“Fairphone: one smartphone company’s search for conflict-free gold” – The Guardian – April 29, 2016
On April 29, 2016 The Guardian reported that “(a) Dutch social enterprise has created the first Fairtrade gold supply chain for consumer electronics.” According to the article, “(w)orking with Max Hevelaar, the Netherlands Fairtrade Certifier equivalent to the UK’s Fairtrade Foundation, Fairphone is sourcing the precious metal from Minera Sotrami SA in Peru. As a […]
Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Special Report – The New Economy of Climate Change – April 29, 2016
“Climate change presents significant risks to long-term economic growth and socioeconomic development in developing economies. Thus, the response to climate change necessitates major revisions around how economies are structured and how they function. ORF organised a symposium on the subject “The New Economy of Climate Change” on 15 March 2016. This Special Report builds on […]