As a newcomer to the ranking Guide, Sharp comes in at number 15 (out of 18). The company scores well on most of the chemicals criteria, already providing examples of models most of whose components are free of PVC and brominated flame retardants...

Samsung has moved up from 8th position to 2nd as a result of introducing products free of the most harmful chemicals; all new models of LCD panels are now free from PVC plastic and all new models of mobile phones have circuit boards that are...

Philips, another newcomer to the ranking Guide joins at 17th position out of 18. Philips scores points for its chemicals management and for committing to the precautionary principle, although its understanding of this principle needed to be...

Motorola is in free fall, down from 9th place to 14th position. This is due to the penalty point for corporate misbehavior regarding its takeback and recycling practice. Testing of Motorola’s takeback program by Greenpeace revealed that Motorola...

Another newcomer to the ranking Guide, Microsoft comes in at number 16 (out of 18). The company scores points for its chemical management and for setting a timeline by which it intends to eliminate vinyl plastic (PVC) and all BFRs, but only by...

LGE is down from 5th position to joint 6th. Having made no progress on any of the criteria since the last ranking, LGE has allowed competitors to overtake. LGE scores well on all the chemicals criteria and has also launched models of mobile...

Dell loses its position at number 3 in the ranking to share joint 4th position, mainly because its score has not altered since the last edition of the Guide and it has therefore been overtaken by other companies. The company has a strong...

Apple moves up one place to 11th position, having posted new information that all new iMacs and many of the iPods are now sold with bromine-free casings and printed circuit board laminates as well as PVC-free internal cables. The company has...