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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Showing posts with label air pollution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label air pollution. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2012
BP settles with government, will pay $8M fine, spend $400M to cut pollution at Ind. refinery
BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to install $400 million in new air pollution controls at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery and pay an $8 million fine under a deal announced Wednesday with the government and environmental groups.
More on Newser.
British Petroleum plc (NYSE:BP)(LSE:BP) (BP) is a Global Compact participant and founding father since 2000/07/26.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
ThyssenKrupp USA fined USD 95000 for multiple violations of air permits
Press Register reported that Alabama state officials have cited ThyssenKrupp for multiple violations of the air permits governing the company's two steel mills in Calvert and issued USD 95,000 in fines.
More on Steel Guru.
ThyssenKrupp AG is a Global Compact participant since 2011/11/04
More on Steel Guru.
ThyssenKrupp AG is a Global Compact participant since 2011/11/04
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