Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability

CSR and Sustainability News Digest - Week 8/13

You were traveling this week, busy with meetings... no worries. Here are the major news what was going on this week.
Feel free to comment with any additional important news. Enjoy

Company	News	Industry	Date
The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated	Capmark Creditors Seek Right to Sue Citigroup, Goldman Sachs	Financials	2010-08-12
Aetna Inc	3rd Circuit Won't Revive Aetna Securities Fraud Suit	Health Care	2010-08-12
Research In Motion Limited	Now India threatens to shut down BlackBerry	Information Technology	2010-08-12
Johnson & Johnson	J&J discloses more subpoenas over consumer recalls	Health Care	2010-08-12
Telstra Corporation Limited	Telstra shares tumble 9pc on profit warning	Telecommunication Services	2010-08-12
EI Du Pont De Nemours	DuPont Subsidiary to Lead Department of Energy’s Building America R...	Materials	2010-08-12
De La Rue PLC	De La Rue CEO steps down after paper sales warning	Industrials	2010-08-12
Sabmiller PLC	Watchdog starts SAB hearing	Consumer Staples	2010-08-12
The Coca Cola Company	Judge Gives Green Light For Vitaminwater Lawsuit	Consumer Staples	2010-08-12
Centerpoint Energy Inc	CenterPoint Energy Honored at Arkansas Community Service Awards Event	Utilities	2010-08-11
Tyson Foods Inc	Tyson Foods, Neil Young Work Together To Fight Hunger Along Gulf Co...	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
Transcanada Corp.	Johanns calls for TransCanada to be fair on land	Energy	2010-08-11
Wal Mart Stores Inc	Walmart Canada, Green Business Partners Provide Progress Reports on...	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
AMR Corp.	American Airlines' fleet service clerks at D/FW Airport authorize s...	Industrials	2010-08-11
Kraft Foods Inc	Cadbury Promotes Fair Trade Dairy Milk	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
American Express Company	Bus crash in Peru leaves 24 dead, official says	Financials	2010-08-11
Boston Scientific Corp.	Boston Scientific Resolves FDA Warning Letter	Health Care	2010-08-11
BP PLC	Well capped, BP accused of reneging on contracts	Energy	2010-08-11
Imperial Oil Limited	Imperial oil sands tailings conditionally approved	Energy	2010-08-11
Credit Suisse Group AG	Woman Wins Gender Discrimination Claim Against Credit Suisse	Financials	2010-08-11
AT & T Inc	AT&T faces class action on international roaming	Telecommunication Services	2010-08-11
Oil Company Lukoil (JSC)	Russia's LUKOIL resumes gasoline supply to Iran -trade	Energy	2010-08-11
Titan Cement Company SA	Titan’s Castle Hayne faces a new challenge over new EPA regulations	Materials	2010-08-11
PPL Corp.	PPL sues seeking to trim lines in Delaware Water Gap	Utilities	2010-08-11
Thomas Cook Group PLC	Thomas Cook issues profit warning as holidaymakers leave it late	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Computershare Limited	Computershare plunges on earnings warning	Information Technology	2010-08-11
Johnson Controls Inc	OSHA Fines Johnson Controls $70K for Safety Violations	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Barnes & Noble Inc	Barnes & Noble, Burkle in Talks to End Fight: Report	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Apple Inc	Apple agrees to replace 'fire risk' iPod nanos	Information Technology	2010-08-11
Maple Leaf Foods Inc	Maple Leaf Consumer Foods Inc. Fined $100,000 After Worker Injured	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
BHP Billiton PLC	Coalmine blamed for Georges River pollution	Materials	2010-08-11
BHP Billiton Limited	Coalmine blamed for Georges River pollution	Materials	2010-08-11
Wells Fargo & Co	Hagens Berman Commences Class Action Against Wells Fargo	Financials	2010-08-11
Credit Suisse Group AG	Credit Suisse to cut 75 jobs in latest cutbacks	Financials	2010-08-11
Safeway Incorporated	Nearly 400 warehouse workers to lose jobs as Safeway drops Burnaby ...	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
Deutsche Bank AG	Hagens Berman Commences Class Action Against Wells Fargo	Financials	2010-08-11
Genzyme Corp.	Genzyme's Troubled Mass. Plant To Take Longer To Fix	Health Care	2010-08-11
Biogen Idec Inc	Neb. man sues makers of Rituxan after infection	Health Care	2010-08-11
Bank Of Ireland	BoI and Anglo also give perks to staff	Financials	2010-08-11
Toyota Motor Corp.	Toyota suspends auto exports to Iran over nuclear row	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Toyota Motor Corp.	Initial inquiry backs Toyota claims about defects	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Posco	Steel Ministry expects Posco issue to be resolved by month end	Materials	2010-08-11
Barclays PLC	Barclays Capital to cut several hundred jobs - source	Financials	2010-08-11
Best Buy Company Inc	Online Retailer Slammed Again By Watchdog	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-11
Baker Hughes Inc	Baker Hughes Develops Asphalt Additives to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide ...	Energy	2010-08-11
The Procter & Gamble Company	Proctor & Gamble recalls dry cat food	Consumer Staples	2010-08-11
Canon Inc	Canon debuts “greenest” multifunction copier	Information Technology	2010-08-11
Johnson & Johnson	FDA Warns Against Blood-Clot Devices	Health Care	2010-08-10
Wells Fargo & Co	Wells Fargo to Pay $200 Million in Overdraft-Fee Case	Financials	2010-08-10
Merck & Company Inc	Vioxx users sought for class action	Health Care	2010-08-10
Costco Wholesale Corp.	Costco recalls Kirkland Signature cookies in Canada	Consumer Staples	2010-08-10
Merck & Company Inc	Merck Partners With Sesame Workshop on National Program	Health Care	2010-08-10
CR Bard Inc	FDA Warns Against Blood-Clot Devices	Health Care	2010-08-10
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited	RECALL: Kawasaki recalls off-road motorcycles	Industrials	2010-08-10
Evraz Group SA	Evraz Claymont To Curb Emissions At Plant	Materials	2010-08-10
Yamaha Motor Company Limited	RECALLS: Yamaha, Ducati recall motorcycles	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Daimler AG	Recall Alert: Mercedes G-Class	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
AT & T Inc	AT&T Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit	Telecommunication Services	2010-08-10
Health Management Associates Inc	Lawsuit: HMA paid doctors to refer patients to specific hospitals	Health Care	2010-08-10
Valero Energy Corp.	Agreement reached before sale of Del. City site	Energy	2010-08-10
Verizon Communications	Verizon Sues Muttontown Over Antennas	Telecommunication Services	2010-08-10
Yahoo Inc	Yahoo heartened by patent verdict	Information Technology	2010-08-10
Dean Foods Company	Dean Foods closes Florence PET dairy plant	Consumer Staples	2010-08-10
Woodside Petroleum Limited	Strike ruling worries bosses	Energy	2010-08-10
TUI Travel PLC	FTSE 100 slightly down as TUI profit warning raises doubts over the...	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Valero Energy Corp.	Prop. 23 Supporters Are Major Polluters	Energy	2010-08-10
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc	Mitsubishi Investigates Possible Scam That Targets Norwegians	Financials	2010-08-10
Vedanta Resources PLC	Anti-Vedanta tribal leaders abducted	Materials	2010-08-10
Toyota Motor Corp.	Toyota cuts 600 contract workers in Japan	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Google Inc	Google under probe in South Korea over data collection	Information Technology	2010-08-10
Genzyme Corp.	Genzyme discards drugs due to one-time problems	Health Care	2010-08-10
AOL Inc	Important Ruling against AOL in Favor of Advertise.com in Attemptin...		2010-08-10
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC	BSkyB disputes Skype trademark as too close to Sky	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Dow Chemical Company	Dow and Interfilm Improve Sustainability of Window Envelope Films	Materials	2010-08-10
Harris Corp.	EPA Names Harris as Top 50 Green Power Organization	Information Technology	2010-08-10
Carefusion Corp.	CareFusion to cut 700 jobs; posts strong 4Q profit	Health Care	2010-08-10
Arcelormittal	Dofasco set to blow new air pollution lid	Materials	2010-08-10
Arcelormittal	ArcelorMittal wins cyber squatting case against Taj Group of Compan...	Materials	2010-08-10
Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley fined over lack of disclosure	Financials	2010-08-10
Lafarge SA	Lafarge UK achieves Carbon Trust Standard Certification	Materials	2010-08-10
Home Depot Inc	Home Depot Sued for Religious Discrimination	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Chevron Corp.	Chevron seeks to avoid responsibility for Ecuadorian pollution	Energy	2010-08-10
Google Inc	Google denies plans to use aerial drones to gather data	Information Technology	2010-08-10
Pulte Homes Inc	Pulte OKs settlement in Arizona loan probe	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-10
Google Inc	Google, Verizon unveil Web plan, slammed	Information Technology	2010-08-10
BHP Billiton Limited	US probed BHP Billiton trade with Cuba and Iran	Materials	2010-08-10
The Coca Cola Company	Coca-Cola pledges Rs43m for flood relief	Consumer Staples	2010-08-10
BP PLC	BP pays £3bn into escrow fund as spill claims add up	Energy	2010-08-10
BHP Billiton PLC	US probed BHP Billiton trade with Cuba and Iran	Materials	2010-08-10
Petrochina Company Limited	Oil-spill awards raise eyebrows	Energy	2010-08-10
Sears Holdings Corp.	Sears Ignores Calls to Stop Selling Porn	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Lowe's Companies Inc	Lowe’s donates to special Habitat home	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
American Water Works Company Inc	Woman sues water company after falling into meter	Utilities	2010-08-09
Safeway Incorporated	Safeway Recalls Butcher’s Cut Frozen Ground Beef Patties	Consumer Staples	2010-08-09
Cree Inc	Cree, Habitat for Humanity building all-LED house	Information Technology	2010-08-09
The Coca Cola Company	National Consumer Commission raps Coca Cola	Consumer Staples	2010-08-09
Dow Chemical Company	Dow Chemical employees team with Habitat for Humanity to restore 25...	Materials	2010-08-09
AU Optronics Corp.	New York Attorney General Sues LCD Makers	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Southern Cross Healthcare Group PLC	Austerity cuts prompt Southern Cross warning	Health Care	2010-08-09
Beckman Coulter Inc	Beckman Coulter Warning Cites Unapproved Assay Changes	Health Care	2010-08-09
Expedia Inc	Travel website Expedia laying off nearly 300 in DFW	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Toshiba Corporation	New York Attorney General Sues LCD Makers	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Merck & Company Inc	Merck probed over possible foreign bribes	Health Care	2010-08-09
Wellcare Health Plans Inco	WellCare announces $334 million settlements, layoff plans	Health Care	2010-08-09
HSBC Holdings PLC	UK Banks, Under Attack On Lending, Study Ways To Provide More	Financials	2010-08-09
Avis Budget Group Inc	Ex-Cendant chair Forbes found guilty of fraud	Industrials	2010-08-09
Gilead Sciences Inc	Gilead May Get FDA Warning Letter For Calif. Facility	Health Care	2010-08-09
Dow Chemical Company	Man says 23 companies exposed him to float-sink lab chemicals	Materials	2010-08-09
JP Morgan Chase & Company	Protest targets Wall Street banks	Financials	2010-08-09
CEZ AS	CEZ stops some carbon trade over fraud suspicions	Utilities	2010-08-09
DR Pepper Snapple Group Incorporated	Dr Pepper Snapple Group Launches ACTION Nation Corporate Philanthro...	Consumer Staples	2010-08-09
F & C Asset Management PLC	F&C rejects 'bully' tag in hedge fund court case	Financials	2010-08-09
PNC Financial Services Group Inc	PNC Bank Adds Seven LEED(TM)-Certified Green Buildings; Raises Tota...	Financials	2010-08-09
Thomson Reuters Corp.	Thomson Reuters Personal Health Insights Earns DALBAR Communication...	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Abbott Laboratories	FDA Panel to Review Side Effects of Meridia, Whether to Issue Recall	Health Care	2010-08-09
Porsche Automobil Holding SE	Porsche Goes ‘Green’ with Hybrid Car Lineup	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc	FTC: Nothing Improper Done in Investigation of Watson	Health Care	2010-08-09
Pepsico Inc	PepsiCo Releases 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report	Consumer Staples	2010-08-09
Wells Fargo & Co	Wells Fargo Broker Arbitration Claim Results in $90k Award For Inve...	Financials	2010-08-09
The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated	Regulators probe Goldman's notice about SEC case	Financials	2010-08-09
Royal Dutch Shell	Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, E...	Energy	2010-08-09
Honda Motor Company Limited	Auto maker to call back 44,000 vehicles to fix possible malfunction...	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Canadian Natural Resources Limited	Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, E...	Energy	2010-08-09
Bank Of America Corp.	Black Merrill brokers lose bid for class-action	Financials	2010-08-09
Suncor Energy Inc	Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, E...	Energy	2010-08-09
CVS Caremark Corp.	CVS ends dispute over discount program	Consumer Staples	2010-08-09
Lowe's Companies Inc	Lowe's Settles Drywall Class-Action Suit	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Arcelormittal	Dofasco fined $100,000 over employee accident	Materials	2010-08-09
Sharp Corp.	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Consumer Discretionary	2010-08-09
Hitachi Limited	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Novartis AG	FDA Complaint Spurs Novartis To Pull Facebook Widget	Health Care	2010-08-09
Apple Inc	Troubled iPhone Chief leaves Apple	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Samsung Electronics Company Limited	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Astrazeneca PLC	AstraZeneca To Pay $198 Mln In Seroquel Settlement	Health Care	2010-08-09
International Business Machines Corp.	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Information Technology	2010-08-09
LG Display Company Limited	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Information Technology	2010-08-09
Dell Inc	New York sues major LCD makers for alleged price-fixing	Information Technology	2010-08-09