In this report, Swedwatch presents findings from an investigation on human rights risks and impacts associated with large-scale mining of copper, a mineral that is an essential component of ICT products. Swedwatch focused its research on Zambia, one of the largest copper producing and exporting countries in the world
Public Procurement and Human Rights Due Diligence to Achieve Respect for Labour Rights Standards in Electronics Factories.
A Case Study of the Swedish County Councils and the Dell Computer Corporation: an account of the two-year, in-depth review of the human rights policies and due diligence of its IT contractor and subcontractor, and measures taken to increase companies capacity to manage supply chains with increased respect for workers' rights.
Socially Responsible Workwear - A guide for public purchasers
This guide shows how you, as a public purchaser, can improve the situation of the workers and help respect international and national laws on working conditions, human rights and living wages, in consultation with your suppliers.
Public Procurement as a tool for sustainable change
Working together, public buyers can shape the market by requiring corporations to implement social and environmental standards and monitoring progress. This is a brief introduction to social responsibility in supply chains of ICT.
Electronics Watch: opening doors for bottom-up monitoring of factories
Electronics Watch is an independent monitoring organisation that helps public procurers to address the rights and safety of workers in their electronics
supply chain. By bringing together many public buyers as “affiliates”, it
allows them to achieve this more effectively than they could on their own.
It does this by offering tools and guidance to buyers and suppliers, and by directly monitoring factories.
Karo Sambhav: creating a cohesive e-waste movement in India
To address the mounting e-waste problem, the Indian government strengthened its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation in 2016. Producers are now required to ensure that a certain share of the electronics they have produced gets
appropriately collected and processed at the end of life.
Getting responsibly sourced materials into electronics
Rather than turning away from sourcing locations that are deemed high-risk, some industry partnerships have decided to get hands-on to improve conditions and connect responsible miners to global demand. This way, mining communities
in ‘high-risk’ countries earn vital income, while industry alliances engage with them to improve practices while keeping a close eye on avoiding funding conflict. The aim is to show the industry that it is possible to source responsibly (as per OECD guidelines) from ‘high risk’ locations.
