Google Tops Greenpeace's Cool IT Rankings

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fuel Cell , Wind

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   Not that Google necessarily needs the acclaim, but Google has another reason today to gloat. It was just ranked as the greenest tech company by Greenpeace in its latest edition of its Cool IT Leaderboard. This time, Google "wrested control" of the top spot from Cisco, which last took the lead in December 2010's list and placed second this time around. Ericsson and Fujitsu tied for third place. IBM and HP round out the top 10 at ninth and tenth place, respectively. Key to Google's victory is transparency, at least when it comes to the environmental impact of its IT operations. Greenpeace's Gary Cook noted the following on the organization's blog: "Google is way ahead on climate solutions and energy impacts, thanks to its disclosure of its energy footprint, and for providing its impressively detailed mitigation plan for achieving emissions reductions."

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