Greenpeace has today released its quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics, again awarding top spot to mobile giant Nokia and slamming games console manufacturer Nintendo for its poor environmental record.

Nokia was singled out for praise as a result of its comprehensive plans to phase out toxic components and wide-ranging recycling programme, which features almost 5,000 phone recycling collection points worldwide. However, the lobby group also warned that its recycling rate of three to five per cent is "very poor" and advised the company to provide more information on how it calculates these figures.

The latest version of the long-running report paid particular attention to firms' green marketing claims, awarding points to companies that promise to improve the environmental performance of their products and operations, but docking points for those who fail to deliver on marketing promises.

Read the complete article here:

http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2245315/nokia-secures-top-spot-green

or visit the Greenpeace site here:

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up#

Our opinion:

It is outrageous in my opinion that companies such as Nintendo and others are still not doing something about their environmental record. This is the most interesting finding in the latest Grenpeace Guide to greener electronics. It also is clear there is so much more to do for companies in this business field to do more for their environmental record.

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