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WHO: TB rapid detection kits only effective in detecting 25% of infections
United Kingdom 23/12/2008 There are calls by the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases ( WHO-TDR ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 104
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Officials: un-enriched uranium spill only presents slight risk to human health
France 08/07/2008 A spillage of waste from the Tricastin nuclear power station near Avignon in the south of France prompted ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 93
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Study: most deadly neglected diseases receive only 20% of drug R&D funding
Australia 04/02/2009 A new survey published by the George Institute of International Disease found that nearly 80 percent of all ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 106
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Shell becomes only oil major to participate in UK’s CCS competition
United Kingdom 13/08/2009 On 13 August 2009, Royal Dutch Shell became the only oil major to enter a UK government-sponsored ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 120
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McDonalds to only sell Rainforest Alliance-approved coffee in UK, then Europe
United Kingdom 09/01/2007 McDonald’s has announced that its 1,200 UK-based restaurants will only sell Kenco coffee from growers certified by ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 57
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EIRIS survey identifies emerging market SRI prospects
USA 22/09/2006 Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) has issued a report examining 50 emerging market companies and identifying potential socially ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 51
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College Sustainability Report Card rates N. American campus and investment policies
USA 24/01/2007 The Sustainable Endowments Institute has published its survey of the sustainability of endowment investments of North American colleges ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 58
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Report: Less than 40 percent of FTSE 350 companies assess risk of climate change
United Kingdom 27/04/2009 The 2008 Carbon Disclosure Project Report , published by specialist risk management company Acclimatise and sponsored by ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 112
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Xerox invents self-erasing, re-usable paper with potential to dramatically reduce waste
Canada 27/11/2006 Researchers at Xerox Corporation have invented printing technology that creates images that last only a day, making the ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 55
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Large INCR investors push for better reporting from S&P 500 companies
USA 06/10/2006 The Investor Network on Climate Risk ( INCR ), a coalition of institutional investors managing over US$3 trillion ...
Global Risks Portfolio > Ethical Insight > Issue 51