Website Ecology Question 1
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Question
Does the brand (company) have a corporate policy for environmentally responsible disposal of electronic waste?
Dutch version: Heeft het merk (bedrijf) een beleid om electronisch afval op verantwoorde wijze af te danken?
German version: Erklärt sich die Marke/das Unternehmen bereit, elektronischen Abfall nach umweltschonenden Standards zu entsorgen?
Reference
E-waste is a growing problem that all brands in this sector should consider when forming policies for how to properly dispose of their electronic waste such as data center servers and corporate computers. United Nations University’s estimations indicate that current e-waste arising across the twenty- seven members of the European Union amount to around 8.3 – 9.1 million tons per year; globally estimated to be around 40 million tons per year [Huisman J. et al. 2008 Review of Directive 2002/96 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Bonn: United Nations University, 2007]. According to the UNEP(p.3), toxic and hazardous elements are present in e-waste, which are partial drivers for the implementation of sound collection and treatment processes.
Ranking Guidelines
Rank ‘Yes’
- when the brand has a corporate policy for the environmentally responsible disposal, reuse, or recycling of e-waste (e.g. servers, desktop computers, etc.)
Rank ‘?’
-(Brand) does not provide information on its policy for safe disposal of e-waste
Rank ‘No’
- when brand explicitly states that it does not have a corporate policy for the environmentally responsible disposal of e-waste
Answering Guidelines
?:
- (Brand) does not provide information on its policy for safe disposal of e-waste, if there is one, through its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices.
