Sony Ericsson drops from 1st position to 7th, as a result of losing points on its e-waste policy and practice. The company states strong support for the Precautionary Principle but needs to show more explicit support for Individual Producer...

A newcomer to the Guide at the last ranking, Sharp rises to number 14 from 15, by improving the information that it provides to customers on its take-back services. The company scores well on most of the chemicals criteria, already providing...

Samsung, while maintaining its score from the previous edition, has now moved from 2nd position to joint 1st. The company scores top marks on most of the chemicals criteria and is now bringing products on the market that are free from the worst...

Philips, another newcomer to the Guide at the last edition, remains at 17th position out of 18. This is despite the fact that its score has improved on many of the chemicals criteria; it now scores full marks for its chemicals management, for...

Panasonic drops from 13th position to joint 15th, having lost a point on its reporting of its recycling rate, which is not presented as a percentage of past sales; its score on the other criteria has not changed since the last ranking. Panasonic...

Nintendo, who joined the Guide at the last edition, remains in bottom place. The company now scores one point for chemicals management but stays on zero for all other criteria, allowing lots of room for future improvement.