Brochure: Katanga calling
From the price we pay for our electronics, little comes back to the people who dig the metal from the soil. This is also the case for cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo, an…
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An effective response to the conflict minerals trade
Briefing: Why the INTA approach to the proposed conflict minerals regulation would fail to tackle the trade effectively
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UN environment chief warns of ‘tsunami’ of e-waste at conference on chemical treaties
The head of the United Nations body tasked with setting the global environmental agenda stressed the need to limit the use of dangerous chemicals and to find a solution to the masses of electronic waste…
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Nokia company profile reveals: workers’ rights systematically disregarded
On the day before Nokia’s shareholder meeting in Helsinki, Finland, the GoodElectronics Network is publishing a company profile narrating nearly two decades of the rise, fall, and resurrection of this Finnish electronics company. The profile…
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First Dutch affiliate to Electronics Watch
The University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) becomes the first public body from the Netherlands, and the first hospital, to affiliate to Electronics Watch. By doing so, UMC Utrecht joins forces with other European public…
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Katanga calling
Congolese cobalt and consumer electronics
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Nokia Disconnected
A corporate history from a workers' perspective
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Philips has to compensate workers contaminated with mercury
The Labor Prosecutor’s Office in Sao Paulo (MPT-SP) signed an agreement with Philips in Brazil this week. This agreement ensures compensation of R$ 20 million to former employees of the company that have been contaminated…
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CO2 emissions growth takes a bite out of Apple’s sustainability claims
An investigation into the year-over-year growth in Apple’s annual emissions since 2010 shows that the company is on the wrong side of sustainability, with substantial growth in manufacturing and transportation emissions, including those per product…
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Report: Workshop on worker’s safety in e-waste recycling units
E-waste is a critical waste issue globally. The concerns in India are heightened due to rudimentary and environmentally unsafe recycling practices in the informal sector, which leads to massive pollution and toxic releases. Workers involved in dismantling…