Check out this leaflet: makeITfair has gathered some information to help conscious consumers like you to make an informed choice when it comes to buying your next mobile phone.
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Today, makeITfair campaigners in Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden will hand over thousands of signatures to mobile phone network operators such as KPN, T-Mobile, Tele2 and Vodafone to show that there is a consumer…
A few days after the start of Fairphone’s pre-order campaign for its Fairphone 2, Südwind, SOMO and the GoodElectronics network are publishing a comparative review of sustainable and social standards among ‘fair’ smartphones. Publication /…
Over 50 NGOs signed a letter to the World Bank sharing their concern over a new Climate-Smart Mining Facility, in which the World Bank partners closely cooperates with mining companies. The NGOs fear that the…
Today, SOMOs partner PREMICONGO published a report on the irresponsible business conduct of China Non-ferrous Metal Mining Corporation Huachin operating in Mabende, close to village “45”, in the province of Haut Katanga in the Democratic…
Mercedes-Benz has decided to prioritise mica on the list of fity raw materials with a high risk in the area of human rights. Terres des Hommes calls this decision “an excellent result in the mica…
Commissioned by Terre des Hommes, SOMO researched the worldwide extraction of mica, a mineral with unique, shiny, heat-resistant and insulating properties, and its extensive use in the automotive and electronics industry. Yet producers of these…
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