Gerd Müller, German minister of international development, says Apple should take more responsibility for the wellbeing of its factory workers. The company should also focus more on the environment.Gerd Müller, German minister of international development,…
The Green Electronics Council last week announced Dell as the winner of its 2015 Catalyst Award. The Catalyst Awards are a global celebration of innovative solutions and tangible environmental accomplishments throughout the lifecycle of electronic…
On August 4, Reporter Brásil and GoodElectronics organised a regional network meeting on the issue of labour rights in the Brazilian electronics industry. Over 30 participants representing trade unions, NGOs, human rights organisations and labour…
Vietnam witnessed the gathering of victims and OSH activists as the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environment (ANROEV) held a conference in the city of Hanoi last September 4-5, 2015. More than…
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has launched a website for individual occupational-disease victims seeking compensation from the company, hammering a nail in the coffin of prospects for sufficient payouts for the company’s victims, and for publicly…
A French scholar who took an MBA course about 20 years ago in Japan with Lee Jae-yong (also known as “Jay”), vice chairman and the heir apparent of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., urged Mr. Lee…
In recent years, several electronics multinationals set up business in Brazil. It looked as if Brazil would become the next global manufacturing hub. In this paper SOMO and Repórter Brasil aim to provide an overview…
As of August 26, 2015, Maja van der Velden has joined the GoodElectronics Network. She is is associate professor Design of Information Systems at the University of Oslo and implements research in, and teaches, the…
The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to supply chain responsibility, announced on August 26 the launch of a foreign migrant worker protection pilot program that aims to…
Today, the GoodElectronics Network is presenting the second edition of its Sub-Granting Scheme. With funding by the European Commission, GoodElectronics is currently executing a five-year programme which will run until the end of 2018. Besides…