Sony, Nintendo
Ethical Shopping
| Company | Human rights | Environment | Animal protection | Community involvement |
| Sony
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| Nintendo
|
3 |
2.5 |
4 |
4 |
Sony
Human Rights
Pros: Sony has been supplying sweatshops with materials such as metal, glass, felt etc.
Cons: Sony has been using illegal sweatshops in China ever since the company became popular in recent years
Source: TNC, “Trans National Corporations,” www.qerhs.k12.nf.ca
http://www.qerhs.k12.nf.ca.projects/economics/tnc/tnc.html
Environment
Pros: The Company Sony has not used the most harmful chemicals to the environment lately.
Cons: Sony has not stopped using PVC recently.
Source: “Greener Electronics Sony Ranking.” www.greenpeace.org. Sept. 18th, 2006.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/greener-electronics-sony-ranki
Animal Protection
Pros: They have not hurt any live animals.
Cons: Sony used a dead goat for Playstation party set.
Source: “Sony Sorry about Binging Dead Got to PlayStation Party,” www.foxnews.com, May 1st 2007, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269412,00.html
Community Involvement
Pros: Sony has donated $125 000 to a Japanese Memorial Fund.
Cons: Calls Apple Company greedy for no reason a few months ago to steal fans.
Source: “Sony Donates to the Prince Takamado Japan Canada Fund,” www.expressnews.ualberta.com, November 25th, 2005
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=7141
Nintendo
Human Rights
Pros: Nintendo has been supplying sweatshops with materials that the systems are made of.
Cons: Nintendo has been using illegal sweatshops in China for the last few years.
Environment
Pros: Nintendo has reduced CO2 gases and chemical use.
Cons: Nintendo’s PVC use and packaging is a big contribution to global warming.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/reports/greener-electronics-nintendo-r-2
Animal Protection
Pros: Nintendo has not hurt any animals and it includes animals in many of its games.
Cons: PETA has targeted Nintendo for animal cruelty in the game “Cooking Mama” for cooking animals in the game.
Source: Felsinger, Alex, “PETA Releases ‘Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals’ Videogame”, www.planetsave.com
http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/11/17/peta-releases-cooking-mama-mama-kills-animals-videogame/
Community Involvement
Pros: Nintendo donates $3 000 000 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Cons: Nintendo raised price of Wii by $100 last year.