Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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02/02/2017 | (LG) | Companies accused of misrepresenting energy efficiency of large-screen sets. TV's performed far better during short government tests than they did the rest of the time. Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) and America’s Department of Energy (DoE) have conducted efficiency tests of their own that have turned up big inconsistencies. | United States | The Economist, Natural Resources Defence Council | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Pollution | |
20/01/2011 | (LG) | Group of 36 Chinese environmental groups issue report, accusing electronics companies, especially Apple, of failing to address concerns over pollution and worker health issues in factories supplying its components. | China | Financial Times | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Occupational Hazard, Pollution | |
23/05/2005 | (LG) | Greenpeace accuses major electronics companies for using unrecyclable and toxic materials in their products causing pollution and health hazards in poor Asian countries where electronics are discarded. | India and China | Greenpeace, (2) | Negligence, Pollution |