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Ma Jun

Director

How to clean up China's environment

Ma Jun's vision is to restore the clear skies of his youth in Beijing. As China's leading environmentalist, he is affecting change in Chinese factories, which are becoming cleaner and safer as a result of his work.

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Apple’s Supply Chain Still Has Issues With Underage Workers

The company has been increasingly trying to clean up the labor and environmental issues associated with making its products. But the latest revelations show that a giant company with such a sweeping international supply chain can’t control everything.

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The Top 14 Environment Stories Of 2012

Climate change is getting worse. No one is stepping up to fix it. But these great projects and ideas on how to consume fewer, cleaner resources will give you a little hope for 2013.

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Ma Jun Keeps Your iPhone From Killing People

The crusader for environmental and worker rights in China has worked for years to make sure that Apple’s production process isn’t poisoning workers or the environment. But Apple is just one of many companies who have been forced to do better because of Ma’s work.

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The Man Who Stood Up To Apple

Apple has recently made changes to its policies of withholding any information about the environmental impact of its factories in China. That’s largely thanks to Ma Jun, who this week won the Goldman environmental prize for his work.

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Is Tim Cook’s Apple Going To Stop Poisoning China?

The company is already notorious for the way workers in its Chinese suppliers’ factories are treated, but what’s less known is those same factories’ incredible impact on the environment. But after years of ignoring concerns, Apple may be starting to come around.

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This low-calorie, high-fiber natural sugar substitute is already in Thomas Keller’s kitchens

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Malala lays out the 4 steps she takes to build a campaign for change

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A hidden major cause of global deforestation: Organized crime

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Jack Dorsey is stepping down as Twitter CEO: Report

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Air travel is back. Or is it? Omicron could change Thanksgiving weekend gains

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Omicron variant: what we do and don’t know about spread, transmission, symptoms, and more

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Want to build more with less? Look to 1960s Cuba

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How an old Sears location was reimagined to help Houston’s industries collaborate

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Ma Jun

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Stories about Ma Jun

Apple’s Supply Chain Still Has Issues With Underage Workers

The company has been increasingly trying to clean up the labor and environmental issues associated with making its products. But the latest revelations show that a giant company with such a sweeping international supply chain can’t control everything.

The Top 14 Environment Stories Of 2012

Climate change is getting worse. No one is stepping up to fix it. But these great projects and ideas on how to consume fewer, cleaner resources will give you a little hope for 2013.

Ma Jun Keeps Your iPhone From Killing People

The crusader for environmental and worker rights in China has worked for years to make sure that Apple’s production process isn’t poisoning workers or the environment. But Apple is just one of many companies who have been forced to do better because of Ma’s work.

The Man Who Stood Up To Apple

Apple has recently made changes to its policies of withholding any information about the environmental impact of its factories in China. That’s largely thanks to Ma Jun, who this week won the Goldman environmental prize for his work.

Is Tim Cook’s Apple Going To Stop Poisoning China?

The company is already notorious for the way workers in its Chinese suppliers’ factories are treated, but what’s less known is those same factories’ incredible impact on the environment. But after years of ignoring concerns, Apple may be starting to come around.

Impact

This low-calorie, high-fiber natural sugar substitute is already in Thomas Keller’s kitchens

Malala lays out the 4 steps she takes to build a campaign for change

A hidden major cause of global deforestation: Organized crime

News

Jack Dorsey is stepping down as Twitter CEO: Report

Air travel is back. Or is it? Omicron could change Thanksgiving weekend gains

Omicron variant: what we do and don’t know about spread, transmission, symptoms, and more

Co.Design

Want to build more with less? Look to 1960s Cuba

How an old Sears location was reimagined to help Houston’s industries collaborate

‘Inclusive design’ has become so widely used that it’s meaningless. That has to change

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