Brand owner: Logitech International
Head office: Romal-sur-Morges, Switzerland
Sector: Electronics
Categories : Audio, Video
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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? |
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Logitech is committed to reducing their carbon emissions. However, no information (if there is any) can be found in their 2009 report on such a goal. (see page 5 "Environmental, Health and Safety Report 2009") | 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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Logitech only discloses separate graphs of the carbon emissions of transportation in the supply chain and of business travel (see page 5 "Environmental, Health and Safety Report 2009") | 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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See question 1 on Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions | 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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See question 1 on Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions | Source |
| 5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? |
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Logitech has the goal to meet or exceed the standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program and the California Energy Commission appliance efficiency regulations. However, numbers or percentages are not mentioned. | 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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Logitech restricted the use of BFR in their products. For PVC, the company had set a goal to eliminate it by 2008. However is not clear whether this goal was achieved or not. (see link, section "Materials Selection, Substitution and Elimination" | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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See question 1 about "Environmental Policy". | 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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Logitech is committed to eliminate the use of phthalates in their products. However they have not set a timeline to achieve this. Logitech plans to share more details of their progress in coming reports. (see page 9, "Environmental, Health and Safety Report 2009") | 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 question 3 about "Environmental Policy". | 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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Though a member of the European Recycling Platform since 2004, Logitech states it is the user's responsibility to dispose waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for recycling (see 'Product Stewardship'). No support of individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) mentioned. | 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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Logitech states it is the user's responsibility to dispose waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for recycling. However, no list of free and easy take back and recycling services is mentioned, consumers should contact their local office to find out (see 'Product Stewardship'). | 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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It is unclear whether Logitech sources its plastics from recycled plastic streams, since there is no information available on their website. | 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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Logitech states it encourages its suppliers to follow the EICC Program and the OECD Guidelines. However, Logitech requests its suppliers to share this work ethic, but does not oblige its suppliers. | 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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Logitech requires its own factories and suppliers to abide by the EICC Code of Conduct, in which all these standards are mentioned (see p. 2 and link on next question). | 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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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 living wage, 4. No, Freedom of association is mentioned, but it is unclear if this right is restricted by law (see page 2/3 and link on previous question). | 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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Logitech does not provide 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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Logitech is a member of the EICC, but civil society organizations do not have a decisive voice in this initiative (see p. 2). | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Logitech does not report on the results of its labor conditions policy. | 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 Policy question 6. | Source |