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Rank 14 of 500

14 Sun Microsystems Industry Sector: Technology→

Company Remarks

A late bloomer in the realm of environmental management, Sun now requires environmental management accreditation from all main suppliers. Working to improve energy efficiency of data centers, whose servers use increasingly large amount of energy. Posts its total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by facility on its website on a monthly basis.

Categories Score Industry Sector Ranking Top 500 Ranking
Trucost Data. CDP Data.*Company Reported.
Green Score 88.11 7th 14th
Environmental Impact Score 68.50 30th 156th
Score    
Greenhouse Gas Emissions 257,500.00    
Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Revenue leafleafleafleaf    
Water Usage/Revenue leafleaf    
Solid Waste Disposed/Revenue leafleaf    
Acid Rain Emissions/Revenue leafleafleafleaf    
Toxic Emissions ND    
Toxic Emissions/Revenue ND    
Green Policies And Performance Score 77.13 8th 17th
Score    
Climate Change Policies And Performance leafleafleafleafleaf    
Pollution Policies And Performance leafleafleafleafleaf    
Product Impact leafleafleafleaf    
Environmental Stewardship leafleafleafleaf    
Management Of Environmental Issues leafleafleafleafleaf    
Reputation Survey Score 48.96 12th 50th

* Due to a miscalculation, the Green Rankings significantly overstated ConAgra’s Water Use, thus giving it an incorrect Environmental Impact Score and Green Score. ConAgra should have been ranked 342 overall. ConAgra’s Environmental Impact Score and Green Score are not directly comparable to other company scores due to the miscalculation previously noted. We regret the error.

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    KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., an independent investment research firm, served as lead data consultant and calculated the rankings It was also responsible for generating the Green Policies and Performance section of the rankings. KLD analyzes environmental, social and governance data on companies worldwide. www.kld.com

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    Trucost, a leading international environmental data firm, specializes in quantitative performance measurement and management. The Environmental Impact Score in the rankings is based on its global database. www.trucost.com

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    CorporateRegister.com conducted the Reputation Survey for the green rankings. Based in London, it is the world’s largest online directory of company-issued social responsibility, sustainability and environment reports. www.corporateregister.com.

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