PCs, Laptops and Tablets: Ethical Comparison - Page 2 of 2

Did you know that your laptop could contain conflict minerals? From making political donations to financing war in Central Africa, unethical technology brands have a lot to answer for. Find out about the humanitarian and environmental issues plaguing the laptop, PC and tablet sector.

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PCs, Laptops and Tablets: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Framework

Framework Ethical Rating

Parent company: Framework Computer Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Poor
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Good
Conflict Minerals

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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MSI

MSI Ethical Rating

Parent company: Micro-star Int'l Co. Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Good
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Acceptable

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Acer

Acer Ethical Rating

Parent company: Acer Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Acceptable
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Avita

Avita Ethical Rating

Parent company: Alco Holdings Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Good
Conflict Minerals

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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ASUS

ASUS Ethical Rating

Parent company: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Honor

Honor Ethical Rating

Parent company: Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Acceptable
Conflict Minerals

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Acceptable

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Dynabook

Dynabook Ethical Rating

Parent company: Sharp Corporation/Foxconn

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Acceptable
Human Rights+

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Acceptable

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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HP

HP Ethical Rating

Parent company: HP Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Lenovo

Lenovo Ethical Rating

Parent company: Lenovo Group Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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MEDION

MEDION Ethical Rating

Parent company: Lenovo Group Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Apple

Apple Ethical Rating

Parent company: Apple Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good
Packaging

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good
Human Rights+

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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LG

LG Ethical Rating

Parent company: LG Corporation

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Acceptable
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Alienware

Alienware Ethical Rating

Parent company: Dell Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Acceptable

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Dell

Dell Ethical Rating

Parent company: Dell Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Acceptable

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Samsung

Samsung Ethical Rating

Parent company: Samsung Group

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Huawei

Huawei Ethical Rating

Parent company: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Acceptable

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Acceptable
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Microsoft

Microsoft Ethical Rating

Parent company: Microsoft Corporation

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good
Human Rights+

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Fire

Fire Ethical Rating

Parent company: Amazon.com Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor
Packaging

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Code of Conduct

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good
Human Rights+

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Poor
Other Criticisms+

Poor

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PCs, Laptops and Tablets: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

PCs, Laptops and Tablets: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Framework Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Packaging

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Ethical Innovator

MSI Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Packaging

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Acer Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Packaging

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Avita Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Packaging

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

ASUS Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Packaging

Animal

Animal Welfare

People