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Cisco and Ericsson the 'coolest' IT companies, says Greenpeace

IT Industry - Strategy

Cisco and Ericsson have taken the top two spots in Greenpeace's latest ranking of companies by their greenhouse gas reducing initiatives.

The Greenpeace CoolIT Leaderboard ranks IT companies on a mix of criteria that includes reducing their carbon footprint, advocating for effective climate and energy policies, and putting forward solutions to decreases greenhouse gas emissions.

Commenting on the latest edition, Greenpeace says: "Cisco vaults to the top of the Leaderboard, doubling its score from the previous version by demonstrating the effectiveness of its greenhouse emissions-saving solutions such as smart grid technology and office energy management. Ericsson debuts at second place, on the strength of its real world case studies, which measure how its solutions are driving down emissions."

Google said that Ericsson and Fujitsu (fifth) had both developed "a strong methodology for measuring the net impact of their solutions, which is essential for evaluating the impact of IT on a broad scale." Fujitsu was also praised for being the first company to set a credible goal for the overall amount of carbon savings provided to its customers.

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