Here is a list of today’s CSR related articles that came across our desks over the last 24 hours. Please let us know if there is an area you would like for us to add Environment Researchers Track Dust, Soot From China In a frigid shelter at the top of Mount Bachelor, Dan Jaffe brushed the snow from a rough plywood table, laid out a clean tissue, and unscrewed a stainless steel fitting from one of his scientific instruments. Read More Floods make comeback on China’s Huaihe River Chinese residents along the Huaihe River have been urged to gear up for their second tough combat against floods in a week as the receding flood water on some branches started rising again on Saturday after torrential rains. Read More China’s Demand For Recycled Wastepaper, A Blessing And A Curse For The World’s Forests China’s paper industry has built-up a massive recycling capacity that is shielding forests worldwide from destruction by supporting a strong international market for wastepaper as an alternative to pulpwood, according to a new report released by Forest Trends, a leading international forestry organization. Read More Health & Safety China’s health officials investigate 1,200 illegal medical advertising cases China’’s health officials had investigated 1,200 cases of illegal medical advertising and penalized the institutions responsible by the end of April, according to the Ministry of Health Read More Dumplings, rabies shots latest China health scare Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls. Read More Condom Fashion Show in China Emphasizes Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chinese models strutted down the catwalk in an array of bright colors this week in Beijing, but the real emphasis of the fashion show was not on style — it was on safe sex. Read More China’s Defective Products: PR Alone is No Cure China has just announced it’s suspending some U.S. meat imports — including pigs ears and chicken feet — which adds weight to the Washington Post’s Page A1 story today. The Post reports that the Chinese are going the PR route in response to the recent high-profile cases of contaminated, dangerous and deadly products, activating the public relations and lobbyist cadres. Not very reassuring. Read More Labor 20 trapped following gas explosion at coal mine in northern China A gas explosion trapped 20 people at a northern China coal mine where nine people died in an accident last month, state media reported Saturday. Read More Community Investment More Chinese students willing to serve in rural areas A volunteer service program was kicked off here on Thursday, with 600 groups of students from 1,000 Chinese universities pledging to offer volunteer service in 10,000 rural villages. Read More Caribbean Association in China treats students from Chi Heng Foundation Who: Caribbean Association in China What: Volunteer work with students from Chi Heng Foundation Where: Trip to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium When: August 11, 2007, 2pm to 5pm Details: Chi Heng Read More Australian charity designs Chinese pre-school curriculum China wants to bring the same levels of pre-school education available in big cities to rural communities across the country. Now, advisors from the Australian children’s charity Plan Australia are working in China’s Shaanxi province with experts from Beijing University to design a preschool curriculum. Read More Sustainable Development Biofuels in China: Before we all get carried away Much talk in China these days of the possibilities offered by biofuels and ethanol the Chinese are touting biofuels as a cure-all and the usual suspects who tremble and obey when the emperor speaks (World Bank, McKinsey, all manner of two-bob consultants and snake oil salesmen etc) are all on the biofuels bandwagon. Read more Survey says CSR raises awareness Enhancing their image, supporting policy-makers, increasing awareness among business leaders and media attention are the main reasons that Chinese companies release sustainability reports . Yet demands from the public, consumers, non-governmental organizations and communities account for less in corporate sustainability strategies, a survey released on Friday showed. Read More Governance World Bank governance rankings show mixed results A World Bank report that measures factors like corruption control, government accountability and absence of violence, released on Tuesday, shows little overall improvement in governance worldwide despite increasing focus on the issue. Read More