Maplecroft Global Risks
By Maplecroft
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Podcast Description
The Maplecroft Podcast is a fortnightly round-up of news and analysis from the world of corporate responsibility and global risks. The show features stories from Maplecroft's news services, Ethical Insight and the Global Risks Forecast, and provides essential business insights into climate change, political risks, human rights issues, CSR, supply chain intelligence and sustainability.
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18 August 2010 (published 19 August 2010) | Oil regulations in Ecuador deteriorate investor confidence, US competes for influence in the South China Sea, Pakistan hit by serious flooding, high street brands linked to labour rights violations, deepwater drilling off Libyan coast.. | 8/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 July 2010 (published 22 July 2010) | Al-Shabaab bombings in Uganda, corruption in Indonesia, human rights in Tunisia, Shining Path in Peru, tensions between Israel and Lebanon, European budget cuts affecting green energy, Sofia in gas deal with Moscow... | 7/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23 June 2010 (published 24 June 2010) | State of Law bloc and INA declare coalition deal, Washington warns Senegal aid depends on fight against corruption, PNG acts against land owner interests, EU calls on members to establish certification schemes for biofuels... | 6/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26 May 2010 (published 27 May 2010) | Erbil and Baghdad in oil accord, Meles wins Ethiopian elections, ILO child labour report released, opposition criticise Guyana’s low carbon strategy, Shell reports rise in oil pollution in Niger Delta, Saudi Arabia’s renewables plan... | 5/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 April 2010 (published 29 April 2010) | World Bank raises voting rights for developing economies; New security cooperation in Sahara targets terrorism concerns; Sudan’s President re-elected in landmark multi-party ballots; Protests against austerity measures in Bosnia and Herzegovina; German companies make anti-bribery pledge in Russia | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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31 March 2010 (published 01 April 2010) | Saudi Arabia arrests 113 suspected militants, Russia responds to bombings in Moscow and Dagestan, Amnesty International: EU firms exporting torture equipment, Human Rights Watch: LRA massacred 321 in north-east DRC, Gabon union strike suspended... | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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03 March 2010 (published 04 March 2010) | Iran and Syria confirm ties, court ruling in Colombia ends Uribe’s hope of a third term, oil companies in Nigeria criticise oil legislation, Croatian president promises crack down on corruption, Sudanese gov’t agrees ceasefire with Darfur rebels... | 3/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 February 2010 (published 17 February 2010) | BBC Radio’s Rhod Sharp interviews Maplecroft’s Eva Molyneux for Five Live on the findings of the Terrorism Risk Index 2010, which lists Iraq as the most at risk country for the second year running. | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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03 February 2010 (published 04 February 2010) | World Bank chief says jobs needed for stability in Sierra Leone, London Conference seeks to reduce instability in Yemen, MEND abandons ceasefire in the Niger Delta, HRW says Western Balkans should improve human rights protection, more... | 2/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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06 January 2010 (published 07 January 2010) | Political crisis persists in Nigeria, child labourers freed in Russia, former rebel leader accepts govt’ post in Congo, al-Qaeda claims attempted aircraft bombing, release of Copenhagen Accord triggers criticism... | 1/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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09 December 2009 (published 10 December 2009) | President Morales declares landslide election victory, Poor nations react furiously to leaked draft agreement at the Copenhagen Summit, al-Qaeda kidnaps Spaniards in Mauritania, US study: climate change a major cause of conflict, more... | 12/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25 November 2009 (published 26 November 2009) | Russia-Ukraine energy deal, Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean, Iraqi election law vetoed by vice-president, UN points to discrimination in Brazil, South African police deputy defends shoot-to-kill policy, more... | 11/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 November 2009 (published 12 November 2009) | China pledges US$10bn in concessional loans to Africa, Saudi Arabia’s armed forces clash with Yemini Houthi rebels, Israeli NGO submits report on migrant worker exploitation, Taliban makes tactical retreat from South Waziristan, WWF names food firms in palm scandal, more… | 11/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 October 2009 (published 29 October 2009) | New US policy on Sudan; Pakistan’s anti-terrorism offensive could increase civilian suffering; divide in international organisation for sustainable palm oil production; Canadian study shows tar sands could benefits US Economy; Zimbabwe’s prime minister pulls out of national unity government | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 October 2009 (published 15 October 2009) | Ghana oil firm reportedly encouraging Chinese bid for US-owned stake in oil field; Indian government announces new strategy against Maoist rebels; NGOs propose universal minimum wage for Asia garment workers; Bangkok climate talks end without deal... | 10/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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30 September 2009 (published 01 October 2009) | IMF re-establishes ties with Mauritania, militants arrested in Maghreb, World Bank grants India US$4.3bn, Kuwaiti government considers scrapping migrant sponsorship scheme, Bolivian government to introduce a law banning child labour in certain industries, more... | 10/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 September 2009 (published 17 September 2009) | General strike in Gabon fails, Turkish union reaches settlement with leather exporter, China takes US trade dispute to WTO, South Africa’s government backs court case against MNCs, unfair distribution of oil revenue threatens peace in Sudan... | 9/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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03 September 2009 (published 03 September 2009) | Turkey’s military supports AKP’s Kurdish initiative, Ethiopia secures a US$240m loan from the IMF, Deforestation in Kenya causes drought, UN/AU commander: Darfur no longer in a state of war, Chinese investment in Africa up 81%, more … | 9/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 August 2009 (published 20 August 2009) | Kuwait foils terrorist attack, DHL pays US$9.4m for sanctions violations, Indian ground water depletion severe, IMF to boost funding for poor countries by US$17bn through to 2014, Tanzania launches Africa’s first bank for women, more… | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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05 August 2009 (published 06 August 2009) | Vedanta in focus in Orissa, Gap/Levi supplier accused of dumping, NGO links minerals and DRC unrest, PUK/KDP alliance wins Iraqi Kurdistan elections, PRI report shows investors have 'turned a corner', employee suicide puts Apple supplier in spotlight... | 8/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 July 2009 (published 23 July 2009) | Shooting of Freeport staff, MEND declares ceasefire, Jakarta rocked by hotel bombings, Siemens admits corrupt practices, G8 pledge US$20bn to boost developing countries’ food security, divide between G8 and developing on emissions cuts, more … | 7/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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08 July 2009 (published 09 July 2009) | Maplecroft’s podcast covers the passage of ACES through the US House of Representatives, the announcement by North Waziristan’s Taliban leader that he is ending a truce with Pakistan’s government, criticism of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme by a coalition of NGOs, al-Shabaab’s ultimatum to Somalia’s government, Iraq’s auction of oil service contracts, a report by Transparency International which reveals that leading companies are not doing enough to fight corruption, and the FAO announcement that 1020m people will go hungry in 2009, from a longer list | 7/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24 June 2009 (published 25 June 2009) | Maplecroft’s podcast covers the release of an ILO report on the impact of the global crisis on child labour, a revolt by South Sudan’s soldiers over lack of pay, Pakistan’s military campaign to flush the Taliban from South Waziristan, the BRICs summit in Yekaterinburg, WHO’s decision to upgrade the alert status of A/H1N1 to a full pandemic, and a UNEP report on investments in renewable sources, from a longer list. | 6/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 June 2009 (published 11 June 2009) | Maplecroft’s podcast covers the death of Gabon’s President Bongo, the presidential race in Iran, the decision by Peru’s Congress to suspend decrees on Amazon land use, debate over petroleum regulatory reform in Nigeria, and a Greenpeace report which says that leading footwear brands are complicit in destroying the Amazon rainforest. It also includes coverage of conflict in South Sudan, corruption in Iraq and India’s failure to significantly reduce poverty levels over the last ten years, from a longer list. | 6/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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27 May 2009 (published 28 May 2009) | Kevin Rudd's announces AUS$1.4bn solar power plant, WHO and UN meet with leading pharmaceutical companies, US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee approves American Clean Energy and Security Act, UN appeals for US$543m in aid for Pakistan's IDPs | 5/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 May 2009 (published 14 May 2009) | IDMC says 900,000 more individuals internally displaced in 2008 compared to 2007, World Bank report points to risk of storm surge in developing countries, Emerald Energy confirms noteworthy oil find in Syria's Khurbet East Field | 5/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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29 April 2009 (published 01 May 2009) | WHO raises swine influenza alert; conflict between Murle and Lou Nuer tribes; Dell, T-Mobile and IKEA ranked amongst world's most ethical companies; Scientists link Atlantic temperatures and droughts in West Africa | 5/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 April 2009 (published 16 April 2009) | Ban Ki-moon says US$300 billion from G20 stimulus to world's poorest countries; Insurgency in Baluchistan; Khartoum fails to fill Darfur aid gap; Criticism of G20 over commitment to climate change | 4/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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01 April 2009 (published 02 April 2009) | TIAA-CREF engages with portfolio companies on Sudan, Iraqi government mulls incentives for foreign companies; EPA to review mountaintop mining permits; EU to become a net importer of food around 2015 | 4/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 March 2009 (published 19 March 2009) | Fraud case involving senior employees of Dubai Islamic Bank; US Supreme Court ruling against Wyeth; World Water Development Report; Deal for the construction of a section of the South Stream gas pipeline; ICC arrest warrant for President Bashir | 3/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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04 March 2009 (published 05 March 2009) | Opposition to Sasol's claim for carbon credits in South African projects; An aboriginal community’s legal challenge to Alberta oil sands; Mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles paramilitary force; Turkish parliamentary broadcast of MP speaking in Kurdish is cut | 3/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 February 2009 (published 19 February 2009) | New mining royalties in South Africa; Collapse of the EU’s carbon emissions trading market; Presidential term limits in Venezuela; natural disasters in Australia; Norwegian pension fund blacklists companies; Daewoo delays corn project in Mozambique | 2/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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04 February 2009 (published 06 February 2009) | Vedanta Resources faces renewed tribal protests, Chinese coal mining accidents, Jordan issues tenders for nuclear work, Halliburton may be fined, Credit Suisse, Nestle and UBS allow "say-on-pay" resolutions, Sustainable Asset Management publishes Yearbook | 2/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 January 2009 (published 23 January 2009) | 3rd Heathrow runway risks breaching air pollution limits, Zimbabwe's illegal diamond exports, Primark investigate code of conduct breach in UK supply chain | 1/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 34 Episodes |
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