Xerox Info

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Brand Owner: Xerox Corporation
Head Office: Norwalk, CT, USA
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: Printers, Copiers
Free Tags: Printer, copier, inkjet, laser, scanner
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Xerox Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions
4 out of 5
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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? Xerox does mention that it targets to reduce its GHG emissions by 25% by 2012 but not mention is made of either one of the global targets. (See p. 3 of its 2010 CSR report) SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain? Xerox does disclose both its scope 1 and 2 emissions (see p. 7 of their 2010 Environment, Health and Safety Report). 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? Xerox has a goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 25% in 2012 compared to 2002 levels (see p. 3 of the 2010 Environment, Health and Safety Report). SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years? Xerox has reduced its carbon emissions by ~25%; from 479,000 metric tons of CO2eq in 2004 to 357,000 metric tons of CO2eq in 2009. SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? In 2009, 92% of eligible new products launched met the 2009 ENERGY STAR (version 1.1) standard (see p. 3 of the 2010 Environment, Health and Safety Report). SOURCE
Questions about Environmental Policy
1 out of 7
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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 PVC in packaging is prohibited. Rest of PVC and BFR's are not prohibited, but 'restricted'. No timeline to ban those chemicals (see page 5). SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? Only PVC in packaging is prohibited. Rest of PVC and BFR's are not prohibited, but 'restricted'. No timeline to ban those chemicals (see page 5). 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? Antimony, beryllium and phthalates are not prohibited, but 'restricted'. No timeline to ban those chemicals (see page 5). 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? Antimony, beryllium and phthalates are not prohibited, but 'restricted'. No timeline to ban those chemicals (see page 5). 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? Information on whether Xerox supports the principle of IPR was not available 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? Xerox seems to offer free and easy access to recycling services in many of the countries in which their products are sold. 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? Xerox has an expansive recycling program across the globe; it is however unclear whether they source at least 5% of the plastics requirement from recycled plastic streams. Their site also does not give any timeline for this. SOURCE
Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade
2 out of 6
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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? Xerox is a member of the EICC and has adopted the EICC Code of Conduct (CoC) (see 'EICC Membership'). For EICC CoC, see link questions 2&3 below. In the EICC CoC all standards are mentioned. 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? In the EICC CoC: 1. Not mentioned; 2. No, maximum working week is 60 hours (including overtime), 'except in emergency cases and unusual situations', which can mean anything; 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage (see page 2). 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? In the EICC Code: Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (see page 3). 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? No published list of suppliers was found on Xerox's 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? Xerox is a member of the EICC (see 'EICC Membership'). SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? No mention is made of annual reports on the conditions of Xerox's labour policy. SOURCE