Positive Human Rights Initiatives by Companies Featured in Our Weekly Updates

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Positive human rights initiatives by companies featured in our Weekly Updates

Section 5: Companies beginning with R-Other

(10 Feb 2005 – 27 Jun 2012)

This chart lists positive steps by companies that have been featured in our Weekly Updates. Our website links to hundreds of other reports of positive initiatives.

This section of the chart covers individual companies with names beginning R-Other; the other alphabetical sections, and a section for initiatives that involve a large group of companies, are here:

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Company / Country / Date of our
Update / Initiative
Rabobank
(Netherlands) / Global / 15 Nov 2006 / Rabobank among top 5 reports in SustainAbility's bi-annual survey of corporate social & environmental reporting. Click here
Rabobank (Netherlands) / Global / 8 Feb 2006 / Survey of banks' social & environmental policies finds 8 with public human rights policies, including Rabobank. Click here
Rabobank (Netherlands) / Global / 14 Sep 2005 / Rabobank case study included in World Business Council for Sustainable Development report on business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here
Ranbaxy
(India) / Global / 4 May 2005 / Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between non-profits, governments & drug companies, including Ranbaxy. Click here
Randgold
(USA) / Senegal / 16 Jun 2010 / Randgold & its partners provide the Tenkotou village with one health care centre and three classrooms. Click here [French only]
Randgold
(UK) / Mali / 9 May 2012 / Company supportsnorthernersaffected bythe political crisisby providing food Click here
Rapaport Group
(USA) / Global / 4 Apr 2007 / Diamond Development Initiative seeks to go "beyond Kimberley Process" to improve lives of artisanal miners – participants include Rapaport Group. Click here
Rapaport Group
(USA) / Africa / 24 Aug 2005 / Global Witness, De Beers, Partnership Africa Canada, Rapaport Group, World Bank’s Communities and Small-Scale Mining Program launch “Diamond Development Initiative" to improve impacts of artisanal mining in Africa, for miners, communities, governments. Click here
Rawbank
(Dem. Rep. of Congo) / Dem. Rep. of Congo / 21 Apr 2010 / Rawbank and the IFC launch the “Lady’s First” programme to promote women’s entrepreneurship. Click here [French only]
Real Hospitality Group
(USA) / Gobal / 20 Jun 2012 / Real Hospitality Group takes steps to protect children from sex trafficking, signs Tourism Child Protection Code of Conduct. Click here
Real Madrid
(Spain) / Spain / 16 Jan 2008 / Real Madrid & 5 institutions launch "Causas Justas" with messages for the social integration of the immigrants. Click here [Spanish only]
Reebok
(USA) / Global / 13 Dec 2006 / "2006 Transparency Report Card" by NGO/labour coalition assesses labour standards reporting by 30 apparel retailers: Reebok scores second-highest. Click here
Reebok
(USA) / China, India, USA, Zimbabwe / 17 May 2006 / 2006 Reebok Human Rights Award presented to 4 activists, from China, India, USA, Zimbabwe. Click here
Reebok
(USA) / Global / 8 Mar 2006 / CSR Asia praises steps taken by Reebok to address human rights. Click here
Reebok
(USA) / Cambodia / 14 Sep 2005 / Cambodia: Reebok and other apparel companies pledge financial support for ILO factory monitoring & improvement programme. Click here
Reebok
(USA) / Burma / 8 Jun 2005 / Reebok CEO urges companies still doing business in Burma to divest on human rights grounds. Click here
Reebok
(USA) / Global / 13 Apr 2005 / UNICEF Child Labour Resource Guide makes case for business action on child labour & refers to steps taken by Reebok & other companies. Click here
Reliance
(India) / India / 28 May 2008 / Reliance partners with UNAIDS to expand access to HIV/AIDS services for the poor. Click here
Reliance
(India) / India / 16 Aug 2006 / Steps that companies are taking to address HIV/AIDS in India, including Reliance. Click here
Renault
(France) / Global / 17 Nov 2010 / Three French companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project index for the best communication on climate change: Lafarge, Renault, Saint-Gobain. Click here [French only]
Repsol YPF
(Spain) / Bolivia / 30 Mar 2011 / The people of Guarani Itika Guasu are proud of getting $14.8 million from Repsol, say it will help to prioritise health care.
Click here [Spanish only]
Repsol YPF (Spain) / Global / 5 Aug 2009 / Intermón Oxfam says Repsol’s indigenous people’s policy is “positive”, although “there are still some elements to improve”. Click here [Spanish only]
Repsol YPF (Spain) / Global / 1 Apr 2009 / Repsol-YPF, in collaboration with Intermón Oxfam, agrees internal code about respect & consultation with indigenous peoples. Click here [Spanish only]
Repsol YPF (Spain) / Global / 11 Jul 2007 / At Global Compact summit, president of Repsol says that the challenge for companies is to widen social & economic development. Click here [Spanish only]
Repsol YPF (Spain) / Argentina / 25 Apr 2007 / Agreement signed between the government, UNICEF, ILO & companies to eradicate child labour – Signatory companies include Repsol YPF. Click here (Spanish only)
Reputation Rhino
(USA) / USA / 7 Mar 2012 / 24 companies stop advertising with Rush Limbaugh radio show after he calls law student & birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut". Click here
Reuters
(UK) / Global / 7 May 2008 / UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here
Reuters
(UK) / Global / 21 Mar 2007 / IBLF report on how company employee initiatives are helping increase access to education, water, health, housing – refers to initiatives by companies including Reuters. Click here
Reynolds American
(USA) / Global / 25 Mar 2009 / Tobacco firms, including Philip Morris & Reynolds American, take steps to address nicotine poisoning of tobacco pickers following social investor pressure. Click here
RGM International (China) / China / 26 July 2006 / Companies including RGM International receive corporate responsibility awards. Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Global / 13 Apr 2011 / Rio Tintopartners with Danish Institute for Human Rights to develop, promote human rights tools for intl. companies Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Global / 6 May 2009 / Publish What You Pay welcomes Rio Tinto's decision to publish payments it makes to 13 governments. Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Africa / 5 Mar 2008 / Anglo American, Rio Tinto require Chinese joint venture partners in Africa to pledge adherence to human rights & environmental standards. Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Global / 14 Sep 2005 / Rio Tinto case study included in World Business Council for Sustainable Development report on business contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals. Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Global / 6 Jul 2005 / Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & companies including Rio Tinto, to promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine to retail). Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / China / 18 May 2005 / Rio Tinto & other companies make commitment to fight HIV/AIDS in China. Click here
Rio Tinto
(UK) / Guinea / 28 Mar 2012 / Company seeks to create jobs in communities surrounding its future mine by supporting local SMEs & micro-finance. Click here
Rio Tinto Alcan
(Canada) / Guinea / 28 Nov 2007 / Rio Tinto Alcan partners with UNDP, govt. and local NGO to encourage progress towards Millennium Development Goals. Click here
RL Denim
(Bangladesh) / Bangladesh / 19 Aug 2009 / US-based National Labor Committee reports "much better treatment" of RL Denim factory workers. Click here
Roche
(USA) / Global / 8 Jul 2009 / Roche facilitates access to Tamiflu for developing countries, to flight flu pandemic. Click here [French only]
Roche
(USA) / Global / 10 Dec 2008 / Employees of Roche march in support of disadvantaged children – company matched all funds raised. Click here [in Spanish]
Roche
(USA) / Latin America / 17 Aug 2005 / 26 pharmaceutical firms, including Roche, agree with governments of 11 Latin American countries on price reductions of up to 66% for anti-HIV/AIDS drugs. Click here
Roche (Switzerland) / Global / 4 May 2005 / Addressing neglected diseases such as malaria & tuberculosis: Details of partnerships between non-profits, governments & drug companies, including Roche. Click here
Rolls-Royce (UK) / Global / 17 Jan 2007 / New climate change initiative launched by Confederation of British Industry - members include Rolls-Royce. Click here
Rosy Blue (USA) / Global / 6 Jul 2005 / Responsible Jewellery council launched by business orgs. & companies including Rosy Blue, to promote responsible social & environmental practices throughout the value chain (from mine to retail). Click here
Rothschild
(UK) / Global / 1 Jul 2009 / Rothschild, Freshfields first UK firms to say they "greatly regret" links with slavery. Click here
Royal Bank of Canada
(Canada) / India / 21 Sep 2011 / Royal Bank of Canada and the One Drop foundation launch project to improve access to water and reduce poverty.
Click here [in French]
Royal Bank of Scotland
(UK) / Belarus / 31 Aug 2011 / Bank agrees to stop helping Belarus Govt. borrow after rights groups criticise it for supporting "Europe's last dictator". Click here
RUSAL
(Russia) / Global / 14 Jul 2010 / New guidance from UN Global Compact. "Doing business while advancing peace and development" (with positive examples from companies including RUSAL). Click here
RUSAL
(Russia) / Nigeria / 20 Feb 2008 / RUSAL aluminium company signs memorandum with local govt. & communities - commits support for education, health, water access. Click here
RWE npower (Germany) / Global / 12 April 2006 / RWE npower & 5 other utility companies publish report on implementing human rights principles – focusing on supply chain, diversity, vulnerable customers, climate change. Click here
Saatchi & Saatchi
(UK) / Global / 17 Nov 2010 / Intl. Org. for Migration launches "Buy Responsibly" campaign to tackle demand side of human trafficking for cheap labour - Saatchi & Saatchi designs campaign. Click here
SABMiller
(USA) / Peru, So. Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine / 7 Sep 2011 / SABMiller, WWF and German Intl. Cooperation Agency report on their joint efforts to manage water impacts of SABMiller operations. Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / El Salvador, Zambia / 30 Mar 2011 / Released joint “poverty footprint” report with Oxfam America and Coca-Cola on their value chain.
Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / Global / 8 Sep 2010 / World Water Week: Positive initiatives by companies on access to clean water, sanitation. Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / Uganda / 6 Jan 2010 / SABMillerextends HIV programme to suppliers & their families. Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / Africa / 24 Jun 2009 / SABMiller involved in initiatives to increase access to clean water. Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / Global / 7 May 2008 / UK Prime Minister convenes major companies in "Business Call to Action" to tackle world poverty - booklet describes steps by Vodafone, Sumitomo Chemical, SAB Miller, Reuters, Microsoft, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Citi to help combat poverty. Click here
SABMiller
(UK) / Haiti / 11 Apr 2012 / Company plans to build hospitals in Haiti an example of growing role of private sector in providing public services in poor countries. Click here
Sabre Holdings
(USA) / Global / 13 Jun 2012 / Sabre Holdings technology firm signs Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct, to combat human trafficking. Click here
Safaricom
(Kenya) / Africa / 3 Aug
2011 / Kenyan corporate foundations & media launch appeal to fight hunger among "3.5 million Kenyans faced with starvation" Click here
Safaricom
(Kenya) / Kenya / 17 Mar 2010 / Safaricom, Syngenta Foundation, UAP Insurance offer farmers micro-insurance against risk of extreme weather & drought. Click here
Sage Publications (USA) / Global / 12 Aug 2009 / UN agency partners with publishing companies to provide developing countries with free access to scientific information
- firms include Sage Publications. Click here
Sagittarius Mines
(Philippines) / Philippines / 22 Apr 2009 / Sagittarius Mines (SMI) adopts Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. Click here
Sagya
(United Arab Emirates) / Global / 14 Jul 2010 / New guidance from UN Global Compact. "Doing business while advancing peace and development" (with positive examples from companies including Sagya). Click here
SAIL
(India) / India / 15 Feb 2012 / CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development awards Indian companies for efforts in sustainable development. Click here
Sainsbury’s
(UK) / UK / 26 May 2010 / Asda to cut price of cancer drugs, sell them on not-for-profit basis – Sainsbury says it will match Asda. Click here
Sainsbury’s
(UK) / UK / 26 May 2010 / Marks & Spencer first UK retailer to sell Fairtrade vegetables – Sainsbury says it will also offer Fairtrade. Click here
Sainsbury's (UK) / Global / 24 Feb 2010 / Sainsbury's hosts conferences in Africa & UK to discuss fair trade, food security with suppliers. Click here
Sainsbury's (UK) / China / 26 Oct 2005 / ASrIA publishes report on Impactt's "Overtime Project", in which 11 UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s, each worked with a supplier factory in China to improve working conditions. Click here.
Saint-Gobain
(France) / Global / 17 Nov 2010 / Three French companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project index for the best communication on climate change: Lafarge, Renault, Saint-Gobain. Click here [French only]
Salesforce.com
(USA) / USA / 3 May 2006 / Salesforce.com comes 7th in Business Ethics’ “100 Best Corporate Citizens” ranking. Click here