes on hiring dispatched workers and offers better protection to the interests of such workers. Mar 2013 - The number of dead pigs discovered in Chinese rivers around Shanghai has risen to almost 14,000, officials say. Mar 2013 - Transparency Matters: Disclosure of payments to governments by Chinese extractive companies presents a rigorous assessment of the tax payments made by Shanghai-listed extractive companies to governments in resource-rich countries in 2010 and 2011. |
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Who's been misbehaving in April? This word cloud presents the Nimbus register of Chinese companies for April. Nimbus is InvestAssure's monthly register of companies that have been in the news for ethical allegations or incidents, presenting a potentially significant risk to their customers, investors and other business partners.
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PARTNERS WANTED CSR China and InvestAssure are launching a benchmark project to develop and launch a new module for online self-assessment and productivity. We are looking for: A) corporates and factories in China who wish to participate in the benchmark in exchange for discounted licenses for ongoing use of the tool; and B) partners who wish to invest in the promotion of this project and subsequent development and marketing of the onlie tool. Please contact us with enquiries.
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CEF launches map of China's West-East Electricity Transfer Project. The Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum is proud to announce the launch of its first interactive infographic: a map of China’s West-East Electricity Transfer Project. The map underscores China’s energy and water imbalances and the looming choke point China faces in terms of water, food, and energy security. The map also illustrates how consumer goods made in China’s factories along its eastern coast are powered by coal and hydropower in the country’s western provinces. Read more.
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InvestAssure Online Self-Assessment, e-Learning and Compliance Management Tool CSRchina and InvestAssure have launched an innovative online tool for self-assessment, e-learning and compliance management, aimed at promoting good practice and supporting assurance programmes. Benchmark facility operations online, confidentially, against your own customised or international standards. Access tools and good practice from international sources. Build and monitor an improvement programme online. More information.
Since December 2008 CSR China has been working with GTZ to help thirty factories in Hebei province and Wenzhou to develop and implement a CSR strategy.
Contact us directly to find out more about online self-assessment, e-learning and training solutions.
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CSR China is monitoring corporate ethical performance. CSR China is working with InvestAssure and SourceAsia to provide web monitoring of Asian companies for international investors and supply chain managers. We use intelligent web search software to identify news reports from hundreds of key web sites and blogs in English, Chinese and Japanese. These reports are assessed for significance by topic experts and verified by our local research networks. Read more
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