Brand owner: Electrolux Group
Head office: Stockholm, Sweden
Sector: Electronics
Categories : Home Appliances
Free Tags: Household, Home Appliances, Dishwasher, Microwave, Washing Machine, Vacuum Cleaner, Oven
| 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? |
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Electrolux does not state whether or not they support global mandatory emission cuts at these levels. 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? |
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Electrolux does report on its GHG emissions (see page 31). | 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? |
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Electrolux aims to reduce the environmental footprint by achieving a 28% absolute reduction of energy use by 2012 compared with 2005 consumption (see page 6). | Source |
| 4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years? |
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Electrolux has reduced its direct and indirect emissions with 17,8% in 2010 (654,192) since 2007 (795,659) (click table EN16). | Source |
| 5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? |
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Electrolux does have a number of appliances being Energy star rated as is evidenced by their recent award in North America. It is however unclear whether ALL their products meet the Energy Star requirements. | Source |
| 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? |
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Electrolux Group has enlisted all chemical substances in a Restricted Materials List (RML). PVC is assessed as a 'Substance of Concern' (SoC; see page 1) and is not banned from production. Most flame retardants (BFRs) are either restricted in usage or a SoC. There is no outspoken intention to ban the selected substances from future production. | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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See remark 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? |
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Electrolux Group has enlisted all three groups of chemicals as either restricted in usage or a SoC. There is no outspoken intention to ban the selected substances from future production. | 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? |
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See remark 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? |
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Electrolux Group has signed the IPR statement. Electrolux Group is furthermore the co-founder of the European Recycling Platform (ERP). The platform is the instrument through which Electrolux Group itself is "responsible for financing and organising the handling of scrapped domestic appliances". | 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? |
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Not found on Electrolux Group website. Electrolux Group is the co-founder of the European Recycling Platform (ERP) that aims to comply with the WEEE directive but it does not provide information on free recycling centers for the treatment and disposal of waste. | 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? |
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Electrolux has produced refrigerators and a vacuum cleaner that consist of more than 50% of recycled materials. However, Electrolux does not provide any numbers or percentages about the use of recycled plastics and gives no timeline. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) have a policy that excludes smelters of conflict minerals by only sourcing minerals from conflict free areas or by only sourcing minerals from conflict areas when human rights are respected and where contributing to conflict is avoided? |
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Electrolux does not communicate any policy on conflict materials on its website. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) have a Code of Conduct (CoC) for both its own factories and those of its suppliers, which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labor, no child labor, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace? |
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In Electrolux's Workplace Standards, all of these standards are mentioned. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand’s (company’s) CoC include at least 3 of the following workers rights: 1. a formally registered employment relationship 2. a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. a sufficient living wage 4. form and join labor unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, to develop parallel means? |
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1. Yes, a formally registered employment relationship is mentioned (p. 6); Yes, the maximum working week is 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum (p. 19); 3. No, compensation should follow the level required by applicable law (p. 20); 4. No, it is unclear if these rights are restricted under law (p. 22). | 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? |
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Electrolux does not publish a list of direct suppliers on its website. | Source |
| 5. Is the brand (company) a member of a multi stakeholder initiative (MSI), wherein independent NGO’s or labor unions are represented, that collectively aims to improve labor conditions and that carries out independent audits? Or does the brand (company) significantly purchase its supplies from factories certified by such MSI’s? |
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Electrolux does not mention a membership of an MSI on its website. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Electrolux does not publish report outcomes or results of its policies to improve labor conditions at its suppliers. | Source |
| 7. Has the brand’s labor conditions policy resulted in a ‘compliance level’ of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a ‘monitored level' of at least 80%? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 6. | Source |