Greenpeace ranks HP Top of the Class for Green Electronics

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Greenpeace has released a new version of their Guide to Greener Electronics, this time ranking 15 companies on categories of energy, greener products and sustainable operations. HP came out on top at 5.9 out of a possible 10 points, followed by Dell, Nokia and Apple.

Greenpeace state that previous releases of their Guide have helped bring about industry improvements such as phasing out hazardous substances like PVC and brominated flame retardants from products. Active for six years, this guide is now part of Greenpeace's Cool IT Programme, persuading IT industry leaders to take action on climate change.

Due to the energy and resource intensive manufacture process for electronics such as computers, TVs and mobile phones, the guide's new energy section shows how companies can lead the way by reducing in house energy use and influencing the development of clean energy legislation.

Greenpeace point out that consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of their buying decisions, and "getting better at spotting corporate greenwash and spin too". As "many of the world's leading electronics companies rose to the challenge of phasing out the worst hazardous substances, we're now challenging them to improve their sourcing of minerals and the efficiency of energy use throughout their supply chain".

Greenpeace states that HP won because they scored strongly on measuring and reducing supply chain carbon emissions, reducing their own emissions and campaigning for better climate legislation.

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