AN ETHICAL LIFE
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Concerned about the behaviour of corporations, I list companies that have a good record on a host of indicators, including good labour practice, environmental policy, and good corporate behaviour. Most of this information was derived from my research at www.zumer.com
on Saturday, September 26, 2009.
Canadian companies (or those with major holdings in Canada) are marked with an asterisk (*)
FOOD
COFFEE
Salt Spring Island Coffee
BEER, WINE & SPIRITS
- Diageo, – makers of Guinness Stout, Harp Lager, Johnnie Walker Scotch, José Cuervo tequila, Tanqueray gin, and Smirnoff vodka, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, and VO Canadian brands
- Inbev* – makers of Alexander Keith’s Kokanee, Stella Artois, Leffe, Brahma, Labatt, Lucky, and Lakeport beers
- Molson Coors Brewing Co,* – makers of a host of beers, none of which I drink, except perhaps Rickard’s for old time’s sake.
- Anheuser-Busch – I might drink Hoegarten or Grolsch
- SABMiller – I’d drink Pilsner Urquell from time to time
- Heineken
- Kirin
OIL & GAS
- Total S.A. (FRANCE)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc
- Imperial Oil Limited*
- Petro-Canada*
- Suncor Energy
- ConocoPhillips Company
- British Petroleum
- Chevron
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Petróleos Mexicanos
- Husky Energy Inc.*
- OAO Lukoil Oil Company
- Irving Oil Limited*
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
- Nokia Corporation
- Motorola Inc.
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
- Panasonic
- Hewlett Packard Company
- Toshiba
- Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
- Dell Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- LG Electronics
PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS
- Domtar
- Mohawk
- Norske Skog
- Cascades Inc.
- Georgia-Pacific
- Weyerhaeuser Company
- International Paper Company
- Kruger Inc.*
- Catalyst Paper Corporation
- Atlantic Group