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Recommendation of January 24th, 2013, on the exclusion of the companies Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. and Huabao International Holdings Ltd.
06/05/2013 Article Government.noThe exclusion of the companies is recommended because of their involvement in the production of tobacco. Please find the recommendation here. (pdf)
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Severin Løvenskiold
20/03/2013 Article Government.noSeverin Løvenskiold was factory owner, civil servant and politician. (Painting 1836: Fredric Westin, photo: Oslo Museum). Councillor of State 28 November 1814-1817, emissary to Denmark. Prime Minister 10 July 1828-27 February 1841. Governor-General
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Recommendation to exclude the companies The Babcock & Wilcox Co. and Jacobs Engineering Group Plc
13/02/2013 Article Government.noThe companies were recommended for exclusion because of their involvement in the production of nuclear weapons. Please find the recommendation here.
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Sources "Norway's Governments since 1814"
21/01/2013 Article Government.noThe register of Norwegian governments since 1814 is based on earlier publications, primarily Jan Debes' "Det norske statsråd 1814-1949", published in 1950.
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Recommendation to revoke the exclusion of the companies BAE Systems plc. and Finmeccanica S.p.A.
16/01/2013 Article Government.noPlease find the recommendation here.
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Recommendation of November 15th, 2010, on the exclusion of the companies FMC Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
16/01/2013 Article Government.noThe companies FMC Corporation and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan were recommended for exclusion from the Government Pension Fund Global because of their purchase of phosphate minerals from Western Sahara. Please find the Council’s recommendation
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Recommendations on the company Siemens AG, 2007 - 2012
16/01/2013 Article Government.noThe Ministry of Finance has decided to place the German company Siemens AG under observation due to the severe and systematic corruption in the company. The Council on Ethics recommended the company for exclusion the 15th of November 2007. Please
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Johan Nygaardsvold
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Recommendation of August 14, 2008, on exclusion of the company Barrick Gold Corporation
20/12/2012 Article Government.noThe company is recommended for exclusion due to an unacceptable risk of contributing to ongoing and future severe environmental damage. Please find the recommendation here.
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Letter dated March 19, 2009, on the Council's assessments of investments in companies with activities in Israel
23/11/2012 Article Government.noIn January, 2009, the Ministry of Finance wrote a letter to the Council requesting an overview of the Council’s assessments of cases related to companies with activities in Israel. Please find the Councils response here.
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Letter dated April 18, 2008, on the Council's assessment of investments in Israel Electric Corp.
23/11/2012 Article Government.noOn March 3, 2008, the Council received a letter from the Ministry of Finance, requesting an assessment of whether the Fund's investments in Israel Electric Corp. could constitute a breach of the Fund's Ethical Guidelines. The Council replied to the
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Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
19/10/2012 Article Government.noBetween 1814 and 1873 Norway’s Prime Minister was permanently based at the Norwegian Council of State Division in Stockholm, as this was where the King of Norway and Sweden resided. When the office of Governor-General in Christiania (Oslo) in 1873
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Letter dated September 7, 2009, on the exclusion of Poongsan Corp.
10/10/2012 Article Government.noFollowing restructuring of the company, the Council's recommendation should be appiled to Poongsan Corp - New. Please find the letter here (pdf)
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Recommendation of September 20, 2005 concerning whether the weapons systems Spider and Intelligent Munition System (IMS) might be contrary to international law.
09/10/2012 Article Government.noLetter to the Ministry of Finance from the Advisory Council on Ethics Recommendation of September 20, 2005 concerning whether the weapons systems Spider and Intelligent Munition System (IMS) might be contrary to international law Open docuement here
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Recommendation of September 15, 2010, on the exclusion of the company Lingui Developments Berhad
28/09/2012 Article Government.noThe Malaysian forest company Lingui Developments Berhad has been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global on the grounds of illegal logging and severe environmental damage. The Council on Ethics has assessed the company’s
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Recommendation of December 21st, 2011, on the exclusion of the company Shikun & Binui Ltd.
28/09/2012 Article Government.noThe company Shikun & Binui Ltd. was recommended for exclusion from the Government Pension Fund Global because of its activities in the building of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem. Please find the recommendation here (pdf)
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Recommendation of May 26, 2010, on the exclusion of the company PetroChina Co Ltd.
28/09/2012 Article Government.noOn 26 May 2010, the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of PetroChina due to the risk of complicity in human rights violations associated with the construction of two oil and gas pipelines in Burma by its parent company, China National
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Recommendation of February 15, 2008, on exclusion of companies Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd.
28/09/2012 Article Government.noOpen as pdf document
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Recommendation of November 20, 2006, on exclusion of the company Monsanto Co
28/09/2012 Article Government.noIn November 2006, the Council on Ethics recommended that the Ministry of Finance should exclude Monsanto Co. from the investment universe of the GPFG. The Council then held the view that continued investment in the company would entail an
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Recommendation of November 15th, 2010, on the exclusion of the company Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.
28/09/2012 Article Government.noThe exclusion of the company is recommended because of its involvement in the production of tobacco. Please find the recommendation here (pdf)