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So this makes for ok PR, but when there is a global market for commodities this is all feel good bullshit. Sure the atoms that are in your CPU weren't mined in
by hyperion2010 13y ago
So this makes for ok PR, but when there is a global market for commodities this is all feel good bullshit. Sure the atoms that are in your CPU weren't mined in a warzone but does that absolve you of complicity in participating in a global economy that is going to source raw materials from anywhere it can regardless of the conditions?
Great command and control on the supply chain side but somehow I wonder what the data is on whether this actually makes any real impact on the conflicts in question beyond further reducing the capital flow to already incredibly impoverished regions.
- mattip 13y agoIThe real world is shades of gray, not black and white. There is no 'good' only 'less bad'. This is definitely less bad. They now know their foundries, can put a face to their supply line lower levels, and can ask questions. No Nobel prize, just one step that others should follow. And they did not pull out of impoverished regions, they made sure the foundries they work with are responsibly resourcing raw materials.
- protomyth 13y ago(Not gp) Interesting, but I've always believed the world is black and white, but we are imperfect creatures with limited vision so we see a lot of grey. If you cannot see all the pieces and interactions, you hope experience and education can allow you to make the best decisions. This is probably why I consider "the end justifies the means" to be the definition of evil. I really cannot imagine thinking there is no 'good' and only 'less bad'.
- skybrian 13y agoSure, the atoms don't care, but if large buyers demand commodities with a clean paper trail, that sends pricing signals that are likely to change behavior. What else would you suggest?