In November 2012 Friends of the Earth revealed that tin mining on Bangka Island in Indonesia is destroying tropical forests, coral reefs and livelihoods. Thousands joined in the call for phone companies to come clean…
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…
A law proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies’ mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations,…
“Twenty-five years of disservice to workers. This is the only legacy of the Herrera Law as far as metalworkers are concerned.” This was how the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP), a national alliance…
A short documentary by Heather White reveals the hazards of the electronics industry in China profiling workers, many of them teenagers, poisoned by chemicals and their struggle for compensation. The film is now available online.A…
On the day of Apple’s annual general meeting, Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) is urging Apple again to take immediate and constructive action to fulfil its corporate responsibility by improving the working conditions…
Last week, GoodElectronics wrote about an alarming situation in Malaysia, where 32 migrant workers from Myanmar lost their passports to their employer SONY. We are now informed that there’s a complaint filed with the Human…
China Labor Watch has published an investigative report that reveals major labour abuses at Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City (QSMC), a supplier to brands like Sony, Apple, and Dell. QSMC is a subsidiary of Taiwan Quanta…
In late January, SOMO hosted a meeting in Amsterdam for Project Partners and Steering Committee Members of the GoodElectronics Network. The occasion was a substantial subsidy from the European Commission which will help GoodElectronics move…
On January 16, the Joint Audit Co-operation (JAC) held its 3rd Forum on Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Chengdu, China, where it launched its Supply Chain Sustainability Guidelines. These guidelines form a set of…