This blog provides information on how U.N. Global Compact participants' walk the talk. The GC is a voluntary initiative at the strategic level to engage businesses towards sustainability principles. There is however a risk of 'blue-washing' by covering up corporate misbehaviour and law infringement from large MNEs through poorly enforced 'Integrity Measures' and weak U.N supervision. Let's 'WE', civil society stay tuned!
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Ex-Hewlett-Packard Managers Charged in Germany on Russia Bribery
Three former Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) managers were charged in Germany in a corruption investigation over improper payments made to win a 35 million-euro ($45 million) sale of computers to Russia about nine years ago.
More on Bloomberg.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is a Global Compact participant since 2002/08/29. HP was a Gold Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2009.
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