The Greenpeace Greener Electronics Ranking revisited

In life, it helps to have someone who can hold you accountable for your actions. In the case of electronics companies, it seems that Greenpeace is their accountability partner. The organization has recently released the current company rankings in its Greener Electronics Scale. To find out how certain companies fared, get “green-minded” and turn to the full article after the jump.

These days, nurturing the environment is the way to go. In line with that Greenpeace has released the latest results of the Greener Electronics Ranking. This scale was apparently designed to hold companies accountable for their action (or inaction) with regard to the environment. The results? The rankings have changed somewhat since the last time.

Greenpeace bases its company ranking on the policies and practices of these companies with regard to toxic chemicals and takeback.  According to Greenpeace, this is how the following companies have fared on the latest report:

• Samsung and Toshiba both occupy the top spot at 7.7/10 due to good policies on toxic chemicals, e-waste and recycling.
• Nokia is at 7.3. Greenpeace testers reportedly ran into problems with the company’s recycling system in India and Russia.
• Microsoft has improved its score to 4.7 due to an “improved timeline for toxic chemicals elimination.”
• Nintendo remains at the bottom of the list with 0.3. It’s reportedly the only company without known policies on toxic elimination or recycling, unlike the others.
• Apple steadily continues to improve, with its MacBook Air containing less toxic chemicals. It’s current rank is 6.7.
• Sony scored a 7.3, but Greenpeace has admitted that it has yet to “introduce any green innovation on the PlayStation.”
• Motorola stands at 6.3 as its recycling service has reportedly improved.

According to Greenpeace, many electronics companies on the list have made major improvements to their environmental policies and practices since then. This is particularly important, as Greenpeace intends to raise the bar the next time around.

If you’d like more comprehensive information on how each company measures up against Greenpeace and against their fellow companies, feel free to click on the source link below.