Sustainable electronics
Sustainable electronics are electronic products made with no toxic chemicals, recyclable parts, and reduced carbon emissions during production. "Sustainability is still very new, emerging business concept. Because of that, we lack uniform guidelines or standards applicable per industry sector that can help companies establish best practices." [1]
Brands
According to Rank a Brand Electronics Green Fair Ranking Report in 2014, none of the electronic brands met all of their green requirements for level A. The only company to reach level B was Fairphone, who met 60% of their standards Level C was awarded to Apple and Nokia with 45% and 40% respectively.[2]
| Brand | Label |
|---|---|
| - | A |
| Fairphone | B |
| Apple, Nokia | C |
| Sony, HP, Acer, Samsung, Dell | D |
| LG, ASUS, ZTE, HTC, Microsoft, | E |
Companies who receive an E label are stamped with Electronic Greenwashing Alert, which means that consumer can not clearly find or understand their sustainability information and might find them self confused or misguided.[2]
Use of hazardous chemicals
No brand in 2014 had completely eliminated use of Phthalates, beryllium, antimony, BFRs, and PVC in their productions, but Nokia and Motorola have the best track record by eliminating 3 out of 5 above mentioned chemicals.[2]
Benefits
"Sustainable ICT will enable us to protect and enhance human health and well-being and the environment over generations while minimizing the adverse life-cycle impacts of devices, infrastructure and services."[3]
Organizations
References
- ^ "Key Sustainability Issues in the Electronics Industry: Sustainability Industry Report - SCM | Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) | North Carolina State University". scm.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ a b c d Dziamski, Mario (June 2014). "Sustainable Electronics Report 2014" (PDF). Berlin/ Amstgerdam: Rank a Brand e.V. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Sahle-Demessie, E. (15 October 2012). "Sustainable Electronics Roadmap" (PDF). US EPA. Retrieved 22 December 2015.