COOL IT CHALLENGE – A Greenpeace campaign to turn IT industry leaders into climate advocates and solution providers. Our planet is on the brink of runaway climate change and the consequences will be catastrophic. Our…
On the outskirts of Ghana’s biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, a slum carved into the banks of the Korle Lagoon, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it…
Interview with Jim Puckett, a leading campaigner against the global trade of e-waste. As executive director of the Basel Action Network, the Seattle-based environmental group he helped found in 1997, Puckett has spent more than…
This is the eighth consecutive year HP has reported its global citizenship performance, reflecting its “ongoing commitment to transparency”. The HP Global Citizenship Report 2008 describes the company’s policies, programs and performance as HP “strives…
Two years ago, reports revealed that suppliers of computer components in the Philippines violated labour laws and codes of conduct of computer brands. Several companies promised improvements, but a new report from makeITfair shows that…
As You Sow challenged Apple Inc. to match the performance of its peers in a shareholder proposal presented at its annual meeting in May. HP, Dell, IBM and Intel have made public commitments to greenhouse…
More than 700 members of International Metalworkers Federation (IFM)-affiliate Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) have been on strike at PT Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia since April 16, after the company refused to recognize the…
