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Televisions: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Philips

Philips Ethical Rating

Parent company: TPV Technology Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Good
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Good

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

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Bang & Olufsen

Bang & Olufsen Ethical Rating

Parent company: Bang & Olufsen A/S

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Good
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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JVC

JVC Ethical Rating

Parent company: Currys Plc

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

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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Logik

Logik Ethical Rating

Parent company: Currys Plc

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

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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Cello

Cello Ethical Rating

Parent company: Cello Electronics (UK) Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Poor
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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Loewe

Loewe Ethical Rating

Parent company: Skytec Group

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Poor
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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Hisense

Hisense Ethical Rating

Parent company: Hisense Group

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Acceptable

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Good

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

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Hitachi

Hitachi Ethical Rating

Parent company: Vestel Ticaret A.Ş./Zorlu Holding

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Irresponsible Lending

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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Toshiba

Toshiba Ethical Rating

Parent company: Vestel Ticaret A.Ş./Zorlu Holding

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Irresponsible Lending

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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Sharp

Sharp Ethical Rating

Parent company: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
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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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

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Irresponsible Lending

Good
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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Sony

Sony Ethical Rating

Parent company: Sony Corporation

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

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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TCL

TCL Ethical Rating

Parent company: TCL Technology Group Corporation

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Poor
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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Panasonic

Panasonic Ethical Rating

Parent company: Panasonic Corporation

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Eco Labels

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Irresponsible Lending

Good
Code of Conduct

Acceptable
Political Donations

Poor
Human Rights

Poor
Conflict Minerals

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Other Criticisms

Good

= 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

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Poor
Irresponsible Lending

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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Televisions: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Televisions: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Philips Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Irresponsible Lending

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Bang & Olufsen Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Irresponsible Lending

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

JVC Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Irresponsible Lending

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Logik Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Irresponsible Lending

Code of Conduct

Political Donations

Human Rights

Conflict Minerals

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Other Criticisms

Cello Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Eco Labels

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Irresponsible Lending