Ethical Corporation - Asia-Pacific
Ethical Corporation - Asia-Pacific
- News in brief - Asia-Pacific December 2007
China's labour laws, better pollution controls, and image rights in India - India's cars - Cheap cars, big costs
A cheap car in India would be a godsend for millions, but campaigners are flashing the hazard-warning lights - Asia column: Bangladesh - Rejuvenating an age-old problem
Asia editor Paul French asks whether western companies' `China+1' sourcing strategies are accentuating child labour problems in Bangladesh - Australian drought - The real price of pouring a cold one
Australia's water shortages are forcing iconic brewer Foster's to rethink its supply chains - India - Tata in troubled waters
Tata's good name is threatened by the plight of a rare species of turtle - Burma - China holds the key to Rangoon
Burma's military regime will stand or fall by the support it receives from China. But the dragon appears reluctant to interfere with the junta's dinosaurs, says Paul French - Project finance - Gunning for Gunns
Australian bank ANZ is having second thoughts about financing the controversial Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania - News in brief - Asia-Pacific November 2007
The latest business and society news - News in brief - Asia-Pacific October 2007
The latest business and society news from China, India and beyond - Indian pharmaceuticals - Targeting the poor sweetens the profits pill
Indian pharma multinational Dr Reddy's chief executive G V Prasad says that patient needs and shareholder value go hand-in-hand - Corruption - Bangladesh counts graft's costs
Bangladeshi business groups have rushed to welcome the government's anti-bribery clampdown. But international brands have so far remained silent - Responsibility initiatives - Indonesia and Malaysia are open for business ethics
Malaysia and Indonesia are spearheading attempts in south-east Asia to legislate for good corporate behaviour - News in brief - Asia-Pacific September 2007
This month's review of the region's biggest business and society stories - Indian garment factories - Campaigners, courts, controversy
As two labour campaign groups prepare to be sued for libel, big brands continue to buy from the jeans supplier taking the activists to court - News in brief July 2007 - Asia-Pacific
A round-up of the biggest stories to hit the continent this month - Hong Kong activism - Anyone for a cut of the forest?
After plunging Hong Kong into darkness to protest against air pollution, one campaigner is preparing his next planet-saving project - persuading business to buy and preserve the rainforest - Asian supermarket expansion - Thai'ed up in regulation
International retail giants including the UK's Tesco have long been battling local opposition to their expansion in Thailand. Now the Thai government is joining the battle, on the side of the locals - News in brief June 2007 - Asia-Pacific
The first in Ethical Corporation's monthly reviews of news from Asia - Asia column - War games link Beijing 2008 with Darfur
A high-profile campaign linking China's trade with Sudan and the Olympics has brought a swift and rare change of policy in Beijing - India's special economic zones - An ethics black hole
An amendment in the land acquisition rules for controversial special economic zones may pitch corporate India in a direct battle against farmers and locals - Chinese corporate philanthropy - Give and you shall receive
China's companies stand to gain from a new tax incentive for making contributions to society - Plastic waste - The white ghosts of shopping trips past
and#60;iand#62;By Matthew Crabbe in Beijingand#60;/iand#62; Asia's retailers could do much more to persuade customers to use fewer plastic bags - Asia column - China's disease of workplace discrimination
Nokia China faces legal action for allegedly turning away a successful applicant in Guangdong because he is a hepatitis-B carrier - Asia column - Health warning: North Korea
The spread of scarlet fever and measles in North Korea is causing anxiety among its neighbours - Indian corporate responsibility - Asian giant on an ethical crash course
Only a few forward-looking companies have so far flown the corporate responsibility flag in India. But the rest will soon have to follow - China's energy - The slow birth of a green generation giant
The Chinese government's efforts to boost the development of wind technology are welcome but are not encouraging the involvement of foreign investors - Emissions - King of the carbon trade
Soon to be the world's biggest carbon emitter, China dominates the global project-based market in carbon credits through Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism - Consumerism - China's iPod revolution
In Davos, iPods cost roughly an average day's pay. In China, where they are made, it is more than a month's pay. But there are still plenty of white earphones on show - Unsteady Taiwanese steps, often in the wrong direction
While many Taiwanese corporations are keen to label themselves ethical, the actions of some do not merit this yet, says Monica Hsueh - Supply chain management - Weak links in Bangladesh
Changes in the international marketplace mean Bangladesh's boom risks coming to an abrupt end. Big buyers and suppliers need to work together - China's energy supply - Making oil from coal - Not quite water into wine
China's enthusiasm for clean fuel technology may be more about money than pollution - Chinese corporate governance - Getting better, but still at the bottom
Interest in good business governance is on the up in China, albeit slowly - China's mobile workforce - Goodbye migrant workers, hello new urban citizens
Being made more equal in the cities has a downside for Chinese migrant workers - Engaging with Burma - Burma deserves tourism, and more
Ten years after the Burma tourist boycott first began, perhaps it is time to start encouraging visitors back to the country - China's energy - How clean can clean coal be?
The first of a series of articles looking at energy generation in China finds that the latest coal technology is vital if emissions are to be kept under control - Industrial relations - Frayed tempers in Cambodia's garment industry
Industrial tensions could pose a serious threat to the future of the Cambodian garment sector. But ILO and USAID initiatives offer hope that the situation can be repaired