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March 2011
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Norwegian Government Fund Excludes Chinese Conglomerate Over Tobacco (March 15, 2011, Responsible Investor)
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has excluded Chinese conglomerate (Shanghai-based but Hong Kong-listed) Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. from the investment portfolio of the Government Pension Fund Global because a subsidiary produces tobacco.
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China to Cap Total Energy Use, Cut Energy Intensity, and Trial Cap-and-Trade Schemes in Next Five-Year Plan (March 5, Reuters)
China’s new Five-Year Plan includes a number of announcements related to energy use and various attempts—including environmental protection taxes—to drive investment toward energy efficiency, renewable energy, and more environmentally friendly industry.
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Groups Call on Hong Kong Exchange to Ensure Zijin Mining Comes Clean About Overseas Investment Risks (March 3, Friends of the Earth)
Several civil society groups expressed concern that problems at Zijin’s Rio Blanco mine in Peru may be indicative of broader governance problems at the company. Last year, the company’s own Supervisory Committee found that the company may have overstated the value of some of its assets because of “problems [arising] from the social and environmental protection in local society, and higher political, economic, and cultural risk for overseas investments.”
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White Paper on Corporate Governance in Taiwan Released (February 28, ACGA)
The Asian Corporate Governance Association released a “White Paper on Corporate Governance in Taiwan,” a new policy paper that analyzes important areas for reform in corporate governance in Taiwan and makes a series of recommendations for financial regulators, listed companies, and others on shareholder meetings and voting, board effectiveness, and shareholder rights.
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More Than 20 percent of Suppliers With Recorded Environmental Violations Have Multiple Violations (December 16, Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition)
Research by BSR on behalf of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) found that 5 percent (33 out of 640) of EICC members’ suppliers had recorded environmental violations, and of those, more than 20 percent had multiple violations.
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