Comments on: Nintendo Responds to Greenpeace Report http://news.filefront.com/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-report/ News for Gamers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Norbit http://news.filefront.com/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-report/comment-page-1/#comment-71285 Norbit Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:58:53 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-report/#comment-71285 Greenpeace have now responded to Nintendo and have backed up what I said. Nintendo are following guidelines and laws but they are not going the extra mile like the other companies are: "The Greenpeace ranking criteria score companies on what they are doing beyond what is required by legislation. This is not a law enforcemen ranking Guide - we are looking for environmental excellence...Green procurement standards are a start. However other companies publish their chemical policy to allow independent assessment by customers. If Nintendo has this policy it should include all chemicals of concern and be public about it to their suppliers and customers alike. Many other electronics companies have published their chemicals policy...Well we have made two simple suggestions already: Commit to phase out the worst toxic chemicals Implement a global recycling policy Nintendo has yet to do either of these, unlike many other electronics companies." http://kotaku.com/gaming/environment/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-greenpeace-not-satisfied-333128.php Greenpeace have now responded to Nintendo and have backed up what I said. Nintendo are following guidelines and laws but they are not going the extra mile like the other companies are:

“The Greenpeace ranking criteria score companies on what they are doing beyond what is required by legislation. This is not a law enforcemen ranking Guide – we are looking for environmental excellence…Green procurement standards are a start. However other companies publish their chemical policy to allow independent assessment by customers. If Nintendo has this policy it should include all chemicals of concern and be public about it to their suppliers and customers alike. Many other electronics companies have published their chemicals policy…Well we have made two simple suggestions already:

Commit to phase out the worst toxic chemicals

Implement a global recycling policy

Nintendo has yet to do either of these, unlike many other electronics companies.”

http://kotaku.com/gaming/environment/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-greenpeace-not-satisfied-333128.php

]]> By: Norbit http://news.filefront.com/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-report/comment-page-1/#comment-69636 Norbit Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:01:04 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/nintendo-responds-to-greenpeace-report/#comment-69636 Greenpeace said Nintendo were the worst offenders of the lot according to their findings. If anyone (including Nintendo) wants to dispute that they are going to have to provide evidence that shows the other companies rated above them actually deserve to be rated below them. Neither Nintendo nor anyone else has done that. It simply seems that other companies are doing more to be greener than Nintendo and if they don't like being ranked bottom they should do more or prove they do more than other companies. At the end of the day I find it astonishing that anyone can criticize Greenpeace for this kind of report because its pressure like this that makes companies implement cleaner and greener working practices. Greenpeace said Nintendo were the worst offenders of the lot according to their findings. If anyone (including Nintendo) wants to dispute that they are going to have to provide evidence that shows the other companies rated above them actually deserve to be rated below them. Neither Nintendo nor anyone else has done that. It simply seems that other companies are doing more to be greener than Nintendo and if they don’t like being ranked bottom they should do more or prove they do more than other companies.

At the end of the day I find it astonishing that anyone can criticize Greenpeace for this kind of report because its pressure like this that makes companies implement cleaner and greener working practices.

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