World’s Greenest Tech Companies

NEWSWEEK Green Score: 74.2%
Environmental Impact: 58.0%
Environmental Management: 89.3%
Transparency & Disclosure: 79.2%

Toshiba estimates that its new “Greening by Products” and “Greening by Technology” products being developed will reduce CO₂ emissions by 750 million tons by 2020. The company also has reached 410 percent year-on-year growth in recycling ink cartridges and printing products. Toshiba has partnered with Close the Loop Inc. to use the recycled products to create “eLumber,” a composite material. Although the company’s offices and factories release large amounts of greenhouse-gas emissions, it is making serious efforts to cut back. A new factory being constructed at the Yokkaichi Operations (PDF) site is expected to release 12 percent fewer emissions than its existing factories.