Greenpeace does something unprecedented in labeling Hewlett-Packard with a new insignia that reads “Hazardous Products.” Now, the aerial viewers can watch the unique badge adorning a huge 1,000 square-meter area. So, focus your Google Earth lenses to HP’s global headquarters in Palo Alto, California and you’ll see a great piece of graffiti on its rooftop.
In the just released Annual Green Electronics’ Rankings, HP joined those occupying the last spots. It’s nowhere in the top 10. So, offended with HP’s negligence toward its commitment to offer products sans noxious chemicals like brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics, the Greenpeace activists demolished the eco-friendly image of the company. They painted it green with children’s non-toxic finger paint.
Though HP later issued a letter of clarification bragging its eco-ventures till date, the breach of commitment isn’t permissible. Same goes for Greenpeace as well since resorting to seemingly violent ways is beyond any justification.
Now, it’s all upon us to decide whether eco-responsibility should be considered an inherent virtue that cannot be enforced upon anyone, or is it the beginning of an era that demands direct enforced action rather than an eco-responsible behavior?