How the companies line up: 3rd Edition

	8	Lenovo  -The most improved: from last place to first. Progress on all criteria but loses points for not having products free of the worst chemicals on the market yet.  More
	7.3	Nokia - Good on all criteria, but needs clear timeline for PVC phase out for all applications. Needs to better report on how many discarded mobiles it recycles. More
	7.0	Sony Ericsson - The first to set 2008 as its deadline to put on the market products free of the worst chemicals. Some products are already greener, but needs better takeback reporting. More
	7	Dell - Still among the top but loses points for not having models free of the worst chemicals. Strong support for takeback.  More
	6.3	Samsung - Moving up the rank and gaining points for takeback policies. But its take back system is not yet global and needs improvement. More
	6.3	Motorola - Loses points for not providing clear timelines for phase out of worst chemicals.  More
	6	Fujitsu-Siemens - Some models free of the worst chemicals, but should improve takeback and recycling.  More
	5.6	HP - Needs to do better on the chemicals criteria especially phase out timelines and greener products. It loses points for weak definition of takeback policies. More
	5.3	Acer - Improved chemical policies but no models free of the worst chemicals. Needs to improve on takeback. More
	4.3	Toshiba - Some models without the worst chemicals and has gained points by providing timelines for chemical phase out. But loses points for poor waste and take back criteria. More
	4.0	Sony - Some models without the worst chemicals, but loses a penalty point for inconsistent takeback policies. More
	3.6	LGE - In free-fall: it loses a penalty point for inconsistent takeback policies. But scores points for providing a mobile free of the worst chemicals. More
	3.6	Panasonic - Slipping down for failing to keep up with the movement of all the other companies. No commitment to eliminate the worst chemicals, and poor on takeback.  More
	2.7	Apple - Holding firmly in last place:  low scores on almost all criteria and no progress. More

RANK	MARCH 2007	DECEMBER 2006	AUGUST 2006
1	Lenovo ↑	Nokia ↔	Nokia
2	Nokia ↓	Dell ↔	Dell
3	Sony Ericsson ↑	Fujitsu-Siemens ↑	HP
4	Dell ↓	Motorola ↑	Sony Ericsson
5	Samsung ↑	Sony Ericsson↓	Samsung
6	Motorola ↓	HP ↓	Sony
7	Fujitsu-Siemens ↓	Acer ↑	LGE
8	HP ↓	Lenovo ↑	Panasonic
9	Acer ↓	Sony ↓	Toshiba
10	Toshiba ↑	Panasonic ↓	Fujitsu-Siemens
11	Sony ↓	LGE ↓	Apple
12	LGE ↓	Samsung ↓	Acer
13	Panasonic ↓	Toshiba ↓	Motorola
14	Apple ↔	Apple ↓	Lenovo

Ranking criteria explained

The ranking criteria reflect the demands of the Toxic Tech campaign to the electronics companies. Our two demands are that companies should:
 

• clean up their products by eliminating hazardous substances;

• takeback and recycle their products responsibly once they become obsolete.

The two issues are connected. The use of harmful chemicals in electronics prevents their safe recycling when the products are discarded. Companies scored marks out of 30 this has then been calculated to a mark out of 10 for simplicity.

Follow the more link beside each company for the full details of their score. The full criteria for scoring the companies is available. Download the full pdf of the scorecard.

Each score is based solely on public information on the companies website. Companies found not to be following their published policies will be deducted penalty point in future versions of the guide.

The guide is updated every 3 months. The current version was published on the 03 April 2007.

Disclaimer: Our 'Guide to Greener Electronics' aims to clean up the electronics sector and get manufacturers to take responsibility for the full life cycle of their products, including the electronic waste that their products generate. The guide does not rank companies on labour standards, energy use or any other issues, but recognises that these are important in the production and use of electronics products.