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Product information : Samsung desktop computers [S]

11 Category Scores
Category	Score	Stories
Environmental Reporting		Worst ECRA rating for environmental report
Climate Change		Manufactured aircraft engines
		No policy on recycling products
Pollution & Toxics		Ranking in Greenpeace toxics study
		Nanotechnologies involvement
		Links to human rights abuses and unfair mining practices in DR Congo
Habitats & Resources		No policy addressing sourcing from the DRC
Human Rights		No policy addressing sourcing from the DRC
		Campaign to not source minerals from Congo
		Links to human rights abuses and unfair mining practices in DR Congo
Workers' Rights		Poor conditions at subcontractors
		Occupational cancer, miscarriage and other illness
		Poor working conditions at Chinese supplier factories
Supply Chain Policy		Worst ECRA rating for supply chain policy
Arms & Military Supply		Supplying strategic equipment to the military
		Sales to the military
		Listed in Defence Directory
Political Activities		Accusations of corruption
		Membership of ICC lobby group
		Membership of the WBCSD lobby group
Anti-Social Finance		Allegations of £108m slush fund
		Chairman charged with tax evasion, bribery network
		Investigations over alleged bribery
Other Sustainability Features		EU Energy Star accreditation

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Product Ethiscore:	5
Ownership:	owned by Samsung Group
Product Notes
EU Energy Star http://www.eu-energystar.org/:Samsung desktop & laptop computers (16 November 2006)
According to the European Union's Energy Star website viewed by ECRA on 16 November 2006, 2 of Samsung's desktop models were accredited with a European Union Energy Star. The Energy Star was given to products which consumed less energy, for example, those which used 15-30 watts in sleep mode.