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October 3, 2008
H.J. Heinz says it will no longer use Chinese milk in its baby food products due to a widening scandal over melamine contamination of milk and milk powder produced in China (CW, Sept...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Food-Firms-Act-on-China-Milk-Scandal_14603.html September 26, 2008
Li Changjiang, the head of China’s food and product quality agency, has been forced to resign over the widespread sale of baby milk powder and other milk products tainted with...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Top-Chinese-Official-Quits-Over-Milk-Scandal-Import-Bans-Multiply_14444.html September 24, 2008
I’d like to see the chemical sector doing more… research and development on nature-based chemistry; the way microbes, fungi, plants and animals have evolved and perfected, over billions of years, super efficient and novel ways of harvesting sunlight up to making substances that appear to avoid antibiotic resistance; in short, the field of biomimicry....http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/THE-5-MINUTE-INTERVIEW-Achim-Steiner-UN-Under-Secretary-General-and-Executive-Director-UN-Environment-Programme-UNEP_13164.html September 22, 2008
Chinese-produced milk powder intentionally contaminated with melamine has killed four children and caused illness to thousands more across China, Chinese authorities say. The Chinese...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Melamine-Tainted-Milk-Powder-Kills-Four-Children-in-China_14308.html September 18, 2008
Chinese milk powder intentionally contaminated with melamine has killed four children and caused illness to thousands more across China. The Chinese government today said it had...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Melamine-Tainted-Milk-Powder-Kills-4-Children-in-China_14278.html September 12, 2008
The coveted position of most environmentally sustainable chemical company in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) has been secured by BASF. The position had been held...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/BASF-Ousts-Akzo-Nobel-from-Position-as-Most-Sustainable-Chemical-Firm_14135.html September 11, 2008
A survey commissioned by the European Union (EU) published today has found that 76% of citizens in the region think that not enough is being done by corporations and industry to combat...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/SURVEY-76-percent-of-Europeans-Say-Industry-Not-Doing-Enough-to-Tackle-Climate-Change_14138.html September 8, 2008
Bayer CropScience and local fire department officials say they have not yet identified the cause of an August 28 explosion that killed one and injured another at Bayer...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Explosion-Kills-One-Injures-One-at-Bayers-West-Virginia-Plant_14028.html September 1, 2008
The death toll from the explosions at a chemical plant in south China on Tuesday, has increased to 20, say reports. Several more are missing and nearly 60 have been injured, reports...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Death-Toll-in-China-Chemical-Plant-Explosion-Rises-to-20_13834.html August 29, 2008
An explosion occurred at a Bayer CropScience plant at Institute, WV last night, killing one Bayer employee, Bayer says. Another employee has been transported from a local hospital to a...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Bayer-CropScience-Plant-Explosion-Kills-One_13941.html August 18, 2008
PotashCorp unionized employees at three mines in Saskatchewan, Canada remained on strike at CW presstime, after four days of mediation failed to resolve key contract issues. The labor...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/PotashCorp-Mines-Workers-on-Strike_13611.html August 7, 2008
Q. GPIC is a shining example of cooperation between GCC member states. The company will celebrate next year the 30th anniversary of its foundation. Looking back, what do you...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Interview-with-A-Rahman-A-Hussain-Jawahery-General-Manager-Gulf-Petrochemical-Industries-Co-GPIC-and-Board-Member-of-GPCA-_11321.html August 7, 2008
GPCA’s Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Committee organized a workshop under the theme Contractor Safety—Building Openness on November 22, 2007 in Dubai. GPCA says...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/GPCA-Workshop-Highlights-Contractor-Safety_11322.html August 4, 2008
Acker: Disappointed by breakup of talks. The chemical industry has reacted with dismay to the collapse of negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO; Geneva) that aimed to reach...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Industry-Laments-the-Failure-of-Doha-Round-of-Trade-Talks_13394.html August 4, 2008
Members of the United Steelworkers Union (USW; Saskatoon, SK) picketed PotashCorp’s Cory mine at Saskatoon on July 28, slowing but not halting potash mining operations, reports...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Union-Pickets-PotashCorp-Site_13430.html July 11, 2008
The chemical industry should incorporate cradle-to-cradle (C2C) recycling of chemicals, and toxic chemicals should be phased out, according to Michael Braungart, a leading...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Conference-A-Post-Reach-Vision-of-Chemical-Substitution_12928.html July 9, 2008
Leaders of the G8 countries meeting in Toyako, Japan today have pledged to halve CO2 emissions by 2050. The agreement, which includes the U.S., would appear to be a step toward a...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/G8-Agree-to-Cut-CO2-Emissions-50-percent-by-2050_12879.html July 7, 2008
Chemicals firms in the U.K. may experience water shortages if they continue with current consumption levels, according to a report by U.K. government environmental advisory body for...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/U-K-Chemical-Sector-Warned-On-Water-Use_12862.html July 1, 2008
Attorneys have filed several lawsuits in recent weeks against makers of baby bottles and child training cups that contain bisphenol A (BPA). The lawsuits are seeking class action...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Parents-Sue-Companies-for-Selling-Baby-Bottles-with-BPA_12734.html June 30, 2008
EPA’s Inspector General (IG) has criticized EPA’s Region 2 and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP; Trenton) for inordinate delays and...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/EPA-Cites-New-Jersey-for-Poor-Superfund-Management_12764.html |
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