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Full story: Electronics Companies Green up Their Acts (19-Sep-07)

Greenpeace has launched its latest edition of a “Guide to Greener Electronics”; the changes show that many major electronics firms have made huge improvements since the guide was first launched in August 2006. Not only have the companies that were ranked near the bottom of the previous edition made improvements to move up the table, but companies not even featured in the ranking have made improvements in their policies with the aim of being greener. In fact, the only company seen to fall in each of the rankings is Hewlett Packard.

The initiative has also seen many improvements in company practice since August 2006; with a number of companies now offering free take back programs for old electronics. There has also been an increase in the number of products available without the worst toxic chemicals e.g. PVC plastic.

These results demonstrate the effectiveness of publicly comparing the performance of these companies to help make improvements in environmental policies.