Dell Computer is the most environmentally sensitive computer manufacturer and IBM is number two according to Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. The others in the top five
are Compaq, Quantum, and Apple Computer. The worst eco-performers are Data General, Western Digital, Silicon Graphics, and Gateway.
Innovest, a NY-based company, conducts research to demonstrate the relationship between company environmental initiatives and financial performance. Their research indicates that environmentally proactive companies tend to have stronger management in general,
and therefore perform better financially. The trend is consistent in the industries they have studied so far – energy, chemical and computer. Environmentally active firms outperform those ranked last by about 25 percent.
Some of the indicators they used to determine environmental excellence among computer manufacturers were whether a company has a take-back program for old computers, energy efficiency ratings for computers, and the amount of pollution generated by manufacturing plants.
Thanks to Robert Gregory for notifying me of this.
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