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Letter dated March 19, 2009, on the Council's assessments of investments in companies with activities in Israel

In 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.

Letter dated April 18, 2008, on the Council's assessment of investments in Israel Electric Corp.

On 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

Living with World Heritage

Røros, Norway 13-16 May 2012

In 1972 the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted, and today, 40 years later, we’re celebrating the Convention as the most widely recognized international treaty for heritage protection.

Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm

Between 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

Invitation to tender: Scheduled regional air services in Finnmark and North-Troms 1 April 2013 – 31 March 2017

The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites tenderes to an open tender procedure for scheduled regional air services in Finnmark and North-Troms for the period 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2017.

Meld. St. 5 (2012-2013) - The EEA Agreement and Norway’s other agreements with the EU

On motives for participation in the Framework Programme

Faugert & Co Utvärdering AB (a part of the Technopolis Group) has conducted a study on motives and deterrents for Norwegian participation in the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and

Promoting abolition of the death penalty

The fight against the death penalty is gradually gaining ground. Our efforts are paying off. However, opposition remains strong. That is why we are now stepping up the fight and have produced new guidelines setting out what the Foreign Service can

Letter dated September 7, 2009, on the exclusion of Poongsan Corp.

Following restructuring of the company, the Council's recommendation should be appiled to Poongsan Corp - New. Please find the letter here (pdf)

Recommendation of September 20, 2005 concerning whether the weapons systems Spider and Intelligent Munition System (IMS) might be contrary to international law.

Letter 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

Defence Budget 2013

The proposal for defence budget for 2013 will be published here Monday 8 October, 10 AM. (DSS)

The UN Global Compact

The UN Global Compact seeks to advance 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, which all socially responsible companies should follow. All companies that have joined the Global Compact are expected to

Due diligence

According to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises due diligence is to be understood as a process through which enterprises can identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their actual and potential adverse impacts.

Recommendation of September 15, 2010, on the exclusion of the company Lingui Developments Berhad

The 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

Recommendation of December 21st, 2011, on the exclusion of the company Shikun & Binui Ltd.

The 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)

Recommendation of May 26, 2010, on the exclusion of the company PetroChina Co Ltd.

On 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

Recommendation of February 15, 2008, on exclusion of companies Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd.

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Recommendation of November 20, 2006, on exclusion of the company Monsanto Co

In 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

Recommendation of November 15th, 2010, on the exclusion of the company Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

The exclusion of the company is recommended because of its involvement in the production of tobacco. Please find the recommendation here (pdf)