You may have heard by now that Samsung is the latest target of labor rights groups who have shifted their focus on multinational activity in China into overdrive. The proximate cause of this increased activity is, of course, the success of these groups with Apple and its supplier Foxconn. As I’ve written about several times, [...]

Chinese tech hub and boom town Shenzhen is set to increase the minimum wage of workers there by 13.3 per cent in early 2013, causing a few sweaty palms in the technology supply chain. Shenzhen and the wider Pearl River Delta area in southern China is one of the most concentrated technology manufacturing hubs in [...]

Les Anonymous ont de nouvelles cibles dans leur viseur : les multinationales impliquées dans le commerce du coltan, un minerai rare utilisé dans la fabrication des téléphones et des ordinateurs portables. Une grande partie des réserves connues se trouvent en RDC au Nord et au Sud-Kivu. Des hackers se sont attaqués aux sites internet de [...]

The chairman of Samsung Electronics, Kun-Hee Lee, has voiced his concerns about the possible spread of corruption within the group’s companies. Mr Lee said that corruption allegations had tarnished the company’s image. His comments came after the chief executive of subsidiary Samsung Techwin, Oh Chang-Suk, resigned following unspecified “irregularities” at the company. Samsung Electronics is [...]

Samsung Electronics Co. has been quite vocal on green issues over the last two days. Expanded “Green Memory” initiative, the “Eco Bubble” washing machine, as well as the launch of Samsung Takeback and Recycle (STAR) Program in India have been in the news. The EthicalQuote score calculated for Samsung has been following an ascending path [...]

On the plane owned by former Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, which was remodeled from a 100-passenger into a 16-passenger plane, sat Kim Yong-chul, former head of the legal department at Samsung’s Restructuring Office, and several incumbent prosecutors. When Kim and prosecutors needed to travel to offer condolences to the family in mourning, Lee Hak-soo, [...]

Seoul (Korea Newswire) August 07, 2009 08:56 AM — Sprint (NYSE: S) is making it easier than ever for customers to “go green” with new eco-friendly products, services and programs and expanding its commitment as a leader in sustainability. Available on Aug. 16, Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the #1 mobile phone provider [...]

Samsung has rolled out a corporate social responsibility campaign titled Timecheck showcasing ways the electronic giant can help social programmes and products globally. The campaign leads with an ad featuring a well-known korean pianist, Kim Yeji, who is able to fulfil her dream with the support from a Guide Dogs School and voice device on [...]

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has signed a new partnership agreement with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) to address youth unemployment in Africa as a part of its corporate social responsibility commitment in the region. The nations of Africa face many challenges in their development efforts. Fundamental [...]

Innovative green and social products greatly contribute to the ethical reputation of technology hardware companies, while labour, legal, institutional and production-related challenges are rising, states a report published today by Geneva-based research firm Covalence – Covalence Technology Hardware Industry Report 2008. In Covalence cross-sectors EthicalQuote ranking Technology Hardware recently lost the 1st rank against Automobiles [...]