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Product information :
SonyEricsson mobile phones
10 Category Scores
Category
Score
Stories
Environmental Reporting
ECRA rating for environmental reporting
Pollution & Toxics
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
No policy on sourcing from the DRC
Unsustainable mining of coltan
Animal Rights
Company supported animal abuse through advert
Goat killed for promotional party
Human Rights
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
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
Worst ECRA rating for supply chain policy
Arms & Military Supply
Supply of equipment to the military
Political Activities
Membership of ICC lobby group
Member of WBCSD
Membership of ICC lobby group
Anti-Social Finance
Operations in 10 tax havens
Operations in tax haven
Sony pays $10m in Pay-for-play settlement
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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