On paper, Advanced Medicare and Research Institute’s (AMRI) vision is/was to be cherished as the best place to come for care and the best place to work. The ‘corporate governance‘ section, among other things, on the hospital’s website says this: AMRI is committed to meeting the highest standards of ethical behaviour and appropriate business conduct…
Obesity is big: physically, of course, but also in terms of business for multinationals peddling instantly gratifying junk and pharmaceutical biggies telling the cure. Obesity is bad for individuals who are, well, obese: it decreases productivity and increases the risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in…
In a communiqué to all government-run ports, the shipping ministry said, ‘Considering the economic, social and environmental impact the activities of ports have on the society and the environment, it is felt that the ports should serve the interests of the society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities.’ The ministry has made…
About 22 alternate energy companies have been shortlisted to set up solar energy-based power plants in India by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd, a unit of state-run power utility NTPC Ltd. NTPC is entrusted to award the projects. France’s Fonroche Energy and Solairedirect Group are among the selected bidders. These companies will help in completion of the…
The latest World Bank study – ‘Impact of Targeted Interventions on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in India’ – estimates that India will ward off about three million new HIV infections during the period 1995″2015 by using targeted interventions among vulnerable groups. The study, released yesterday, evaluated the impact of targeted interventions among female sex workers…
The four advanced developing countries Brasil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) have come together and put out a ‘same’ position at the negotiations at the Durban climate change summit. China, South Africa, and Brasil have come in support of India’s proposal to include trade, equity, and intellectual property rights in the conference agenda. The…
So you buy fair-trade or eco-friendly products, and you think that is a good thing, right? Think again. What if so-called ‘ethical consumers’ are the very ones standing between us and sustainable future? I’m crazy, right? Maybe, but here is why I say it. By creating a premium-priced, niche market for ‘ethical consumption’, companies have…
Representatives of 194 countries finally arrived at Durban with their own agendas to find solutions to control escalating global temperatures. Before they all settled down to start negotiations, they presented their positions. Here is the stand of each influential country: USA The United States says that even if China and India agree to sign up to…
Again, over 10,000 officials from 194 countries will burn gallons of fuel to reach Durban, South Africa, on Monday to start conversations from the ‘negotiation’ point that was left ‘parked’ last year at Cancun, Mexico – that of renewing the current climate treaty, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. However, with developing countries, primarily India and China,…
In March, the Great East Japan Earthquake damage temporarily halted production at many plants across Japan. The earthquake caused temporary shutdowns of electricity, telecommunications, water, and sewage, as well as other parts of the infrastructure that people take for granted. The quake deeply affected the global value chain of Hitachi and had cast doubt on…
