Text Fwd: PSPD Sent the Report on the Chemical Exposure Control at the Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Plant in Giheung to the APG

Peoples' Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
PSPD Sent the Report on the Chemical Exposure Control at the Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Plant in Giheung to the APG
Dec. 16, 2010


The increasing number of victims of leukemia, brain tumors, and other rare cancers in Samsung semiconductor factory in Korea has been provoking a debate on the causes and social responsibility for such industrial disasters. In the middle of such debate, four Korean NGOs, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD), Corporate for All, Korean Women Workers Association, and Environmental Justice disclosed the report on 『Problems of Chemical Exposure Control at the Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Plant in Giheung』on September 28th, 2010, and PSPD sent the report to All Pensions Group (APG) of the Netherlands on December 16th, 2010. PSPD called on APG to take the report into consideration for monitoring ethical management based on the UN PRI (Principle of Responsible Investment).

※APG (All Pensions Group) is a Dutch organization that administers the collective pension scheme for the government and educational sectors. The asset size is 315 billion as of 2007 and reaches world number three.

※UN PRI (Principles of Responsible Investment) is a set of guidelines for investors wishing to address environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues. PRI should be considered alongside more traditional financial factors for long-term sustainable performance of corporations. The principles were launched by the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan at the New York Stock Exchange in April 2006.



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