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A recent report from The Information has once again put Apple under the spotlight. The report revealed that it took three years for Apple to stop sourcing from its suppliers who violate its policies. The…
How the electric vehicle boom is draining communities and the planet The transport sector accounted for roughly a quarter of global CO2 emissions in 2019, with over 70 per cent coming from road transport. It…
A new report commissioned by IndustriALL Global Union demonstrates the gap between rhetoric and reality as major energy companies fail to back climate commitments with investment. The report, Energy transition perspectives and trends: patterns, scenarios…
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) congratulates the Fuji Electric workers represented by Lakas ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng Fuji Electric Philippines(LNMFEP)-OLALIA-KMU (Power of United Workers of Fuji Electric Philippines) for their recently…
Manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles is more complex than it might appear. Brot für alle (Bread for all), Fastenopfer (Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund), and ATE Swiss Association for transport and environment have been investigating the…
Reposted from SOMO Hiding behind complex supply chains, undermining unions, disseminating distorted information – these are just a few of the ways that corporations try to avoid responsibility for human rights abuses and environmental damage…
Coming on the heels of a deadly and environmentally destructive tailings dam collapse in Brazil in 2019, more than 140 NGOs and experts are calling for critical new operating guidelines. The guidelines are published in…
Rumours are swirling amongst tech bloggers that Apple will stop including chargers and EarPods with new iPhones. Those who track e-waste are hoping that Apple does, in fact, make this move. According to one venture…
China Dialogue reported in December 2019 that Indonesian island villagers on Wawonii are fighting for their rights and way of life as the Indonesian government seeks to increase Chinese-backed nickel mining on the island. Villagers…
In February 2020, the French government fined Apple €25 million for forcing an iOS update that capped battery performance and overall performance of older model iPhones. The irreversible iOS update, released two years prior, included…