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News / May 27, 2016

SOMO and GoodElectronics attend Philips Sustainable Supply Chain Stakeholder Dialogue in Amsterdam

Today, SOMO and GoodElectronics are participating in the Philips Sustainable Supply Chain Stakeholder Dialogue in Amsterdam. The discussions will focus on Philips’ Supplier Sustainability Performance and the Responsible Sourcing of Minerals.Today, SOMO and the GoodElectronics…

News / May 26, 2016

Award for GoodElectronics and ICRT

The GoodElectronics Network and the International Campaign for Responsible Technology (ICRT) have been awarded the 2016 Public Interest Advocate Award by the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) for their work on the responsible management of…

News / May 26, 2016

Foxconn replaced 60,000 factory workers with robots

BBC reports that Foxconn has recently replaced 60,000 factory workers with robots. A government official announced that the amount of employees in one of the factories has been reduced from 110,000 to 50,000 thanks to…

News / May 20, 2016

The GoodElectronics Network welcomes four new members

Africa Resources Watch (Democratic Republic of Congo); the Business, Human Rights and the Environment Research Group (United Kingdom); the Korean Lawyers for Public Interest and Human Rights (Republic of Korea) and Karoline Duchene (Germany) join…

News / May 19, 2016

RankaBrand ranks 19 electronics brands: bulk of brands get low scores

Rankabrand has compared and ranked 19 electronics brands like Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, Huawei, Nintendo, Samsung. The questions used for ranking are categorised into three areas: Labour Conditions and Human Rights, Climate Change, and Ecology….

News / May 18, 2016

GoodElectronics Thailand social media workshop report

GoodElectronics Thailand (GET) organised a two-day social media workshop on April 23 and 24, which was attended by 27 workers from affiliated member organisations. See below for more details.GoodElectronics Thailand (GET) organised a two-day social…

News / May 18, 2016

New movie on the cost of electronics: Death by Design

Consumers love – and live on – their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment and instant information. The numbers are staggering….

News / May 18, 2016

The GoodElectronics network welcomes a new Coordinator

The GoodElectronics Network is pleased to announce that Alejandro González has been appointed as new Coordinator. We welcome Alejandro as the new Coordinator and his commitment to ensuring a global electronics industry characterized by compliance…

News / May 18, 2016

Whistleblower: Samsung extorts tens of millions of dollars from suppliers

Samsung Electronics extracted at least KRW $20 billion (US $17 million) from a group of component suppliers in fiscal year 2014 to prop up the sagging consumer electronics segment, independent news service Newstapa reported May…

News / May 11, 2016

Gold mining to be suspended in Thailand

Thailand’s military regime has ordered the shutdown of all mining operations. According to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the decision was taken based on health and environmental considerations. One of the mines affected by this decision…

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