Brand owner: Eastman Kodak Company
Head office: Rochester, NY, USA
Sector: Electronics
Categories : Cameras, Camcorders
Free Tags: Camera, digital, analog, manual, film, frames
| 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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Eastman Kodak Company plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all Kodak operations worldwide by 50% by 2012 using 2002 as a baseline. | 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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Kodak's website provides information on their goals and some of its achievements. It however does not give specific information on its carbon footprint or that of its supply chain. | 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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Kodak plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2012 using 2002 as a base year. | 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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Kodak's website reports achievement of significant reductions in its GHG emissions (over 40% reduction). They also report a commitment to continue with this voluntary reduction program throughout their products' life cycle. | Source |
| 5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? |
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90% of Kodak's eligible products meet the Energy Star requirements (see the product responsibility section on link provided). | 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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Kodak is compliant with the RoHS directive according to which PVC and BFRs have not been banned. No timeline found in their website. | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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Kodak subscribes to the RoHS directive which does not explicitly ban the use of PVC and BFRs. | 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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Kodak's website does not also provide information on when and whether it has or intends to eliminate beryllium, antimony and phthalates in all of its new products. | 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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Kodak's website does not provide information on these suspect chemicals as it also subscribes to the RoHS directive which does not out right ban the use of these chemicals. | 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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Kodak's website does not specifically mention IPR but Kodak does take responsibility for the full life cycle of its products through various services and tools available to its clients. | 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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Kodak only provides some contact details for the recycling of printers in some countries. | 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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Kodak's website does not give information on whether or not they use at least 5% of its plastic from recycled plastics streams. There is also no specific mention of a timeline for achieving a 25% use of recycled material by 2025. | 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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Kodak states that its suppliers will have a process to ensure that the tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold in the products are not conflict minerals, but does not communicate a clear policy that excludes suppliers from these minerals. | 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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Kodak uses the EICC's Code of Conduct, in which all 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. Not mentioned; 2. No, the CoC states a maximum of 60 hours per week but does not specify how many are overtime; 3. No, wages must comply with applicable wage laws but does not mention a living wage; 4. No, this right is mentioned but a parallel means in situations where these rights are restricted under law is not mentioned. | 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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Kodak does not have a published 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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Kodak is a member of the EICC, but civil society organizations do not have a decisive voice in this initiative. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Kodak mentions performing audits, but does not give a detailed report on its website (see p. 41). | 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 |