Acer has broken away from the laggards and is fast moving up the ranking due in part to the company providing timelines of 2009 for substituting PVC plastic and all brominated flame retardants in its products. Acer has also improved...

Acer has dropped from 9th to 11th place. It scores top marks on chemicals, but has yet to start selling products free of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Acer has also improved communication of its waste policy and practice, but still...

Acer stays in 9th place. It scores top marks on chemicals, but has yet to start selling products free of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Acer has also improved communication of its waste policy and practice, but still needs to do more...

Acer moves up the ranking from 11th to 9th place, with an increased score of 4.9 points, gained for putting on the market 16 models of monitor with many parts that are almost free of PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs),...

Despite Acer's adoption of the precautionary principle, the company has yet to provide timelines for the elimination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The company scores no points on product take back and...

Acer drops down the ranking from 9th to 13th place, with a reduced score of 4.5 points, losing points as a lower percentage of its PCs meet the new, stricter EnergyStar 5.0 standards for energy efficiency. At present, 55 percent of Acer notebook...