Billerica, Mass. Company to Pay $2.6+ Million for Alleged Pesticide Violations

EMD Millipore Corporation, of Billerica, Mass., has agreed to pay $2,681,500 in civil penalties to settle EPA allegations that it violated the federal pesticide law and regulations on numerous instances over many years. More on the EPA website. EMD Millipore Corporation is a subsidiary of Merck KGaA (MRCG.DE)(MRK:Xetra), a Global Compact participant since 2005/07/01. Merck KgAA was a 2013 Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact.

Chile bans operations at Barack's $8.5bn gold project, imposes $16m penalty

Chile has temporarily banned operations at gold producer Barrick Gold's flagship $8.5bn Pascua-Lama gold project claiming violations in terms of environmental liabilities. More on Energy Business Review. Barrick Gold Corp. NYSE: ABX,(TSX: ABX), (ABX:New York) is a Global Compact participant since 2005/06/02.

Barrick Gold Corporation Mines Fined For The Release Of Toxic Chemicals In Nevada

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered three northern Nevada gold mines to pay a total of $618,000 for failing to report the release of toxic chemicals, including cyanide, lead and mercury from 2005-08. All three mines are subsidiaries of the Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp. More on Huffington. Barrick Gold Corp. NYSE: ABX,(TSX: ABX), (ABX:New York) is a Global Compact participant since 2005/06/02.

Banana Plantation Workers Sue Dole, Dow & Chiquita for Exposing Them to DBCP – Cancer Causing Pesticide

Hundreds of Latin American plantation workers claimed in court that Dole Foods, Chiquita, Dow Chemicals and other multinational companies deliberately exposed them to dibromochloropropane (DBCP). DBCP is a pesticide known to cause cancer and sterility. DBCP is banned in the United States. More on Job Mouse Shell Oil,the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, is also a defendant in the case. Dutch Shell plc is a founding fathers of the U.N. Global Compact since 2000/07/26. Shell (RDSA:LSE) was a 'Platinum Contributor' of the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2010. The Dow Chemical Company (DOW:NYSE) is a Global Compact participant since 2007/05/24. Dow was a Gold Contributor of the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2012, 2011, 2010,and a 'Platinum' contributor in 2009,