Numerous NGOs, industry, and government efforts are attempting to address the challenges of mineral sourcing in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict zones. An in-person meeting, held by BSR in partnership with the Responsible Sourcing…
SOMO has published a series of fact sheets on the electronics sector, specially designed for ethical investors who wish to express their social commitment through their investment strategy. The fact sheets detail the most important…
The brief company profile of KPN is a joint initiative of SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations) and the VBDO (Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling). The paper “KPN – Overview of controversial business…
29 April 2010, SOMO organised a conference on the renewal of the European directive on electronic waste (e-waste). In June 2009 the European Parliament will vote on amendments to this renewal. E-waste is a growing…
None of the ten largest automotive companies (Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Suzuki, Toyota and Volkswagen) consider the human rights impacts of the mining of their metals as part of…
Greenpeace is targeting Dell for continuing to use PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in all its computers, despite promising to eliminate these toxic substances. The giant PC maker committed publicly to be…
The IT industry will return to growth with 2010 IT spending forecast to total $3.3 trillion, a 3.3 percent increase from 2009, according to Gartner.Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, has published its…
On March 31, 2010, Park Ji-yeon — a young worker from Samsung’s Onyang semiconductor factory — died of leukemia at age 23. Her tragic death came less than one month after Samsung workers, their families,…
Microsoft states to be very concerned about the report by the National Labor Committee (NLC) alleging that conditions at a factory operated by KYE in Dongguan, China, were adversely impacting workers. KYE assembles and packages…
Semiconductor manufacturers TSMC and UMC report sales increase; at the same time semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending declined.10 April 2010, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC published its March 2010 Sales Report, revealing that revenues for January…