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not product systems”. The scale ranges from 0, +1, +2, and +3, which refers to bad, partially bad, partially good, and good respectively.
b. Production Strategy X2
The key point of this strategy is commitment to reduce GHG emissions from a company’s own operations with timelines –coded as E3. It further indicates
commitment to percentage cut in GHG emission using GHG emission data calculated in ‘Support for global mandatory reduction of GHG emissions’ –coded as E1. The E1
states that “supports global mandatory cuts of at least 50 by 2050 from 1990 levels; cuts by industrialized countries of at least 30 as a group by 2020 and for
greenhouse gas emissions to peak by 2015” Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics - Ranking Criteria Explained, 2010: 10.
“This criterion rates brands on their corporate commitment to reduce GHG emissions from their own operations, using GHG emission data GHG Protocol
Corporate Standard Scope 1 2 calculated in E1 as a baseline. The baseline should be GHG emission data from 2006, 2007 or 2008” Greenpeace Guide to Greener
Electronics - Ranking Criteria Explained, 2010: 11. This criterion also use scale from 0, +1, +2, and +3 to represent bad, partially
bad, partially good, and good. Full points go to brands that commit to reducing their own GHG emissions by at least 20 by 2012, mean those which score +3 good.
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c. DistributionMarket Strategy X3
This strategy uses Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics of ‘provides voluntary take-back of e-waste in countries not legally required to do so’ –coded as
W2. “This criterion scores companies on their voluntary take-back and recycling
programmes in countriesstates where there are no laws requiring them to do so. The European Union EU has the WEEE Directive Waste from Electrical
and Electronic Equipment, which requires producers to take back and recycle their waste. Likewise, Japan has the Household Appliance Recycling Law,
which makes producers responsible for recycling waste from household appliances and computers. Taiwan and South Korea also have extended
producer responsibility EPR programmes for large household appliances and PCs. A growing number of States in the US and Provinces in Canada have
take-back legislation” Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics - Ranking Criteria Explained, 2010: 8.
This criterion also use scale from 0, +1, +2, and +3 to represent bad, partially bad, partially good, and good. Those who score +3 “go to companies who provide
free, easy and global take-back and recycling services for all their discarded products, both for business and individual customers, in every country where their products are
sold” Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics - Ranking Criteria Explained, 2010: 8.
