How Does Mattel inc. effect the enviromental policies in China?

Answer 1

Well, I don't know specifically, but it is true that American manufacturers generally affect policy mostly by the demands they make because of the demands their customers make. So, for example, if Mattel has products manufactured in China, and I'm sure they do, much of it is probably plastics. If they do not have stern policies about the safe disposal of the hazardous wastes that are generated in the manufacture of plastics, their American consumers will get wind of it and raise a hue and cry. So they will insist the Chinese manufacturers come pretty close to the standards of the American waste disposal laws. Also, they will have to use chemicals that do not cause fumes to be given off by the plastic products once they are sealed in their packaging, so that when the package is opened, it smells unpleasantly of those chemicals and makes parents paranoid about giving such toys to their children.

Just as we now have a global economy, we are developing a global consciousness about hazardous wastes and energy efficiency, and similar "green" issues. And the main power in that case is the American and European consumer. Heads up, guys!