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Product information : SonyEricsson mobile phones
10 Category Scores
Category Score Stories
Environmental Reporting Half Circle ECRA rating for environmental reporting
Pollution & Toxics Whole Circle Greenpeace rating for toxics, takeback & climate change
Top ranking in Greenpeace study
Links to human rights abuses and unfair mining practices in DR Congo
Habitats & Resources Quarter No policy on sourcing from the DRC
Unsustainable mining of coltan
Animal Rights Quarter Company supported animal abuse through advert
Goat killed for promotional party
Human Rights Whole Circle No policy on sourcing from the DRC
Campaign to not source minerals from the Congo
Links to human rights abuses and unfair mining practices in DR Congo
Workers' Rights Whole Circle Workers' rights abuse criticisms in Chinese factories
Links to human rights abuses and unfair mining practices in DR Congo
Suicides at supplier factory
Supply Chain Policy Three Quarters Worst ECRA rating for supply chain policy
Arms & Military Supply Three Quarters Supply of equipment to the military
Political Activities Whole Circle Membership of ICC lobby group
Member of WBCSD
Membership of ICC lobby group
Anti-Social Finance Quarter Operations in 10 tax havens
Operations in tax haven
Sony pays $10m in Pay-for-play settlement
The larger the circle the worse the rating is. Click here to find out more about these stories.
Product Ethiscore: 6
Ownership: 50% owned by Sony Corp
which owns 50% of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications

also 10% holding by Investor AB
which owns 19% of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
which owns 50% of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications


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