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A guide to greener electronics

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Greenpeace has released “the Indian Guide to Greener Electronics” that ranks major Indian computer manufacturers on their green performance.

The ranking guide will present a snapshot of company policy on harmful substances and e-waste. Four leading Indian computer manufacturers have been ranked on the basis of information provided publicly on their websites, and are compared with the global rankings. The ranking shows that most Indian companies are yet to be at par with global brands.

“Wipro tops Indian companies with a score of 5.3 out of 10, whereas Nokia continues to lead the global list with a score of 8 out of 10. The market leader in India, HCL is lagging behind in its commitment to become greener. The company does not earn a single point in any of the five chemicals criteria. PCS and Zenith failed to score any points at all and are placed at the bottom,” said Greenpeace International campaigner Martin Besieux.

Added Greenpeace Toxics campaigner Pranav Sinha: “It is shocking that most Indian companies, despite their global pretensions, lag far behind their international counterparts in the management of toxic substances in their products and in the management of their e-waste. This clearly reflects their reluctance to offer green and clean products to the public in tune with global trends. HCL in particular is moving at a snail’s pace in this regard. The ranking guide is a challenge to HCL to come out with time bound commitments to green its business and emerge number one in the global ranking.” A Greenpeace release claimed that most global companies are now forthcoming in sharing information on products that are free of some of the worst chemicals, while working to launch cleaner products in the future.

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