Dell drops to 5th position, with 4.6 points. While Dell scores high overall, the company scores poorly on all Products criteria. Dell previously pushed back its commitment to eliminate polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC) and brominated frame...

Apple drops to 6th position, with a score of 4.6. Though one of the high scorers in this edition, Apple misses out on points for lack of transparency on GHG emission reporting, clean energy advocacy, further information on its management of toxic...

Samsung moves up to 7th position, with 4.2 points in this year’s Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics. Samsung is close to achieving a revised goal of eliminating some of the most hazardous substances from its products. Although progress is...

Sony moves up to 8th position, with 4.1 points. Sony was a top scorer in last year’s Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics; it has lost significant points for not continuing its energy policy advocacy work for tougher greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Lenovo drops to 9th place in this edition of the Guide. Lenovo made progress by releasing products free of polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC) and brominated frame retardants (BFRs) since the last Guide, but did not reach its extended goal of...

Philips moves down to 10th position in the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, with 3.8 points.

Panasonic falls back to 11th position in this edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, with 3.6 points.

LGE scores 3.5 points and moves up to 12th place. LGE receives points on a strong precautionary principle policy, but lacks sufficient advocacy follow up.

HCL Infosystems (HCL) is included in the global release of the 18th edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics for the first time, having only been included in Indian editions previously. With a score of 3.1, HCL shares 13 th...

Sharp falls back to joint 13th position with HCL, with a score of 3.1. Surprisingly, this solar power manufacturer does not have a renewable energy or energy efficiency target, and it only powers 0.5% of its electricity worldwide with solar.

Toshiba drops to 15th position with 2.3 points. Toshiba has, as of March 2012, removed polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC) and brominated frame retardants (BFRs) from most parts of its products. External cabling is not included, and not all wiring...

RIM continues to score low in the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronic, with 2.0 points. It remains in the 16th and lowest position of the companies evaluated.

The Guide to Greener Electronics helps to highlight the competitive, innovative aspects of the consumer electronics sector, and this latest edition profiles a number of new developments.