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IBM, Microsoft Trounce Apple on Climate Friendliness Scorecard
2008-05-07 Source: PC World
 
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IBM earned top honors among electronics manufacturers on a recently-updated climate friendliness scorecard (.pdf), earning 77 out of a possible 100 points to beat runners-up Canon, Toshiba, Sony and HP in a ranking of the companies' responsiveness to climate change. IBM, which makes big, hulking servers and mainframe computers, even beat out Microsoft (38 points) and Google (55), whose products are composed entirely of electrons. Apple, which has taken heat from Greenpeace for the allegedly toxic chemicals in its iPhone, scored a pathetic 11 out of 100.

ClimateCounts, a climate change awareness group backed by a maker of organic yogurt, compiled the scorecard based on companies' publicly-stated emissions reductions efforts, climate impact and energy use policies, and transparency in reporting on emissions, and other environmental impacts.

As a sector, electronics and computer manufacturers fared surprisingly well, with 9 out of 12 surveyed companies scoring 50 points or more. The report notes that the sector's top 6 scorers have "embraced what it means to be a corporate climate leader by addressing greenhouse gas emissions from the nascent idea for a new product throughout its entire life cycle."

Also, IBM's score of 77 was not far behind the highest-scoring corporation in the survey, Nike, which pulled 82 points.

Apple's low score is due to several factors: The company has not completed an inventory of the greenhouse gases it produces, it has not set a clear goal for emissions reductions, and it has done little to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the report.
 
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