On behalf of the Procure IT Fair campaign SOMO has submitted a lobby letter to members of the Dutch parliament, urging them to press for the formulation of ambitious social criteria to enable the sustainable…
The lead auditor course that Vérité conducts for EICC and GeSI provides participants with the ‘competencies necessary to successfully perform EICC-GeSI labour & ethics VAP audits. The five-day workshop covers social systems auditing, investigative skills,…
Mining for metals causes a lot of damage to the environment. Indonesia is a major tin producer. Tin is used for tin cans and electronics. It is produced by digging big holes in forest areas,…
Heeding a call by GoodElectronics, some 130 electronics consumers from all over the world expressed their solidarity with Gold Peak Batteries workers by sending a letter of protest. In a response by email Gold Peak…
Rivers running thick with pollution, cancer villages downstream of industrial parks, poisoned crops and sickened babies. The reality of water pollution in China is one of the country’s biggest tragedies. And the true extent of…
A recently published photo booklet gives a strong impression of how communities are affected by platinum and palladium mining. This booklet is one of the follow up activities of the research report on palladium and…
Hewlett Packard and Dell have recently been removed from the equity fund of the Dutch ASN Bank. The ASN Bank Special Investment Criteria define which companies are accepted in the ASN Bank equity fund. Companies…
Greenpeace first released its ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ in August 2006. The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling…
Chinese battery producer Gold Peak Industrial Holding Ltd is under fire by Chinese and international labour groups for failing to be a decent employer. Year-long struggles of (ex-) workers with cadmium related health problems have…
With a shift in recycling and production of consumer electronics, the E-waste problem can be addressed. The ‘E-waste policy paper’, published today by SOMO, provides proposals for policy and action.Reports about the piling up of…