In April 2010 a coalition of Chinese NGOs, led by Friends of Nature, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Green Beagle, issued a report alleging that 29 IT brands used suppliers that dumped heavy metals into China's water bodies...On 11 August 2010, the coalition issued a follow up report...This report names 6 companies that "gave negative feedback in filling the gaps in their supply chain environmental management": Apple, Ericsson, LG Electronics (part of LG Corp), Nokia, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Sony. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited these companies to respond...On 27 October IPE sent rejoinders to each of the companies. As the rejoinders to Apple, LG Electronics (part of LG Corp) and SingTel expressed continued concern, the Resource Centre invited those three companies to provide further comments. [Click on "latest report" for links to the August report, company responses, IPE rejoinders, and Apple, LG Electronics (part of LG Corp), and SingTel's further responses]