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News

• 24/06/2010

  New Maplecroft and UN Global Compact forum explores human rights and business dilemmas in emerging economies

  A new resource to help multi-national companies (MNCs) respect and support human rights is being launched at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit on Thursday, 24th June, by the UN Global Compact and Maplecroft, a company that researches the risks and responsibilities of global business.
• 24/06/2010

  New Maplecroft index rates Pakistan and Egypt among nations facing “extreme” water security risks

  New research evaluating the water security of 165 countries rates the supply of clean, fresh water to the societies and businesses of 10 nations at "extreme risk."
• 23/06/2010

  Maplecroft reports place environment and corruption among top risks for energy companies in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

  The oil and gas resources being discovered in West Africa have become very attractive to the energy sector, which is seeking new foreign investments with easy links to European markets.
• 09/06/2010

  Maplecroft reports highlight rising importance of European shale gas, but concerns remain

  Two in-depth country reports, released by Maplecroft, reveal the growing significance being placed on the exploitation of untapped reserves of shale gas within Europe.
• 26/05/2010

  BRICs and N11 countries top Maplecroft’s natural disaster risk ranking – France, Italy, USA at “high risk”

  Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran have been rated as the nations most at risk from extreme weather and geophysical events according to a new study ranking 229 countries on their vulnerability to natural disasters.