Google takes the top spot, but there's still more to be done on climate issues across the technology industry
The tussle for the top of our Cool IT leaderboard has taken its latest twist, with Google grabbing the top spot ahead of 20 other technology companies, including Cisco and Ericsson.
We've just released a new version of the Guide to Greener Electronics.
This time ranking 15 gadget and electronics companies on energy,
greener products and sustainable operations. HP takes the lead at 5.9
out of a possible 10 points, followed by Dell, Nokia and Apple.
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26 October 2010 at 9:36am -
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Philips have made progress in the latest version of our Guide to Greener Electronics - released today. The company's new Econova TV is the first on the market to be free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), putting it well ahead of other TV manufacurers.
The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and the climate impacts of their operations. There's also a detailed reports on each company's performance.
So just how green are big names such as Nokia, Microsoft, Sony and HP?
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26 May 2010 at 9:21am -
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We've just released our latest edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics - the 15th since we started producing quarterly reports back in 2006. Find out which electronics producers are doing their bit for a cleaner environment. Just how green are big names such as Samsung, Dell, Apple and HP?
The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.
There are detailed reports on each company's performance, plus an nifty new timeline showing how their ranking has changed over time since the first guide was launched - a helpful indication of how much effort they are making in this crucial area.
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7 January 2010 at 2:58pm -
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Want to know who's really pulling their finger out to give us products that cause the least environmental damage - then look no further.
Our ranking guide, published quarterly since 2006, shows clearly how the 18 top consumer electronics companies line up. But now we've produced a new chart showing which of those companies have eliminated the most harmful chemicals from their product ranges.
Roll over the stars in the chart below to see product details, and click the company name to visit their webpage about reducing harmful chemicals.
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1 October 2009 at 10:55am -
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Apple and Hewlett Packard get green points this month, as HP is rewarded in the latest edition of our Guide to Greener Electronics and Apple releases details of their greenhouse gas emissions. But the big points go to activist consumers for proving once again that public pressure creates positive change.
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1 July 2009 at 3:55pm -
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We've given HP, Lenovo and Dell - the world's biggest PC makers - a penalty point in our updated Guide to Greener Electronics,
for backtracking on their commitments to eliminate PVC plastic and
brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of
2009.
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8 January 2009 at 1:46pm -
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E-waste: as much as 4,000 tonnes is being dumped every hour
Our second greener products survey, "Green Electronics: the search continues", released today, assesses the progress made in 2008 by consumer electronics companies on their commitments to green their products. Fifteen major electronics brands submitted 50 of their most environmentally friendly new products - mobile and smart phones, televisions, computer monitors, notebook and desktop computers, and game consoles for evaluation. The survey assesses the products on their use of hazardous chemicals, energy efficiency, overall product lifecycle (recyclability and upgradeability) and other factors such as the promotion of environmental friendliness and innovation.
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7 January 2009 at 2:40pm -
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Apple's detox promise: close but not quite there yet
Mac fans in our office (and there are more than a few) were getting excited yesterday - we were expecting an announcement from MacWorld 2009 in San Francisco, confirming that Apple would as promised be removing all toxic PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from its entire new product range.
Confidence was high that this was going to happen because we've had the word from the man himself - Apple CEO Steve Jobs - from as far back as May 2007 that toxic PVC and BFRs in Mac computers would be history by the end of 2008. His enthusiam for the subject, of course, initially stemmed from the success of our Green my Apple campaign, which generated huge support and discussion from Mac addicts worldwide.
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24 November 2008 at 3:50pm -
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The latest edition of our Guide to Greener Electronics has revealed that very few firms are showing true climate leadership. Despite many green claims, major companies like Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and Apple are failing to support the necessary levels of global cuts in emissions and make the absolute cuts in their own emissions that are required to tackle climate change.
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