LGE gets top marks for its support of the Precautionary Principle and also scores points for providing timelines for substituting polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). It loses points on product take back and recycling...

HP scores top points for providing a substitution timeline for future substances on its radar, strong support for Individual Producer Responsibility and for being the first major company to devise an electronic waste take back / recycling metric...

Dell’s strong position near the top of this scorecard is due to its strong definition of the precautionary principle, timelines for substituting toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and explicit support for...

Despite very comprehensive web pages on chemicals management and the elimination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in some applications, Panasonic scores poorly on all the other criteria: failure to embrace the precautionary principle; no commitment to...

LGE earns points for supporting the precautionary principle and Individual Producer Responsibility. The company also scores points for providing timelines for substituting toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs),...

Lenovo is in bottom position. Although Lenovo earns points for chemical management and providing some voluntary product take back programmes, it needs to do better on all criteria.See also the more recent report from December 2006.

Fujitsu-Siemens computers earn points for having some models free of the worst chemicals. But the company loses points for failing to disclose the chemicals it uses in its products and not committing to the complete elimination of polyvinyl...

Lenovo shares joint third place, due to good chemical policies and commitments to eliminate all uses of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Lenovo offers an extensive takeback and recycling service, but it has weaknesses, like the...

Sony is now in 6th position, up from the bottom position it occupied in the forth version of the Guide. This is due in part to Sony having had its penalty point lifted because it no longer operates double standards on Individual Producer...