London, Nov 13 (ANI): Technology giant Hewlett Packard has been named as the most sustainable consumer electronics maker by the campaign group Greenpeace.
HP was praised for cutting carbon emissions and advocating stronger climate legislation.
It displaced Nokia that had topped the group's "Guide to Greener Electronics" for the previous three years, the BBC reports.
Greenpeace, however, said the US firm could do more to expand its take-back programme for electronics waste in countries where there are not laws covering the issue.
Computer maker Dell was placed second, and was praised for its pledge to cut emissions by 40 percent by 2020 and its sustainable paper sourcing policy.
Nokia fell to third place after the study criticised a lack of detail about its renewable power and energy efficiency goals.
Research In Motion was scored for the first time and appeared bottom of the list.
Blackberry maker were urged to issue more detail about its emissions and renewable energy targets, but the company was praised for efforts to avoid using minerals linked to areas of armed conflict.
"After many of the world's leading electronics companies rose to the challenge of phasing out their worst hazardous substances, we are now challenging them to improve their sourcing of minerals and better managing the energy use throughout the supply chain," said Greenpeace campaigner Tom Dowall.
According to the report, the survey ranked 15 firms on the basis of their energy use, sustainability of operations, use of eco-friendly products and carbon footprint. (ANI)
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