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Commission and EEA make public extensive information about industrial pollution in your neighbourhood

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Today the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER), the first Europe-wide register of industrial emissions into air and water. For the first time, detailed information on pollution from around 10,000 large industrial facilities in the EU and Norway is publicly accessible on the internet. ... lees meer

Sustainability rating for insurance companies: less than 25% recommended

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The Norwegian insurance company Storebrand has come out top in a sustainability assessment of the insurance sector carried out by Munich-based rating agency oekom research. Storebrand beat 69 competitors for the top place in oekom’s Corporate Responsibility Rating, a sustainability rating based on 200 environmental and social criteria. The Norwegian company scored a “B” on a scale of A+ to D-. Another 15 insurance companies were assessed as having sustainability performance well above average in an international comparison by oekom research. Over 15 sustainably managed funds with a total volume of more than 750 million Euros are using oekom’s ratings in making investment decisions. ... lees meer

Unilever on website listing social report card on corporations

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Conscientious consumers who want to make sure the companies they support share their social values can turn to a new website that rates several big corporations on issues. Dan Porter, of Portland, Maine, launched www.idealswork.com six months ago. It ranks companies on such issues as whether they treat women fairly or if they support nuclear arms. Porter, 48, gathers the information from a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Investor Responsibility Research Center. His system allows users to rank companies on issues that are important to them. ... lees meer