Each year Newsweek compiles lists of all things green. This is their fourth annual look at the most environmentally-friendly companies. For this list they compared America’s largest tech companies according to their environmental footprint, management (policies, initiatives, controversies), and transparency. To generate ratings and compile these lists they partnered with Trucost and Sustainalytics, two leading research companies. The methodology was developed in consultation with an advisory panel of experts in corporate sustainability. Here is Newsweek’s list of the top 15 American tech companies and their corresponding scores:
15. Intuit
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 69.9
Environmental Impact: 80.0
Environmental Management: 68.3
Transparency & Disclosure: 31.3
14. Google
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 71.2
Environmental Impact: 74.9
Environmental Management: 77.5
Transparency & Disclosure: 26.7
13. Autodesk
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 71.3
Environmental Impact: 80.2
Environmental Management: 70.9
Transparency & Disclosure: 32.7
12. Motorola Solutions
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 71.8
Environmental Impact: 64.3
Environmental Management: 85.8
Transparency & Disclosure: 43.1
11. Cisco Systems
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 72.1
Environmental Impact: 66.6
Environmental Management: 79.7
Transparency & Disclosure: 62.4
10.Cognizant Technology
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 73.1
Environmental Impact: 78.8
Environmental Management: 66.4
Transparency & Disclosure: 78.1
9. Microsoft
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 73.5
Environmental Impact: 77.5
Environmental Management: 79.6
Transparency & Disclosure: 27.6
8. EMC
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 73.6
Environmental Impact: 67.4
Environmental Management: 88.8
Transparency & Disclosure: 32.8
7. Accenture
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 74.7
Environmental Impact: 79.2
Environmental Management: 77.5
Transparency & Disclosure: 41.8
6. Intel
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 75.2
Environmental Impact: 59.2
Environmental Management: 88.4
Transparency & Disclosure: 87.3
5. NVIDIA
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 76.3
Environmental Impact: 77.2
Environmental Management: 76.3
Transparency & Disclosure: 72.3
4. CA Technologies
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 77.1
Environmental Impact: 79.9
Environmental Management: 80.6
Transparency & Disclosure: 48.1
3. Dell
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 77.1
Environmental Impact: 67.4
Environmental Management: 89.6
Transparency & Disclosure: 64.4
2. Hewlett-Packard
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 78.5
Environmental Impact: 67.2
Environmental Management: 91.9
Transparency & Disclosure: 68.7
1. IBM
NEWSWEEK Green Score: 82.9
Environmental Impact: 78.9
Environmental Management: 87.0
Transparency & Disclosure: 82.9
Source: The Daily Beast