In the latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Consumer Electronics, Nintendo brand's first score of zero out of 10 points was possible.
In the reporting quarter, "Green Peace" of different manufacturers in the electronics so that they remove toxins from their products (five categories) and the nature of its product takeback and recycling policy (four ) is.
The current report was to include video games and television producers, bringing the total number of companies is ranked 18.Two other industry leaders Nintendo and Philips, and Microsoft joined at the bottom of the list in 17th and 16th respectively with scores of 2.0 and 2.7.Panasonic, Motorola and Sharp also scored five points or less.
All data used to calculate the score based on publicly available information on the company website. Nintendo scores zero, resulting in large part been due to simple lack of information about its environmental policies.
Highest scoring, Sony Ericsson and Samsung with 7.7 points each tied. Sony to eliminate PVCs from the recent appreciation of their U.S. products and improve its takeback practices, but faulted it for failing to implement takeback policies as well as "Greenpeace" Samsung noted that "the worst toxic chemicals" of many were removed from their products, "but falls down on the takeback."
"Greenpeace", noting that the goal of waste reduction and recycling help spur companies to improve their policies, but a high score does not necessarily mean a product is environmentally friendly and socially.
Guide to company standards, the use of energy or any other issues are not ranked, but recognizes that this is important in the production and use of electronic products, the agency said.
