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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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Veolia fined after agency worker sustained serious burns
Waste management provider Veolia Environmental Services has been fined after an agency worker was seriously burned by hot ash at an incineration depot in Deptford, U.K.
More on Safety News.
Veolia Environmental Services is a subsidiary of Veolia Environment, which is a Global Compact participant since 2002/05/10. Veolia Environment was a Gold Contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2010, and a 5,000 contributor in 2008, and 2006.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
27 injured in roof collapse at IFFCO plant
At least 27 workers were injured, 11 of them seriously, when the roof of a silo caved in at an Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) plant in Paradip on Feburary 20th 2012. Locals and workers union leaders blamed the plant management for the incident.
More on IBN Live.
IFFCO is a Global Compact participant since 2001/11/16
More on IBN Live.
IFFCO is a Global Compact participant since 2001/11/16
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