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Singapore joined the EPEAT  green electronics rating system, the first to do so following EPEAT's international expansion in August 2009 and the 41st  in a line of countries participating in the program. Singapore consumers will now be able to easily assess the environmental performance of computer hardware and displays.

Electronics manufacturers like Toshiba embrace Singapore's inclusion. “The EPEAT system offers Toshiba a clear and impartial way to assess and communicate the strength of our environmental design initiatives," said Hidemi Murata, Managing Director of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd, which has registered the first EPEAT Gold-rated products in Singapore.

EPEAT is the largest environmental rating system for electronics, with a registry of over 1,000 products and more than 40 participating manufacturers worldwide. Last summer’s expansion enabled IT purchasers in the US, Canada, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Mexico to compare and select environmentally preferable products based on their environmental performance in their countries. Now Singaporeans have that same ability.

The EPEAT system evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance: Bronze, Silver and Gold, based on 51 environmental criteria. Key benchmarks include elimination of toxics, design for recycling, extended product longevity, increased energy efficiency, packaging waste reduction, and takeback and recycling services.

EPEAT is a purchasing requirement for all U.S. federal agencies, and is integrated into hundreds of government, education, health care and enterprise IT contracts worldwide.

hhgregg carries more than a dozen Toshiba laptops in addition to other EPEAT participants.

• New EPEAT Ratings
• Another Rating System Underway: Sustainability Consortium
• Toshiba laptops at hhgregg.com