Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) is not respecting workers’ rights in India. Cividep India and the GoodElectronics Network tried to engage with NSN but found the company unresponsive. This summer, talks between the workers’ union and…
Since August 2006 Greenpeace has assessed the environmental policies of consumer electronics companies through its “Guide to Greener Electronics”. Initially this quarterly publication focused on leading computer and mobile phone producers and their policies with…
On 29 June, the National Labor Committee released a 30-page report documenting the illegal and harsh sweatshop conditions at the Jabil Circuit factory in Guangzhou, China. Reportedly, over 6,000 workers -many of them illegal temporary…
Concerned about alarming reports on heavy metal pollution incidents, Chinese environmental organisations have engaged upon an extensive research project, with a specific focus on IT product manufacture-related heavy metal discharge, especially the battery industry relating…
When centrally controlled economic systems collapsed and the markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) opened up to foreign capital, most of the world’s big electronics companies started to invest in the region. How did…
The Greenpeace report “Chemical contamination at e-waste recycling and disposal sites in Ghana”, released on August 5th 2008, exposes the extent of environmental contamination caused by recycling and disposal of e-waste in Ghana. Analysis of…
During 2008, TimetoTurn will run a campaign against injustice in the production of cellphones. TimetoTurn wants to break the connection between injustice and our cellphones.The facts are clear, but consumers don’t know about it. TimetoTurn…
In the report titled ‘The Other Side of Apple,’ published January 20th, 2011, a coalition of environmental organizations brought to light problems of pollution and poisoning in Apple’s supply chain in China. Yet to this…
Under pressure from many different sources, more than 20 IT brands have responded to questions from environmental NGOs, and have set out to strengthen the environmental management of their supply chains. A report by Friends…