Conflict Diamonds: A Hollywood Ending?
June 26, 2012
On a particularly rainy day I found myself re-watching Blood Diamond, the Hollywood blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou. It tracks the fate of a prisoner of war (Hounsou) who is separated from his family during the civil war in Sierra Leone. His path crosses with diamond smuggler DiCaprio, and they both end up …
Is there blood in your mobile?
February 27, 2012
Our annual film series Doing the Business opened with a striking documentary investigating the use of conflict minerals in the electronics industry supply chain. Following the screening Professor Jeremy Moon opened the discussion by outlining three key questions: Who is responsible for the problems that we witnessed in the Democratic Republic of Congo? One of …
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