A new report published by the Ethical Company Organisation will make it easier for businesses to invest in the most ethical technology.
The report, entitled The Good Office Guide, assesses the environmental and ethical credentials of different technology suppliers in order to assist business owners in their purchasing decisions.
Office technology manufacturer Brother came out on top, with full marks, in the report which calculates an overall Ethical Company index rating (out of 100) by looking at 12 different ethical criteria.
The index takes into account environmental concerns such as energy consumption and emissions as well as ethical issues such as human rights and affiliations with the nuclear and arms industries.
The lowest scorer was Samsung, with just 43 points.
Commenting on the results, Chris Hinds, Brother’s head of marketing, said: “Environmental and ethical concerns are an increasingly important factor for customers and this report provides the best guide to assess the credentials of leading brands.
“Brother works extremely hard to ensure its operations are ethical and environmentally friendly.
“For example, all our research, design and manufacturing processes have been overhauled to achieve the stringent TCO’99 standard for environmental product performance and accessibility.
“To date, we remain the only printer manufacturer to have achieved this mark.”
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