Established in 1973, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) is a non-profit Dutch research and advisory bureau. SOMO investigates the consequences of Multinational Enterprises' (MNEs) policies and the internationalisation of business worldwide.
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Waste of money in developing countries
28-11-2008
The impact of the financial crisis on developing countries will be the subject of the second UN conference on Financing for Development, starting Saturday 29 November 2008 in Doha (Qatar). SOMO argues that tackling tax evasion and the ineffective promotion of foreign investment are important solutions for financing development.
Webquest for students developed by makeITfair
25-11-2008
makeITfair is a European project focusing on the electronics industry, especially on consumer electronics. We want to let young people across Europe know about the labour abuses and environmental problems worldwide and to get them active to improve the situation. Therefore makeITfair developed a webquest for students.
MVO Platform and lokaalmondiaal launch CSRtube
19-11-2008
CSRtube is the first global media platform dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.
GoodElectronics joins to protect labour rights
11-11-2008
The GoodElectronics annual Round Table meeting took place this year in Jakarta, Indonesia. With over 50 participants from all over the world, the Round Table was a successful event, examining developments that currently affect the electronics sector all over the world. The need to protect labour rights was at the core of all the discussions. Environmental issues were also discussed.
Lack of sustainability in European procurement
11-11-2008
Social and environmental considerations in public procurement need to be vamped up. This is the conclusion of the latest ProcureITFair publication ‘Sustainable Procurement in a European Context: practices of IT procurement in five EU countries’, released today.
