Posted on 11/29/2007 2:01:32 PM PST by redrunner
Greenpeace has released its updated Guide to Greener Electronics and, ohhhh...Nintendo...not doing so well. In fact, Nintendo has received the first score of absolute zero that Greenpeace has ever handed out.
It's almost as if, as soon as I really start to like a company's products, GreenPeace just HAS to slam them. But the story behind Nintendo's 'zero' has a lot more to do with the way it reports its practices than its actual practices. The Wii might not have any brominated flame retardants in it...but Nintendo has no policy against using BFRs and doesn't report whether or not it does.
However, Nintendo isn't green enough for me. The Wii is a power sipper compared to the 360 and the PS3, but Nintendo has no recycling program, doesn't have any third party accountability for its supply chain and wouldn't give Greenpeace any information on the majority of scoring criteria. Chances are, Nintendo will score a lot better in the next round, as they will succumb to Greenpeace's marketing power and actually spill the beans on their practices.
Other big stories in this quarter's guide: Dell is losing ground to Sony, who threatens their spot as the greenest major computer manufacturer. Also, Sony is kicking Nintendo and Microsoft's asses. Nokia had a huge drop as Greenpeace found toxics, and their tackback policies in developing nations turned out to be a lot weaker than they'd reported.
To read more about the guide...check out their ridiculously detailed website...with PDFs on every single company listed.
i wonder what sort of fuel greenpeace uses to harass whalers, oilers and get around, generally.
It must be the beby seal skin cover that comes with the Norwegian Wii boxes.
I gotta Go Wii!!
Wii games get kids off the couch and moving, and that puts them above of Xbox and PSP in my book.
Oh, and they’re more inventive and creative, too.
For the econuts, it’s not whether you do or do not follow ‘green’ practices, it’s whether you bow and scrape to (and fund) the watermelon organizations.
Seriously? I'd never heard of this Greenpeace Guide before. Have I just been living in a cave, or is this guy blowing smoke about Greenpeace's clout?
Does that yahoo from Esprit still fund Greenpeace?
Nintendo just keeps on sounding better.
Excellent!
Honestly, if I had the money, I’d buy every grandkid a Nintendo just because of this report. Thanks for the post.
time to order a Wii....
I am sure there is a lot of people out there looking at the Greenpeace guide and deciding not to buy a Wii. Nintendo is doooommmmmedddd!!!!!
Err...like...duuude.
What’s a Greenpeace?
[All sorts of inappropriate jokes that came to mind stay there. You should be grateful.]
Greenpeace would give our constitution a zero. Who cares. Castrate them and move on...
I for one am tired of this continual Wii Wii humor. Clean it up. :-)_ _ _
Green who?
Go ahead and try! We\’ve been looking for one and all the retailers were out (as of Monday) and all of the Wii\’s on Ebay were going for almost double the MSRP. My wife was looking and looking and looking and couldn\’t find any near MSRP. If any of you know where to find one, let me know.
Hey, if Greenpeace hates ‘em, then I might just have to get a videogame console. LOL.
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