Conflict minerals
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Right to repair | This Week in Business
Problems of ethical sourcing for minerals are aggravated by business decisions and consumption patterns that produce mountains of e-waste
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Microsoft's concerning conflict minerals disclosure reflects industry-wide slippage
Our annual report finds industry efforts to avoid funding human rights abuses worsening almost across the board
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Industry shows zero improvement on conflict minerals sourcing
While Apple, Google, and Nintendo maintained standards, Sony, Microsoft, Facebook and more saw concerning declines in responsible sourcing numbers
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Conflict minerals and the challenge of not funding human rights abuses
Our annual assessment expands to look at larger issues around responsible mineral sourcing and Amazon's dismal track record on disclosure
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Conflict minerals: Which gaming companies may have funded human rights abuses in 2019?
Apple once more the most diligent, most other companies make minimal improvement, and Valve is silent for second year running
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Which gaming hardware manufacturers may have funded human rights abuses in 2018?
Apple and Facebook still best gaming companies for ethical sourcing; Sony continues to lag; Valve says nothing
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Which game companies could be using slave labor?
Conflict mineral disclosures show Sony is lax about where/how it gets its materials, while Apple sets the standard for maintaining an ethical supply chain
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Conflict minerals progress in jeopardy
The games industry has made commendable steps in its sourcing of conflict minerals, but the law that made it possible is facing repeal
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Conflict mineral sourcing still hazy for games industry
Apple and Microsoft make significant improvements in their supply chains as Activision backslides; Time Warner and Facebook in apparent violation of SEC rules
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Conflict minerals the real link between games and violence
Game industry's track record of making sure its money doesn't fund war crimes in DR Congo is improving, but still appalling