Apple scorned because of transparency
Apple is being cut down in the media right after the company published its Supplier Responsibility Progress Report 2010 last weekend. Headlines as ‘Apple admits using child labour’ and ‘Apple admits...
View ArticleAdidas and Nike need to detox
Update: 18/08/2011 Greenpeace has announced that Nike has officially signed up to the Detox Challenge. Not only has Nike committed to eliminating all hazardous chemicals across its entire supply chain,...
View ArticleSorting out the heroes from the zeroes
Bad reporting can take many forms, while good reporting is always the same – detailed, straight-talking and easy to find. To show you what to look out for, we’ve winkled out some of the zeroes and...
View ArticleMade in the USA
Why American Apparel don’t score on labour conditions Whatever you may think of jeggings – e.g., “only for those with noodle legs” – you have to admit that American Apparel has come up with a magic...
View ArticleGoogle’s transparency has a strange smell…
Tweet Google has published new information about its energy use and CO2 emissions. The search giant has come up with some great infographics for displaying data that they’ve never published before. And...
View ArticlePhony Equality at Nokia
Tweet Apple has been replaced by Nokia. Not in the race to bring out the smartest phone, but because Nokia is taking Apple’s place as the latest electronics giant to be shown to use factories where...
View ArticleDesigner brands score zero for transparency
When a handbag is so beautiful that the designer can charge a thousand euros for it, I’m not going to blame anyone for buying it. But I can’t help wondering where that thousand euros goes. The leather...
View ArticleImpossible to ignore: the rise of CSR
Companies are investing more and more in their CSR effors. That is the headline finding in a recent report by Dutch NGO MVOnederland, which reveals ten positive trends in the evolution of responsible...
View ArticleIcebreaker: much bleating
Brrrr – it just got cold. If you’re not sure how to make it through to the Spring, try Icebreaker. This is a new brand from New Zealand that specialises in thermal underwear made from the wool from...
View ArticleSoda brands’ first sustainable steps
Read our press release (Dutch only): “Soda brands’ first sustainable steps” We have news! Soon you will be able to see our new website (the web builders are in the final sprint) and we are also...
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