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Article

25 Sep 2003

Author:
William Baue, SocialFunds.com

Sustainable Computer Producers Perform Better than Less Sustainable Counterparts

Innovest adds social considerations to its environmental assessment in its recent computer industry report, and sustainability still outperforms business-as-usual...Hewlett-Packard ranked first on the IVA scale...IBM placed second on the IVA list...and first on the EcoValue21 list...IBM faces lawsuits from some 220 current, former, and deceased employees over exposure to toxic chemicals that may lead to cancer, miscarriages, and birth defects...Innovest's report notes that the entire computer industry is behind the eight-ball in its preparedness for extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation...Neither EMC...nor NCR...appears to have any strategies in place to deal with EPR legislation.