(產品愈在綠色區塊表示愈環保,愈偏紅色區塊就愈不環保。)
電腦、電視、手機已經是現代人生活不可或缺的物品,其製造量與流通量是無法想像的。而在大量製造與大量消費的同時,因為製程與材料都用了有毒物質,造成整個地球的環境愈來愈不健康,生活在其中的人類就深受其害,只是絕大多數的人都不知道這個危機。
這一篇不是廣告,更不是專為Nokia打廣告,只要是為保護環境盡心盡力的業者,我都會鼓勵,都希望他們賺錢,因為他們賺的是環境良心錢。而只知賺錢卻對地球與人類有害的廠商(如目前不環保的夏普、微軟與任天堂),就儘量不買他們的產品。
宏碁(ACER)是唯一與各國大廠一同評比的台灣廠商,大都落在橙黃區間(但2008表現遜於2007),改善空間還很大,宏碁加油!(而華碩ASUS在哪裡?)
國際綠色和平組織自2006年八月起,每季公布一次綠色電子產品排行,以「不用有毒物質」(Toxic-free)、「節能效率」(Energy-efficient )及「資源回收利用」(Responsibly recycled )為指標,要求電子產品製造商可以做到1.製程與產品皆不含有毒物質(clean up their products by eliminating hazardous substances)、2.回收與再利用廢棄產品(takeback and recycle their products responsibly once they become obsolete.)、3.減輕其營運及生產對大氣環境的影響(Reduce the climate impacts of their operations and products),由此評比各大國際電子廠商之手機、電腦、電視及電視遊樂器等之製程與產品,希望藉此促使製造商重視環保及能源效率,延長商品生命週期與減少電子廢棄物,並對減緩地球氣候變遷有所貢獻。2008九月結果(評比第九版)英文版請看Nokia tops latest Greener Electronics Guide https://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/guide-greener-electronics-9-edition-160908
Nokia在前面幾季表現並不好,卻在這期一舉大幅領先各廠商,表示該公司確已將善盡企業環境責任列為優先工作,並有長足進展。
身為消費者的我們具有改變企業運作這個世界的方式,只要您不再沈默,願意對該議題表達出您關心之意,並以消費力展現監督企業的決心,而非一再以無奈的態度任由企業宰制整個世界,最後只能默默忍受這一切所帶來的危害與衝擊,這不會是您我想要的,這也不該是我們留給子孫的負債!從現在起,我們都可以貢獻一份改變世界的力量,只要你願意!
底下是我的環境教育伙伴張顧獻博士翻譯一則新聞,報導這一季評比結果,其中提到表現最差的二家是微軟與任天堂,敬請參閱:
企業的綠色責任—諾基亞(Nokia)名列綠色和平2008綠色電子產品指南第一名
Greenpeace Ranks Nokia at Top of Electronics Guide
張顧獻翻譯
綠色和平最近發表綠色電子產品指南(季報)第九版,諾基亞(Nokia)名列第一,超越其他知名製造商如三星(Samsung)及任天堂(Nintendo)。Nokia在滿分為十分的情況下獲得七分的高評價,主要是該公司在印度力行回收工作,且積極減少有毒化學物質之使用,例如外殼或模具不含PVC(polyvinyl chloride, 聚氯乙烯),並致力於2009年底前新機種皆不含溴化阻燃劑及三氧化銻。
Greenpeace recently released the ninth edition of its annual Guide to Greener Electronics, ranking Nokia first above other well-known manufacturers such as Samsung and Nintendo.Nokia scored seven out of ten possible points, scoring highly because of its improved take-back practices in
三星排名第二(5.7分),獲得高分是由於其產品在節能方面表現突出。該公司在採用回收性塑料方面也同樣獲得高分,雖然其中僅含約0.2%的廢棄塑料,但整體使用比例已達16%,不過,該公司仍希望在2008年底可達到25%的目標。
Samsung ranked second, due to its high scores in the energy-efficiency of its products. It also scores well on its use of recycled plastic, at 16.1 percent, though only 0.2 percent is post-consumer plastic, with a goal to increase to 25 percent by 2008.
排名墊底者,微軟(Microsoft)是第17名(倒數第二名),得分僅2.2分,主要是因為該公司在自發回收及回收利用方案方面表現不佳。任天堂得分僅0.8分,敬陪末座是因為該公司在電子廢棄物評分項目獲得零分,並在回收利用及自發回收方案上表現不盡理想,而該公司產品使用再生塑料的比例也偏低。
At the bottom of the list, Microsoft ranked 17 and scored 2.2 points for its poor ranking in voluntary take-back and recycling programs, among other items. Nintendo scored only 0.8 points, ranking last mainly due to scoring zero points on e-waste criteria and also ranking poorly on recycling, voluntary take-back programs the use of recycled plastics in its products.
底下是這一期對各廠商的評語,請參考:
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Nokia – Clear leader after improving take-back in India. More |
5.7
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Samsung – Good scores on chemicals and e-waste criteria. More |
5.5
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Fujitsu Siemens– New dealine for removal of BFRs and PVC but still poor on recycling. More |
5.3
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Sony Ericsson – Good on toxic chemicals and energy but very poor on recycling. More |
5.3
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Sony – Good on toxic chemicals, room for improvement on energy. More |
4.9
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LG – Improved score on recycling and energy. More |
4.7
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Toshiba – Improved climate policy, but poor on recycling. More |
4.7
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Dell – Dropping down with poor scores on climate policy. More |
4.7
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HP – Slightly improved score but no products free of most toxic chemicals. More |
4.5
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Acer – Good on chemicals policy but poor on energy policy. More |
4.5
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Panasonic – Needs to improve recycling and amount of renewable energy. More |
4.3
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Philips – worst company on recycling with additional penalty for negative lobbying in Europe. More |
4.1
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Apple – progress on eliminating toxics from new products but needs to improve on recycling and energy. More |
4.1
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Lenovo – New US tack back scheme, but still no products free of worst toxic chemicals. More |
3.7
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Motorola – Only phone company not to set a timeline for eliminating worst toxic chemicals. More |
3.1
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Sharp – Most points on toxic chemicals, poor on recycling and energy. More |
2.2
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Microsoft – Very poor on recycling and energy. More |
0.8
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Nintendo – Zero on most criteria except chemicals management and energy. More |