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Consumer Electronics Companies Green Up Industry

September 5, 2013September 11, 2013 by Leon Walker

Sony’s development of SoRPlas — its proprietary recycled plastic — is just one example of how consumer electronics companies are becoming more environmentally friendly, according to the Consumer Electronics Association‘s latest sustainability report. Plastic scrap from leftover optical discs, transparent sheets and used water bottles is crushed, washed and converted ... Read more »

Google, Samsung Top Meaningful Brand Index

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nestle and Sony are the five most meaningful brands of 2013, according to an index gauging brand strength released by Havas Media Group. Ikea, Dove, Nike, Walmart, Danone, Philips and P&G round out the top 10 on the Meaningful Brand Index, which uses consumer perception to compare ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste

May 7, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging violations of the state’s Proposition 65. The filing in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels, the ... Read more »

Verdantix Forecasts 2013 Energy Management Trends

January 16, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

On-site power generation will grow and energy storage will be the hot smart grid technology this year, forecasts Verdantix in a new report. Eight Predictions for Energy Management in 2013 says companies will ramp up on-site power generation, from pilot projects to multi-site deployments. The report says Ikea has already ... Read more »

Apple, Dell, HP ‘Better at Supply Chain Disclosure’

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple, Dell and HP do a better job disclosing environmental issues in their supply chains than companies headquartered in Asia including Canon, Panasonic and Samsung, according to a report from Verdantix. The report reviewed 12 consumer electronics companies with aggregate revenues of $977 billion. The companies — Apple, Canon, Dell, ... Read more »

Consumers More Willing to Buy from Brands Using Renewable Energy

September 14, 2012September 14, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sixty two percent of consumers surveyed said they would be more willing to buy products from brands using wind energy, according to a study commissioned by turbine maker Vestas. The Global Consumer Wind Study 2012, an annual survey produced by TNS Gallup, also showed that 79 percent of consumers prefer ... Read more »

Sony, HP Only Ultrabooks With Easily Replaceable Batteries, Report Says

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 by Leon Walker

Of the new generation of super-thin “ultrabook” laptops only two of 28 major models, Sony’s Vaio T13 and HP Elite Book Folio 9470, have the environmentally friendly function of user-replaceable batteries, according to a report by The Electronics TakeBack Coalition. The report, titled Ultra-Inconvenient, argues that when batteries are not ... Read more »

Coke, Sony, Volvo and Other ‘Climate Savers’ Cut CO2 by 100 Million Tons

May 9, 2012May 9, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Volvo and other members of WWF’s Climate Savers program cut their carbon dioxide emissions by more than 100 million tons over the period 1999 to 2011, according to an independent review of the program released today. The review, conducted by energy consultancy Ecofys, also ... Read more »

Most Climate-Responsible Companies Revealed; Scores up 54% in 4 Years

December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Unilever has bumped Nike from its perch as the top company for climate responsibility, in the Climate Counts 2011 review. After holding the top spot for three years, Nike falls to fourth in the rankings, which also show that average Climate Count scores have improved 54 percent since 2007, with ... Read more »

HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide

November 9, 2011November 10, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

HP has taken the lead in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped. The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks 15 companies on factors including greenhouse gas emissions, product take-back and elimination of hazardous and unsustainable materials from products and ... Read more »

Philips, Bayer Top CDP Rankings; Amazon, Apple and Warren Buffett Fail to Respond

September 14, 2011September 15, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Philips Electronics, Bayer and Cisco have topped the Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2011 carbon performance and disclosure rankings, as for the first time, a majority of the world’s largest public companies report that climate change actions are embedded in their business strategy. This year’s Global 500 report (pdf), written by PricewaterhouseCoopers ... Read more »

Sony Cuts GHGs 31% Since 2000

July 27, 2011July 27, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Sony has achieved a 31 percent reduction in global CO2 emissions across its business sites, compared with fiscal year 2000, the company announced. The company said it has achieved or exceeded most of the targets set out in its mid-term environmental plan, Green Management 2010 (GM2010), introduced in 2006, with ... Read more »

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