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"Google has been named as the most environmentally friendly IT company by Greenpeace. The search engine giant topped the campaign group&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Cool IT&amp;#039; leaderboard, replacing last year&amp;#039;s leader Cisco. Greenpeace praised Google for its continuous investment in renewable energy and its efforts to meet climate change targets.  Apple did not make the list, and was criticised for failing to adopt the green strategies of its competitors.  &amp;quot;[Apple] has not demonstrated leadership or elected to pursue market opportunities to drive IT energy solutions that many of its competitors have, despite record profits and large cash reserves,&amp;quot; read a statement from Greenpeace. Facebook was another notable absentee, but the charity confirmed that the social network will appear on next year&amp;#039;s charts following the announcement of its high-profile campaign to adopt renewable energy sources in place of coal-fired power. Greenpeace analyst Gary Cook said that the &amp;#039;Cool IT&amp;#039; leaderboard highlights the crucial role that technology firms play in reducing carbon emissions.  &amp;quot;Technology giants have a real opportunity to use their power and influence to change how we produce and use energy - Google tops the table because it&amp;#039;s putting its money where its mouth is by pumping investment into renewable energy&amp;quot;, he explained. &amp;quot;The IT sector might like to consider itself forward-thinking, but it is keeping far too quiet while the dirty energy industry continues to exert undue influence on both the political process and financial markets.&amp;quot; Cisco took second place behind Google, while Ericsson and Fujitsu came joint third. Business software giant Oracle propped up the 21-firm list after refusing to disclose its renewable policies. In November last year, Greenpeace named Hewlett Packard as the most eco-friendly electronics maker. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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