Greenpeace updated ranking of electronics companies
October6
Last year, after getting a Nintendo Wii, I wrote a post about its energy consumption and Nintendo’s place in Greenpeace’s electronics company rankings.
Greenpeace have updated their rankings…and Nintendo still holds bottom place. Pleased to see that Samsung and Nokia are still doing well (I have a Nokia phone and Samsung laptop and TV – part of my reason for going with Samsung was their green and ethical reputation).
Samsung have a green and ethical reputation? I never knew. Two of us in my home are on the brink of buying one of their laptops. That’s another tick in the plus box.
Have you ever come across http://www.gooshing.co.uk ? It’s the online relation of The Good Shopping Guide. I’m sure there are probably inconsistencies with other rankings systems but they explain all the factors they use and where each manufacturer is for each of them. There’s a section for computing on there if you’re interested.
The other reason IIRC I was aware of Samsung was when reading Anita Roddick’s autobiography – she cited the company’s good treatment of their employees and subsequent loyalty to the company when some dispute came up.