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Apple Computers

Apple Computers' policies dictate their manufacturing processes, materials that they can use, as well as outline a plan for recycling their products. According to Apple, they have enforced some form of environmental policy since 1990. The company has received a lot of criticism for their minimal amount of effort in environmental coservation. In a survey issued by Greenpeace investigating the use of toxic chemicals and recycling, the company was the worst of 14 dominant electronics manufacturers . Despite organizations like Greenpeace's open disapproval of Apple's environmental practices, the company has continued to do only the bare minimum of policy and procedure changes to abide by U.S. law .

Subaru

Subaru has been a major player in the green revolution. Advanced policies which include recycling, reducing harmful emissions, educating their employees, and continuing their efforts have helped them in their environmental initiatives. Subaru has a zero landfill waste plant in Lafayette, Indiana- a significant step in the car manufacturing business and plans to have the vehicles they sell in each state meet the standards of California and New York .The company has also developed energy efficient hybrid vehicles as well as a recycling plan for their "end-of-life" cars .

nVidia

nVidia's environmental efforts are employee driven and focus on the formula "reduce, reuse, recycle." A big part of their environmental program involves applying that formula not only within the company's offices, but also with customers, partners, and vendors . nVidia is involved with the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct which supports environmental awareness and responsibility in its partners . nVidia also partners with Sony, who is very particular about their involvement with companies- expecting them to meet their environmental standards. Sony appreciates nVidia's energy saving products and environmental policies . The employees at nVidia are continually driving the company's efforts to go green .

Environmental Record

Sony has received numerous awards and much recognition for their environmental efforts throughout the world. Their achievements in the way of energy and environmental conservation have earned them respect for their green campaign despite bad press from a low ranking on Greenpeace's greener electronics report .

Works and Policies

Since 1976, Sony has had an Environmental Conference. Sony's policies address their effects on global warming, the environment, and resources. They are taking steps to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that they put out as well as regulating the products they get from their suppliers in a process that they call "green procurement" . Sony has said that they have signed on to have about 75 percent of their Sony Building running on geothermal power . The "Sony Take Back Recycling Program" allows consumers to recycle the electronics products that they buy from Sony by taking them to eCycle (Recycling) drop-off points around the U.S. While there are only 75 of these centers right now, eventually Sony wants to have one within 20 miles of anywhere in 95% of the U.S. populous . The company has also developed a biobattery that runs on sugars and carbohydrates that works similarly to the way living creatures work. This is the most powerful small biobattery to date .

Bad Press

In 2000, Sony was ridiculed for a document entitled "NGO Strategy" that was leaked to the press. This document involved the company's surveillance of environmental activists in an attempt to plan how to counter their movements. This document specifically mentioned environmental groups that were trying to pass laws that held electronics-producing companies responsible for the clean up of the toxic chemicals contained in their merchandise . In early July of 2007, Sony ranked 14th on the Greenpeace chart "Guide to Greener Electronics." This chart graded major elctronics companies on their environmental work. Sony fell from it's earlier 11th place ranking due to Greenpeace's claims that Sony had double standards in their waste policies .

Resin Systems Inc.

History

Resin Systems Inc. (RSI) is based in Canada. It was founded in 1995 and is currently based out of Calgary but operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, and the U.S. In 2008, the company only operated on Canada, and the operations in Europe, Australia and the U.S. have never produced product nor seemingly progressed beyond the Wikipedia input stage. The current President and CEO of the company is Paul Giannelia, whose background is in law and engineering. There is no record of Giannelia being involved with law, other than being awarded an honorary doctor of laws about a decade ago from a university in Maritime Canada. In 2005, Robert Schaefer became the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.. Mr. Schaefer resigned from the company in December, 2007. Wilmot Matthews, Brian Felesky, Paul Giannelia, James Gray, Dwayne Hunka, and David Williams are currently on the Board of Directors .

The company has completed two lines of product: composite poles and composite roller tubes . The company's financials show that, from January 1, 2006, to September 30, 2008, Resin's total revenue was $9.2 million, cost of sales was $10.3 million, and losses for the period totalled $97.7 million (figures are expressed in Canadian dollars).

Products

RSI makes RStandard modular utility poles and VRoll industrial conveyer rollers from their “own input materials, equipment, and processes” . These are made to substitute for products made, traditionally, by resources like wood, concrete, and metal. Instead of using those customary materials, RSI uses their own innovative Version system that implements “green” polyurethane resin . Version resin is made to be cost-effective and durable .

After making the tallest pole constructed out of composites thus far, the company has made a place for itself in the market. This has landed them a contract with two firms in China- one of which “is a preferred supplier” for China’s utility industry. This agreement is estimated to be worth upwards of 36 million U.S. dollars by 2009 as the country is adding about 62,137 miles of transmission lines. . By the end of September, 2008, Resin's financial statements revealed that total product revenue for the nine-month period was only $3.9 million; cost of sales was $3.9 million, and losses for the first three quarters of 2008 were $30.4 million (figures are in Canadian dollars).

Environmental Record

According to RSI, the way that they make their products allows for less harm to the environment on their end as well as their customers’ end. By making light, durable products, there are less harmful emissions made by maintenance vehicles. No harmful pollutants are released in the manufacture of the products because of the resin that they use . According to GreenPages, RSI’s utility poles are environmentally friendly in that they are recyclable, have no leaching, and release no pollutants during production .

Notes

RStandard, VRoll, and Version are registered trademarks of Resin Systems Inc.