New report examines China's ICT sector

GLOBAL: A new report, Corporate Social Responsibility in China's Information and Communications Technology (ICT), has been released offering a close analysis of strategies for improving social and environmental conditions in the ITC sector in Shenzhen, China. Published by the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) and Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the report examines how suppliers, customers, governments and local NGO's each contribute to the overall social and environmental health of the ITC sector and provides recommendations for improvements. Information is based on meetings with various government agencies in Shenzhen and Beijing, labour and environmental agencies, as well as the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). Additionally, the report's research team visited 15 suppliers and conducted additional interviews with six more suppliers after the mission. The report is available in English and Chinese and can be downloaded from the IMF website at: http://www.imfmetal.org/china