audio equipment


 

GRADE

COMPANY

Green

Sustainable

Awards

Membership

Ethics

Equality

Environment

Social Responsibility

Animals

Boycotts

Corporate Crime

 A-

Sony

 

 

 

BSR

COV - Pos. Ethical Score, FTSE4Good Index

 

CCC - Top Environment Score, GP Above Average E-Waste Score

CEP - 3.1 GPA

 

 

 

 A-

Aiwa

(Sony)

 

 

 

BSR

COV - Pos. Ethical Score, FTSE4Good Index

 

CCC - Top Environment Score

CEP - 3.1 GPA

 

 

 

 B+

Apple

 

 

 

 

BE - Top 100 Corporate Citizens (32), FTSE4Good Index

HRC - Equality Score 100/100

CCC - Very High Environment Score, GP Low E-Waste Score

CEP - 2.3 GPA

 

 

 

 B

Panasonic

 

CK 2006 - 100 Most Sustainable

 

 

FTSE4Good Index

 

CCC - Average Environment Score, GP Below Average E-Waste Score

 

 

 

 

 B-

Philips

 

CK 2005-2007 - 100 Most Sustainable, WEC - Sustainable Development Award

 

 

COV - Pos. Ethical Score

 

CCC - Very Low Environment Score

 

 

 

 

 B-

Sharp

 

 

 

 

COV - Pos. Ethical Score, FTSE4Good Index

 

CCC - Low Environment Score

 

 

 

 

 C+

Sanyo

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCC - Average Environment Score

 

 

 

 

 C

Koss, RCA, Memorex, GPX, Audiovox, iRiver, Sennheiser, Labtec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 C-

JVC

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCC - Average Environment Score

 

 

 

 

 D

LG

 

 

 

 

COV - Pos. Ethical Score

 

CCC - Bottom Environment Score, GP Average E-Waste Score

 

 

 

 

 D

Goldstar

(LG)

 

 

 

 

COV - Pos. Ethical Score

 

CCC - Bottom Environment Score

 

 

 

 

 D-

Samsung

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCC - Bottom Environment Score, GP Above Average E-Waste Score

 

 

 

MM - Top 100 Corporate Criminals (100)

 F

General Electric

[GE]

 

CK 2006/2007 - 100 Most Sustainable

 

BSR

 

HRC - Equality Score 86/100

CERES - Climate Change Score 58/100

CEP - 2.3 GPA

 

 

MM – Top 10 Worst (1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001)

MM – Top 100 Corporate Criminals(34)

 

    GRADE: Major Grade

    COMPANY: Company Brand (Parent Company in Parentheses)

    GREEN?: Designation for Green Businesses

    SUSTAINBLE: Tracks Data Regarding Sustainability of Business Practices

    AWARDS: Awards for Social & Environmental Responsibility

    MEMBERSHIP: Membership in Socially Responsible Business Organizations

    ETHICS: Overall Measures of Ethical Behavior

    EQUALITY: Equal Treatment of GLBT Employees & Consumers

    ENVIRONMENT: Tracks Data Regarding Environmental Impacts of Products

    SOC. RESP.: Overall Social & Environmental Responsibility Data

    ANIMAL TESTING: Companies Engaged in Unnecessary Animal Testing

    BOYCOTTS: Current National & International Boycotts Against the Company

    CORPORATE CRIME: Data Tracking Corporate Crime & Irresponsibility

    CK: Corporate Knights

    WEC: World Environment Center

    BSR: Business for Social Responsibility

    CEP: Center for Economic Priorities

    GSP: Global Sullivan Principles

    CAM: Co-op America

    CCC: Clean Computer Campaign [SVTC]

    BE: Business Ethics

    SVN: Social Venture Network

    COV: Covalence Ethical Quotation System

    FTSE4Good: UK Based FTSE Index

    HRC: Human Rights Campaign

    MM: Multinational Monitor

    EPA: US Environmental Protection Agency

    CI: The Cornucopia Institute