You will recall the white worms, dying trees and plants in my garden callously dismissed by you at the time as "your horticultural problems" those "problems" subsequently ruined the lives of my family.
February 1st, 2009:
An Open Letter to Richard Wiseman, Chief Ethics Evader & Non-Compliance Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc from Ray Fox
Article relevant to Richard Wiseman, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
Excerpts: "From a purely business viewpoint, taking what doesn't belong to you is usually the cheapest way to go." Many companies did little more than "check the boxes" on ethics, he said, abiding by the letter of the law by publishing codes of conduct, without really changing the culture of a company or tackling wider ethical issues.
Refiners, Union Workers Extend Contract Talks as Strike Looms
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc and the union representing refinery workers extended talks on a new contract for at least 24 hours, delaying a possible strike that may affect almost two-thirds of U.S. capacity.
Stern recipe for change
For Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the worlds largest oil companies, the key is to put a price on carbon-dioxide emissions. Referring to next Decembers crucial global-climate talks in Copenhagen, which will try to draw up a global treaty on cutting carbon emissions, he told a Davos audience: The long-term framework has to include a price for carbon dioxide. There has to be a cost for emitting greenhouse gases.