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Positive human rights initiatives by companies featured in our Weekly Updates
Section 4: Companies beginning with M-Q
(10 Feb 2005 – 9 Dec 2009)
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Company / Country / Date of ourUpdate / Initiative
M.A.C. Cosmetics (part of Estée Lauder)
(USA) / Global / 28 Sep 2005 / M.A.C. Cosmetics receives Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2005 award for excellence. Click here
M.A.C. Cosmetics (part of Estée Lauder)
(USA) / China / 18 May 2005 / MAC Cosmetics & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here
Macy’s
(USA) / Rwanda / 18 Oct 2006 / Macy's partners with women widowed in genocide, in basket-making project to foster economic development & reconciliation. Click here
Magna
(Canada) / Global / 29 Jun 2005 / Merrill Lynch & World Resources Institute partner to identify companies best positioned for clean car revolution, including Magna. Click here
Mangalam Drugs
(India) / Global / 23 Jul 2008 / Cipla, IPCA Labs, Calyx, Mangalam Drugs, Holleypharm, PIDI Standard sign pact with Clinton Foundation to provide low-priced malaria drugs. Click here
Mango
(Spain) / Spain/India / 18 Oct 2006 / Mango launches keyring from which the profits will go towards the construction of homes in India. Click here [Spanish only]
Manpower (USA) / Argentina / 6 May 2009 / Manpower to continue with activities supporting labour inclusion of women in jail. Click here [Spanish only]
Manpower (USA) / Global / 15 Apr 2009 / "Doing Business in a Multicultural World" report by UN Alliance of Civilizations, UN Global Compact - describes positive initiatives by Abu Dhabi Natl. Energy, American Express, BMW, HSBC, Manpower, Titan Cement, TUI, others. Click here
Manpower (USA) / Global / 3 sep 2008 / Manpower receives recognition for promoting women in the workplace. Click here
Manpower (USA) / Argentina / 30 Apr 2008 / Manpower signs agreement for preventing & eradicating child labour. Click here [Spanish only]
Manpower (USA) / Argentina / 27 Jun 2007 / Network of companies against child labour created – companies include Manpower. Click here [Spanish only]
Manpower (USA) / Argentina / 10 Jan 2007 / Manpower & Petrobras form alliance to increase work opportunities for disadvantaged young people. Click here [Spanish only]
Manpower (USA) / Global / 5 Jul 2006 / Manpower runs global initiative to help combat human trafficking. Click here
Manquiri
(Bolivia) / Bolivia / 23 Jul 2008 / Manquiri mining company participates in environmental remediation in Cerro Rico de Potosí, contaminated over 470 years. Click here [Spanish only]
Marathon
(USA) / Global / 8 Jul 2009 / Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - 8 firms receive business excellence awards, including Marathon. Click here
Marathon
(USA) / USA / 17 Sep 2008 / Company contributions to hurricane relief in Cuba, Haiti, USA – refers to companies including Marathon Oil, Nestlé, Wal-Mart, Yutong. Click here
Marathon
(USA) / Global / 20 Jun 2007 / Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria awards companies including Marathon. Click here
Marathon
(USA) / USA / 30 Mar 2005 / Six US companies, including Marathon, take steps on climate change following shareholder demands. Click here
Marathon
(USA) / Equatorial Guinea / 30 Aug 2006 / Marathon Oil partners with Noble Energy, NGOs & govt., aiming to stop transmission of malaria on Bioko island within 5 years. Click here
Marco Aldany
(Spain) / Spain / 16 Jan 2008 / Report on managing diversity in Spanish companies (refers to positive steps by companies including Marco Aldany). Click here [in Spanish]
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / Global / 11 Nov 2009 / Nestlé, Marks & Spencer commit to using sustainable palm oil. Click here
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / Uzbekistan / 3 Jun 2009 / Uzbek Govt. signs ILO conventions after retailers including Tesco, Asda/Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer, Gap pull out over forced child labour in cotton industry. Click here
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / Uzbekistan / 30 Aug 2008 / Investors, textile & apparel associations demand that Uzbekistan stop using forced child labour in cotton fields. Companies including Marks & Spencer take measures to exclude Uzbek cotton from their products. Click here
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / India,
So. Africa / 23 Jul 2008 / Shell Foundation, Marks & Spencer partnership strengthening fair-trade supply chains in India, So. Africa. Click here
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / Global / 28 Mar 2007 / SustainAbility report on business partnerships with social entrepreneurs: How they can help solve social & environmental problems - refers to initiatives by companies including Marks & Spencer. Click Here
Marks & Spencer
(UK) / China / 26 Oct 2005 / ASrIA publishes report on Impactt's "Overtime Project", in which 11 UK retailers, including Marks & Spencer, each worked with a supplier factory in China to improve working conditions. Click here.
Mark's Work Wearhouse (Canada) / Global / 13 Dec 2006 / "2006 Transparency Report Card" by NGO/labour coalition assesses labour standards reporting by 30 apparel retailers: Mark’s Work Wearhouse improves its score from previous year. Click here
Marriott
(USA) / USA / 18 Mar 2009 / DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" 2009
- Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Ernst & Young, Marriott lead. Click here
Marriott
(USA) / Global / 13 Dec 2006 / Social investors welcome Marriott's addition of provisions to its human rights policy addressing child sex tourism. Click here
Marriott
(USA) / Global / 12 Jul 2006 / "Crossing boundaries": Country-visits by business leaders to witness social, environmental impacts of their companies (report by IBLF). Companies featured include Marriott. Click here
Marriott
(USA) / Global / 22 Mar 2006 / Marriott a founding participant in the Tourism and Human Rights Initiative, launched by the UN World Tourism Organization & Intl. Business Leaders Forum. Click here
Mars
(USA) / Global / 15 Apr 2009 / Mars to start sourcing cocoa that meets Rainforest Alliance standards on environment, labour - NGOs say measures are step in right direction but stronger protections needed. Click here
Mars
(USA) / West Africa / 30 May 2007 / World Cocoa Foundation partners with USAID to promote farm safety, reduce children's exposure to unsafe labour practices, improve education - supported by contributions from companies including Mars. Click here
Marshalls
(UK) / India / 5 Aug 2009 / Paving supplier Marshalls renews its campaign against child labour in India's sandstone industry. Click here
Massalin Particulares (part of Philip Morris)
(Argentina ) / Argentina / 3 Jan 2006 / "Porvenir" programme involving companies including Massalin Particulares aims to remove 700 children from work on tobacco plantations. Click here [Spanish only]
Mast Industries
(Sri Lanka) / Sri Lanka / 30 Aug 2006 / Partnership with UNDP, Gap, Mast Industries to improve access to water. Click here
MasterCard
(USA) / Global / 4 Mar 2009 / New coalition to tackle internet child porn: NGOs, MasterCard, Microsoft, PayPal, VISA involved. Click here
Matrix Laboratories
(India) / Global / 12 Aug 2009 / Clinton Foundation announces deal with Pfizer, Matrix to lower cost of anti-AIDS drugs. Click here
Mattel
(USA) / China / 1 Aug 2007 / Mattel helps ensure decent working conditions & product safety by owning toy factories in China, says NY Times article. Click here
Mazda Motor
(Japan) / Japan / 19 Mar 2008 / Mazda Motor receives govt. human rights award. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / USA / 21 Jan 2009 / Faith-based investors strengthen call for companies to support health care reform - Over 12 US firms now do so publicly, including McDonald's. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / Global / 14 May 2008 / Project Kaleidoscope by McDonald's, Disney, Interfaith Center & others, on improving supply chain working conditions - final report. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / Darfur, Sudan / 7 May 2008 / Dream for Darfur gives higher marks to Adidas, McDonald's, Kodak for publicly urging action on Darfur; poor marks to 16 other Olympic sponsors. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / China/ Tibet / 19 Mar 2008 / Olympic sponsors concerned over Tibet unrest & violence - comments by companies including McDonald's. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / USA / 11 Apr 2007 / McDonald's & farmworker group agree to higher wages for tomato pickers & more stringent workplace code. Click here
McDonald’s
(USA) / Brazil / 26 July 2006 / Greenpeace welcomes McDonald's commitment to "zero deforestation plan", respecting 2-year moratorium on soy from newly-deforested parts of Amazon. Click here
McDonald's
(USA) / Global / 2 Nov 2005 / Oxfam welcomes McDonald's decision to serve only fair trade organic coffee at 658 of its restaurants in northeast USA. Click here
McKinsey
(USA) / Global / 9 Jan 2008 / WorldWatch "State of the World 2008" highlights environmental initiatives by companies. Article refers to steps by companies including McKinsey. Click here
MDL (Mineral Deposits Limited)
(Australia) / Senegal / 10 Jun 2009 / Social programme funded by Arcelor Mittal, MDL & Oromin will now be managed at local level. Click here [French only]
Medicall Home
(Mexico) / Mexico / 1 Jul 2009 / Economist report on initiatives by telecom, IT companies to help developing countries tackle health problems - refers to steps by Google, Medicall Home, MTN, Voxiva. Click here
Megaflex
(Argentina) / Argentina / 29 Aug 2007 / Megaflex provide complementary education in their factories to workers who have not finished primary education. Click here [Spanish only]
Merck
(USA) / Global / 23 Sep 2009 / Merck and Wellcome Trust announce India-based partnership to develop vaccines for developing world. Click here [also available in French]
Merck
(USA) / Global / 15 Jul 2009 / Merck & "Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative" announce partnership to develop treatments for neglected tropical diseases. Click here [also available in Spanish]
Merck
(USA) / Global / 19 Nov 2008 / Partnership between Merck, UN, WHO & govts. makes progress toward stopping transmission of river blindness. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Mexico / 6 Aug 2008 / AIDS Healthcare Foundation commends Merck over price cuts on 2 key AIDS drugs in Mexico. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Burkina Faso / 5 Feb 2008 / Pfizer, Merck & Glaxo donate $450 million in medicines for neglected tropical diseases. Click here [in French]
Merck
(USA) / Africa / 12 Dec 2007 / World Bank and Merck launch initiative to raise $50 million to fight river blindness in 28 African countries. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Global / 24 May 2006 / Merck among Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS’ 2006 winners. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Botswana / 10 May 2006 / Companies, including Merck, receive awards for contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals, presented by UNDP, ICC, IBLF. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Latin America / 17 Aug 2005 / 26 pharmaceutical firms, including Merck, agree with governments of 11 Latin American countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here
Merck
(USA) / Global / 6 Apr 2005 / UK Government launches framework for good practice in pharmaceutical industry on increasing access to essential medicines in developing countries: with input from companies including Merck. Click here
Merck Sharp & Dohme
(USA) / Africa, Latin America / 3 Jun 2009 / Merck Sharp & Dohme programme to donate Mectizan prevents more than 40,000 cases of trypanosomiasis per year in Africa & Latin America – large-scale public-private partnership with more than 30 governments, 13 NGOs. Click here [French only]
Merck Sharp & Dohme
(USA) / China / 28 Jun 2006 / Merck receives award for health care initiatives in China. Click here
Merck Sharp & Dohme
(USA) / China / 7 Sep 2005 / Steps that companies, including Merck Sharp & Dohme, are taking to address HIV/AIDS in China. Click here
Merck Sharp & Dohme
(USA) / China / 18 May 2005 / Merck Sharp & Dohme & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here
Merck Sharpe & Dohme
(USA) / Mexico / 16 Feb 2005 / 12 companies operating in Mexico, including Merck Sharpe & Dohme, launch National Business Council on AIDS, aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in the Mexican workplace. Click here