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Brand Owner: TomTom
Head Office: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: Navigation Systems
Free Tags: GPS, Satellite, SatNav, Navigation System, Car Navigation, Mobile Navigation, Tom Tom
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TomTom Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions
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1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020? TomTom does not communicate any information on its carbon emissions policy, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain? See remark for carbon emissions question 1. SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% within the next 5 years? See remark for carbon emissions question 1. SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years? See remark for carbon emissions question 1. SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? See remark for carbon emissions question 1. SOURCE
Questions about Environmental Policy
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1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? Only RoHS (Directives on Chemicals) and REACH (regulation on chemicals) mentioned, no mention of PVC and BFRs. SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? See remark for environmental policy question 1. SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? Only RoHS (Directives on Chemicals) and REACH (regulation on chemicals) mentioned, no mention of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals. SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products? See remark for environmental policy question 3. SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling? TomTom does not communicate whether it supports IPR on its website. SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold? TomTom states it finances the treatment and recycling of old TomTom products returned through designated collection points (see page 28). However, it is unclear where these collection points are located. SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025? TomTom sells products with recycable components, but no specific information on what components and percentages found (see 'Use of recycled materials'). SOURCE
Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade
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1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace? All standards mentioned are in TomTom Ethical Trading Code of Practice, but addition to child labour standard that light work may be done by children in some cases. Reference to ILO-convention 138 should be given clearly. SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage? 1. Not mentioned; 2. No, supplier must comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding work hours, but maximum workweek and hours of overtime is not specified; 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage (see page 4). SOURCE
3. Does this CoC include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining? This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions (see page 4). SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume? TomTom does not provide a list of its suppliers on its website. SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions? TomTom does not communicate any information on its labour conditions policy on its website. SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? See remark for labor conditions question 7. SOURCE