Buscador: Empreses

26/02/2008 In a southern state of India, Belaku Trust offers employment alternatives to hundreds of poor women who otherwise have very little choices in their lives. Started as a health research project more than a decade ago, the trust now is involved in several sectors from education to vocational training to counselling.

25/02/2008 Struggles against Special Economic Zones are labeled as ‘anti-development’ by middle class India. Yet Goa’s recent anti-SEZ campaign was led by educated professionals, activists, the church and media, forcing the state government to backtrack. The SEZ is an independent foreign territory with no local or government control, say Goa’s champion campaigners.

21/02/2008 NEW YORK, Feb 21 (OneWorld) - Graphic images of animal cruelty and this week's record recall of U.S. beef have spurred fresh demands to expand a ban on killing sick animals for food consumption.

18/02/2008 A young tribal has helped the women in his village become successful entrepreneurs by realising the true potential of traditional medicines. Haribol is an all-women self-help group in Chhattisgarh in central India that profits from the state’s abundance of herbs and medicinal plants.

15/02/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (OneWorld) - Steven Spielberg and human rights groups ratcheted up the pressure on China this week while nearly 100,000 activists turned their sights on Wall Street's biggest investment firms, urging them all to wield their power to help bring peace to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan.

15/02/2008 The carbon market makes good business and moral sense, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a recent gathering of global business leaders at New York. He also called for investment in technological innovations to make possible the transition to a green economy.

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12/02/2008 Tansanian pikkuinen osakepörssi joutuu yhä vakuuttelemaan yrittäjille, että se on oiva väline pääoman kasvattamiseen.

07/02/2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

07/02/2008 Srilankalainen Yohalet Achma on onnistunut siinä, mistä moni haaveilee: hän on perustanut oman yrityksen ja saanut sen kannattavaksi muutamassa viikossa. Achma sai 10 000 rupian eli reilun 60 euron starttirahan Suomen Punaisen Ristin tsunamiavustusohjelmasta.

06/02/2008 Krisis pangan adalah masalah klasik bangsa ini, sebuah ironi bagi negara agraris yang tanahnya subur dan gemah ripah loh jinawi. Kebutuhan pangan Indonesia telah tergantung pada impor. Untuk itu, satu cara yang harus dilakukan, kedaulatan pangan adalah jalan keluar krisis pangan di Indonesia.

05/02/2008 Suuri osa urheiluvälineistä, -vaatteista ja -jalkineista myydään suomalaisille ilman minkäänlaisia takeita tuotteen eettisestä laadusta tai säädyllisistä valmistusoloista, kertoo FinnWatchin tuore raportti (pdf). Play Fair 2008 -verkosto (engl.) julkistaa kansainvälisen raportin huhtikuussa.