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How do I contact Acer regarding the company's environmental management? |
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Acer has set up an environmental management liaison window, please email your question to eco@acer.com.tw |
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Has Acer set goals in response to the EU's RoHS Directive? |
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All Acer products are scheduled to meet the criteria set by the EU RoHS Directive by Q2 2006. |
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Does Acer communicate with environmental groups and organizations? |
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Yes, we exchange information regularly and proactively with domestic and foreign environmental organizations, e.g. the U.S. group Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) and Greenpeace. |
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Does Acer work with government, research organizations or the academics on environmental issues? |
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Yes, because Acer believes that cooperation with government and domestic research organizations can advance the environmental management profession. In 2005, we collaborated with Taiwan 's Institute of Environment and Resources, university professors and scholars in updating the ISO14001 environmental management system, completing our environmental report, and managing the green supply chain and environmental risk. We also cooperate with the Environment and Development Foundation in carrying out research on RoHS compliancy certification.
Acer currently participates in programs with Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau and Ministry of Economic Affairs. One program involves a product eco-design and promotion plan with guidance provided by the Industrial Technology Research Institute's Center for Environmental Safety and Health Technology Development. The other program involves an environmental management technical tool-training plan, with guidance provided by the Foundation of Taiwan Industry |
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Under what circumstance do Acer products release PBDEs? |
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The Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDEs) family including Octa-BDE, Penta-BDE and Deca-BDE makes commonly used Bromine based flame-retardants. Flame retardants are materials widely used for electric and electronic products, household appliances, plastics, textile and construction. This agent prevents inflammation, and in case of fire, it also blocks and delays the fire from spreading, allowing more time for people caught in the fire to evacuate.
PBDE burning creates corrosive air, ozone-destroying gas and dioxin, which pollute the environment and harm human health. Use of computers in a regular environment does not bring any harm to the environment or human health as above mentioned. For more information, please refer to a document published by the Center of Environmental Safety and Health Technology Development, Industrial Technology Research Institute: Hazardous Characteristics of PBDEs, available in Chinese only.
Meanwhile, Acer is scheduled to have all its products comply with the EU's RoHS Directives 2002/95/EC from the second quarter of 2006 and is determined to meet all the standards set by RoHS [Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr6+, PBB, PBDE<0.1% (1000ppm),Cd<0.01%(100ppm)] from 1 July 2006.
In addition to RoHS, Acer desktop and notebook PCs also conform to the IT ECO Declaration 2004; Acer CRT/LCD monitors are either TCO99 or TCO03 certified. These efforts prove that Acer is able to offer environmental-friendly products to its customers. Acer's list of self-declaration products may be found at http://acer-group.com /Sustainability/sustainability_main04-8a.htm |