Our presentation focused on corporate environmental ratings. We analyzed the benefits of using TRI and KLD. However, other companies and non-profits publish their own ratings. Recently, Greenpeace released their environmental “grades” for big tech companies. Surprisingly, many tech companies have not reduced their greenhouse gas emissions and their toxic releases. A spokesperson from Greenpeace chided tech companies for claiming to lead the world in innovation but yet are still employing dirty energy. Greenpeace has a history of nudging tech companies to switch to renewable energy, and some have listened, but others are still holding on to fossil fuels. Also, these big tech companies are not using as much recycled material in their products as they should be. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone producer, got a letter grade of D in renewable energy, which only accounts for 1% of its energy use. Amazon got an F in its overall environmental performance, partly due to its refusal to release its greenhouse gas emissions data. Greenpeace claims that if big tech companies do not make the switch to renewable energy, it will be difficult for the rest of the world to.
Article: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/greenpeace-faults-tech-giants-environment-impact-50524718
By: Mikyla Reta, Taylor Ely, and Arman Tahmazyan
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