Wipro, HCL participate in ?green? survey

Bangalore/ Las Vegas : As a first, two Indian electronics giants Wipro and HCL participated in the new Greenpeace Green Product Survey released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas grades the greenest desktop computers, notebooks, netbooks, computer monitors, mobile phones, smart phones and televisions available on store shelves in the first quarter of 2011.

?Our survey shows that electronics manufacturers have made demonstrable progress over the past few years by producing products that are free of the worst toxic chemicals, more energy efficient and more easily taken back for reuse or recycling,? said Abhishek Pratap, Greenpeace India Toxic Campaigner.

In June 2010, Greenpeace, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working on environment, invited 21 leading electronics companies to participate in its third Green Electronics Survey.

The companies were asked to submit their greenest products from across six categories. Eighteen companies rose to the challenge, sharing their most prized environmentally-friendly products.

?Toward Green Electronics? ranks these products and assesses the progress made over the past year by consumer electronics companies on their public commitments to green their products and reduce their impact on the environment.

?Major brands are responding to consumer demand for greener gadgets, and we expect them to continue to innovate and make all their products and not just a niche few, with these higher green standards,? Pratap said.

The Asus VW-247H-HF computer monitor scored highest with 7.5 points (on a 10 point scale).

Other product category leaders include the Sharp LC-52SE1 television (6.46), the Sony Ericsson Aspen smartphone (6.21), the Samsung GT-S75550 mobile phone (7.03), the Asus UL30A notebook computer (5.59), Acer TM8172 netbook computer (5.08), and the HP Compaq 6005 Pro Ultra-slim desktop (6.06).