Electronics manufacturers' green credentials

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Electronics manufacturers' green credentials

Sunday, March 23, 2008

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Here's the latest (7th version) Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics" league table (full PDF scorecard report), which "ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling."

As you can see, Toshiba and Samsung are leading the pack towards the green; the next group is Nokia, Sony, Lenovo and Dell, with the next being Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, Apple, FSC and HP. Motorola are just about in the red, while companies like Acer, Sharp, Microsoft, Panasonic and Philips are in the definite red, and Nintendo is at the bottom. See the Greenpeace page for summaries of who they think has improved or got worse on the environmental / eco-friendly front, and why.

Via Heise Security.

Labels: computers, environmental

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Another useful way to assess electronics products' environmental impact is the nonprofit EPEAT electronic products rating system (www.epeat.net). The system allows purchasers to evaluate products based on 51 individual environmental performance criteria - 23 mandatory and 28 optional - covering toxics reduction, energy efficiency, product takeback and recycling, preferable materials, design for recycling, product longevity, company performance and packaging. Choosing EPEAT-rated products ensures that you are reducing the environmental impact of your own computing. Soon the system will address printers, servers, TVs and mobile devices (cell phones etc.) See many details and a searchable product database at www.epeat.net .

(By Green Girl, at Monday, March 24, 2008 2:02:00 PM) Edit Comment