German book publishing giant admits it lied about its Nazi past, that it made big profits from the Third Reich and used Jewish slave labour.

Tuesday, 8 October, 2002, 06:33 GMT 07:33 UK

Company names appearing in this article are:

• Bertelsmann (Bertelsmann AG Gensch) (Germany)
• Deutsche Bank AG (Germany)
• Dresdner Bank (now part of Allianz AG) (Germany)
• Random House (now part of Bertelsmann AG Gensch) (Germany)

The British Museum says there is strong evidence valuable works of art in its collection were looted by Nazis.

Wednesday, 2 October, 2002, 08:51 GMT 09:51 UK

Company names appearing in this article are:

• Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.

The German firm tells BBC News Online it is dropping plans to trademark a word very close to the name of the poison gas used by the Nazis.

Thursday, 5 September, 2002, 08:06 GMT 09:06 UK

Company names appearing in this article are:

• Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete (BSH)
• Siemens AG (Germany)

Sportswear firm Umbro apologises after naming a trainer Zyklon - the same name as the deadly gas used in Nazi concentration camps.

Thursday, 29 August, 2002, 07:56 GMT 08:56 UK

Author says US firm had control of Polish subsidiary

by Oliver Burkeman in New York

Friday March 29, 2002

The Guardian

Company names appearing in this article are:

• IBM (International Business Machines) (USA)

Company names appearing in Corporate Watch UK articles re: Bayer AG are:

• IG Farben (Aventis, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, and Bayer AG) (Germany)
  • Aventis (formerly part of IG Farben) (Germany)
  • BASF (BASF Aktiengesellschaft) (formerly part of IG Farben) (Germany)
  • Bayer AG (formerly part of IG Farben) (Germany)
  • Hoechst (now Aventis) (formerly part of IG Farben) (Germany)