Can you buy the iPhone 5S or 5C with a clear conscience? | Technology. A worker walks in front of an Apple retail shop under construction in China. The iPhone 5S will be launched today. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Can I buy the new iPhone with a clear conscience? In the leap from drawing board to circuit board, Apple's sleek, polished designs undergo many processes that the company cannot fully control. With colourful cases and a friendly price, Apple is promising that its first low-cost iPhone will "brighten everyone's day". Hasn't Apple already promised to improve practices at factories? Targeted more than any other consumer electronics company over the treatment of its workers, Apple has arguably done more than any of its rivals to tackle the problem. Suppliers that employ children can have their contracts terminated. Children found to be illegally employed at Apple factories must be handed back to their families.
Apple has set a maximum of 60 hours of overtime per week at its factories, and its audits have shown 92% compliance. Tesco: How one supermarket came to dominate. 9 September 2013Last updated at 05:04 ET By Denise Winterman BBC News Magazine Tesco occupies a unique place in British retail, visited by millions but controversial to many. It all started with a barrow selling fish paste. There's a famous stat - that at its peak one pound in every seven spent in the UK went into a Tesco till. It's the UK's biggest retailer by sales and also the nation's biggest private employer, with more than 330,000 staff working in 3,146 stores. It's the world's third largest supermarket group, with stores in 12 countries.
It's part of the fabric of daily life. It all started in 1919 with Jack Cohen. By 1924 he had started selling his first own-brand product, tea. Cohen believed in the business model "stack 'em high, sell 'em low". "Cohen built his business when there was still a lot of austerity around," says Phil Lyon, a retail historian at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh. Continue reading the main story The company launched its Value range in 1993. BBC Consumer. Rio's 'big brother' control room watches over the city. Rio de Janeiro has a greenhouse gas emission of 2.1 tonnes per capita1.4 million people live in the shanty towns, called favelasThe Operations Center was built in 2010 following a storm that killed 68 people "The City" is a special series that airs on CNN International which profiles the sustainable urban future of five cities.We take a look at how five mayors around the world are building smarter, more liveable cities for the 21st century.
(CNN) -- It's a blazingly warm day in Rio de Janeiro and people flock to the Copacabana beach for a swim in the sea and a round of volleyball. The World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games are approaching, and from high above, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is watching over the city. But there are others watching, too. Seoul mayor's vision for the future Not far away from the bustling scene at Copacabana, city employees in white jumpsuits are making sure the 6.3 million Cariocas -- Rio locals -- are safe.
A smarter city welcomes the world. Africa's 'new cities': Urban future or utopian fantasies? Large-scale urban developments are being planned across Africa. One of them is Konza Technology City, a major technology hub designed to foster Kenya's ICT growth. Located some 60 kilometers southeast of the capital Nairobi, the ambitious project aims to create nearly 100,000 jobs by 2030. Appolonia will be situated some 30 kilometers from the city center of Accra, the capital of Ghana. Construction of the project is expected to begin later this year. Spanning some 2,000 acres on the outskirts of the twin cities of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana, King City is designed to be a mixed-use development with about 25,000 homes. Eko Atlantic is intended to be Africa's first modern smart city to be developed on reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean.
The new city is expected to provide accommodation for 250,000 people and employment opportunities for a further 150,000. The satellite city, whose construction is expected to be completed in 2022, is designed to accommodate about 77,000 people. Out of touch? Hope City: 'Africa's tallest building' planned at $10 billion tech hub. Hope City is an ambitious tech project that aims to turn Ghana into a major ICT hub in West Africa. Construction will begin by June 2013 and is expected to completed within three years.
The hub will include an assembly plant , an IT university and a hospital, as well as housing and recreation spaces. Designed by Italian firm Architect OBR, Hope City will be made up of six towers of different dimensions, including a 75-story, 270 meter-high building that is expected to be the highest in Africa. Italian architect Paolo Brescia (center) showcases the Hope City design to Ghanaian president John Mahama, standing next to him. The sustainable, high-tech project aims to house 25,000 residents and create jobs for 50,000 people. A system of bridges at different heights will link the towers together, creating a spiral circular connection for the buildings' functions and public amenities. Hope City Africa's tech innovation Microsoft: Africa needs affordable tech Click to expand map 'Africa's highest tower'
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