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Greenpeace guide to greener electronics – one year on: Electronics industry starting to go green. 

Amsterdam , International — A year on from the launch of the Greenpeace guide to greener electronics, the industry has made great improvements. Companies ... are now competing to become the first to go green by eliminating hazardous substances and takeback and recycle their products responsibly. The fifth guide, launched today, sees Nokia continue to lead the ranking with 8/10, with Sony Ericsson (second place) and Dell and Lenovo (joint third). “Greenpeace is very pleased with the progress of the electronics industry, a year ago less than half of the companies scored above 5/10, now they all do (1)” said Iza Kruszewska, Greenpeace International Toxics Campaigner. “There is still a long way to go for some, but the momentum is extremely encouraging. What is very exciting is that while the guide focuses on brand leaders, the improvements can be seen industry wide”. Examples of companies joining in the race to become green include the computer company ASUS (2), which has made substantial ch   [More...] [Less...]