Greenpeace spreads the thirteenth edition of the Eco-guide to electronic products. Nokia remains atop the standings with 7.5 points out of 10, followed by Samsung with 6.9 points, Philips and Sony Ericsson with 6.5 which is a jump from seventh to fourth place with 5.9 points. Climbing the charts for Sony rising from twelfth to eighth place. In the eighteenth and last position Nintendo.
Greenpeace recognizes the commitment of Hewlett Packard (HP), which brought a laptop on the market almost no PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and BFRs (brominated flame retardants). Only the power supply and cables still contain these substances.
few months ago, the association had carried out protest actions at HP headquarters in Palo Alto (California / USA) and at company offices in China and the Netherlands, due to the delay of the company to maintain its commitment to eliminate these toxic substances by 2009.
In the ranking of Greenpeace, Lenovo and Dell retain their penalty for delaying their commitments to the elimination of hazardous substances. Acer claims to still be able to reach the goal of eliminating all of its products PVC and BFRs by the end of the year. Toshiba instead has a roadmap that provides for the elimination of these toxic substances by March 2010.
Bad news from LGE instead goes to the fourth to eleventh place for having decided not to respect its commitment to eliminate PVC and BFRs by 2010, only his cell will not contain these substances, while the elimination of TVs and monitors is not expected before 2012. Fujitsu bottom of the league with 2.7 points, which bypasses the sixteenth Lenovo moves to second from bottom with just 2.5 points.
This edition of Greenpeace eco-guide, which assesses companies based on criteria including energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, is being published only two months after the crucial climate summit to be held in December in Copenhagen.
"Only Philips, Acer and Samsung are currently in favor of cutting emissions enough to avert a climate catastrophe" specific Alessandro Gianni, campaigns director of Greenpeace "We expect these companies to their commitments on the environment and on climate also encourage other companies. In fact, it's really disappointing that such giants as Apple, Nokia and Microsoft are completely absent in this match. "
Link to XIII Eco-guide to Electronic Products:
http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/
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