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Eine Welt ohne elektronische Geräte können wir uns kaum vorstellen. Wir alle nutzen jeden Tag Informationstechnologien – IT. IT hat unser Leben in vielerlei Hinsicht verbessert. Aber gleichzeitig hat der IT-Boom weltweit auch viele neue Probleme geschaffen.
Wir wollen die Situation der ArbeiterInnen verbessern, die überall auf der Welt viele Stunden pro Tag für einen viel zu niedrigen Lohn arbeiten, damit wir immer wieder die neuesten IT-Geräte kaufen können.
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Germanwatch vergleicht deutsche Mobilfunkanbieter zu Menschenrechten und Nachhaltigkeit
Die Umwelt- und Entwicklungsorganisation Germanwatch hat anlässlich der nahenden Eröffnung der Internationalen Funkausstellung (IFA) eine neue Studie zum IT-Sektor veröffentlicht. Darin untersucht Germanwatch das Engagement zu Menschenrechten und Nachhaltigkeit bei den vier großen Mobilfunkanbietern Deutsche Telekom, E-Plus, Telefónica Germany mit der Marke O2 und Vodafone. Auch wenn die Unternehmen seit der Vorgängerstudie aus dem Jahr 2009 aktiver geworden sind, bleibt das Ergebnis ernüchternd. Germanwatch fordert daher ein höheres Engagement der Mobilfunkanbieter, aber auch eine stärkere politische Rahmensetzung.
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Mobile responsibility? A look at the human rights and sustainability practices of Finnish mobile network operators DNA, Elisa and TeliaSonera
In 2009, Finnwatch and its partners in the makeITfair project published a comparative study looking at the responsibility of Finnish and other European mobile network operators. The results showed that there was a huge need for improvements along the entire production chain and that responsible mobile devices were still a long way off. The current report looks at how the responsibility practices of the three largest Finnish operators – DNA, Elisa and TeliaSonera – have changed over the past years. Between them, they provide 98 percent of Finnish mobile subscriptions. The companies have progressed in this regard compared to the 2009 report. Still, many problems and challenges remain, as even the best responsibility code is not effective unless it is adhered to.
Electronics companies and civil society organisations find common ground in UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights may form the common ground between electronics companies and civil society organisations in addressing labour issues such as the excessive use of temporary labour. This is an important outcome of the Round Table on worker’s rights in the global electronics sector organised by GoodElectronics and makeITfair in May 2012 in Amsterdam.
Who will take responsibility in the mobile jungle?
In 2009 Fair Trade Center, makeITfair partner in Sweden, reported on corporate responsibility among Swedish mobile network operators. The organisation now has published an update report examining how the operators have dealt with the shortcomings identified in the previous evaluation and also examines the new challenges that have emerged since.
Corporate responsibility among mobile network operators in Germany Germanwatch
The study 'Noch Keine Fairen Handys' showed that mobile network operators were taking increasing responsibility for social and ecological problems in the mobile network sector and were taking measures to improve the situation. However, there is still a long way to go before achieving a sustainable sector with fair and sustainable mobile phones.
