Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2011 - 01/04/2011 | Meiko Electronics (Supplier Of Apple) (Supplier Of Motorola) (Supplier Of Siemens) | 150-metre ditch with milky-white liquid found running from the side of manufacturing facility to Nantaizi Lake, polluting the water all the way to the Yangtze River | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ForeignPolicy, The Wall Street Journal | Pollution | |
| 20/01/2011 | (Apple) (Nokia) (LG) (Ericsson) (Singtel) | 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 | |
| 12/05/2016 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Around 2,000 barrels worth of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico, near Shell's Brutus platform | Port Fourchon, LA, United States | The Guardian | Pollution | |
| 17/08/2015 | (Bayer) (Arkema) (FMC Corporation) (Honeywell) (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Rhône-Poulenc) (Rohm and Haas) (Occidental Petroleum Corporation) (Olin Corporation) (Lebanon Seaboard) (Union Carbide) (21st Century Fox) (Chemours) (Syngenta) | 16 companies ordered to clean up contaminated soil from pesticides and heavy metals at Superfund site operating from early 1930's until mid 1980's - cleanup costs $14.3 million & $945,000 past costs and future oversight. | Hagerstown, MD, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 23/05/2005 | (Apple) (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) (Sony) (Nokia) (Dell) (Fujitsu) (Siemens) (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (LG) (Motorola) (Panasonic) (Toshiba) (Supplier Of Samsung) | 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 | |
| 30/09/2013 - 01/04/2013 | (Suppliers Of Mattel) (Suppliers Of McDonald's) (Suppliers Of Hasbro) (Suppliers Of Disney) (Merton Company Limited) (Yongsheng Corporation) (Guangda Plastic Products Co., Ltd.) (Foshan Nanhai Mattel Diecast Company) (Dongguan Dongyao Toy Co., Ltd) (Guanlan Baode Toy Factory) (Hong Kong Baofa’de Company) (Shenzhen Baoyu Company) | Investigation uncovers 18 sets of legal and ethical violations, including 84 to 110 hours of monthly overtime, up to 13-hour working days, as well as hot and crowded dormitories, in 6 toy factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Discrimination, Excessive Work Hours, Non-Living Wage, Occupational Hazard, Pollution, Unpaid Wages | |
| 10/11/2004 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. Shell leaked ~7.33 tn of oil-based mud during bunkering operations - £3,000 fine. | North Sea | The Guardian | Pollution | |
| 13/05/2003 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. Shell leaked ~7.5 tn of diesel during bunkering operations - £7,000 fine. | North Sea | The Guardian | Pollution | |
| 17/06/2003 | TOTAL | Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. Total leaked ~6 tn of diesel during tank transfer- £20,000 fine. | North Sea | The Guardian | Pollution | |
| 02/12/2002 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Oil companies punished for 7 of 4,123 oil spills through 2000 - 2011, with no company having to pay more than £20,000. BP's Forties Alpha platform leaked ~28tn of diesel - £20,000 fine. | North Sea | The Guardian | Pollution |