The Greenpeace environmental organization showed up at CES in Las Vegas to monitor the development of green technology on the show floor.
Prior to CES, the organization introduced the 2010 edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics ratings, which ranks companies and products depending on environmental awareness. In the report, Greenpeace listed Nokia at the top of the list, as the company scored a 7.3 out of 10.
Here is the official "Guide to Greener Electronics" graph:
The top green product of CES was the Hewlett-Packard Compaq 8000 Elite Ultra Slim Desktop PC, which is 30% more energy efficient than previous models. In 2009, Greenpeace openly criticized the company regarding its environmental footprint -- and it's nice to see HP respond accordingly.
Nintendo, which continues to rely on the popular Wii game console, remained towards the bottom of the list, with a dismal score of 1.4. Dell, LG, and Lenovo were docked for "failing to follow through on a promised phase-out of toxic chemicals in their products," according to the report.
Both companies and consumers have a renewed vigor for greener, more energy-efficient products -- with Greenpeace still urging companies to stop using chlorinated flame retardants (CFRs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
“Companies need to support legislative bans to ensure a consistent phase out of PVC and BFRs across all electronic products,” said Casey Harrell, Greenpeace International toxics campaigner, in a statement. “Sony Ericsson and Apple are already calling on EU institutions to support such a ban. Other big players, such as HP and Dell – who have so far been silent - and Acer, need to ensure the ban is passed in the European Union parliament."
