India's Wipro beats Apple, HP in 'Green Electronics Guide' rankings
Greenpeace has released its latest (18th) "Green Electronics Guide," in which Indian electronics giant Wipro topped the list, beating out 15 other companies from various countries. Following closely behind were HP, Nokia, Acer, Dell, and Apple, among others.
As early as 2006, Greenpeace launched the "Green Electronics Guide," which focuses on assessing the environmental impact of electronics manufacturers. This includes factors such as whether they use toxic substances, have robust recycling mechanisms, the amount of energy consumed in manufacturing and even transporting their products, and whether the energy they use is "green." The assessment also considers whether these companies have established relevant greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and sustainable development policies.
As we can see from the chart, the top-ranked companies are Wipro, HP, Nokia, and others, while Sharp, Toshiba, and RIM are at the bottom.
This marks the first time Wipro, an Indian company, has made the list, and it has even taken the top spot, ahead of other major international brands. Greenpeace attributes this to its outstanding climate leadership. Wipro stated that it plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 44% by 2015 and aims to achieve an 85% reduction target through the use of clean energy. Wipro also actively collaborates closely with the Indian government on solar energy and other clean energy sectors.
While Wipro is actively using clean energy and setting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, other major international electronics manufacturers still rely heavily on so-called "dirty energy" that could contribute to climate change in their supply chains.
Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer rose from thirteenth to fourth place, making it the company with the most improvement in this evaluation. The main reason for Acer's improved ranking is that it encourages its suppliers to participate in greenhouse gas emission reduction, hazardous substance reduction, conflict materials, and fiber procurement management.
Apple ranked sixth in this year's "Green Electronics Guide," up from fourth in 2011. Greenpeace has previously criticized Apple's environmental policies on multiple occasions, which has led to a large-scale shift to solar power at Apple's data center in North Carolina.
Sources: Environmental Leader (2012-11-20) (Compiled by PIDC) Attachment file:2012_guid to greener electronics.png
