In addition to its cheap labor costs, China has another comparative advantage as the world's factory: Companies often pay almost nothing to pollute China's air, water and soil and to poison its people. Full Story »
Posted by Tanya J. Maurer
two environmental advocates aren’t just counting on the Chinese government to stop pollution. They are taking a different approach, trying to publicly shame Western firms buying from Chinese polluters. Green groups Friends of Nature and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs called on Timberland to monitor two Chinese suppliers the non-profits say have repeatedly breached China’s pollution limits.
