VOLUNTARY PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS
Energy Star
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Lexmark is committed to designing energy-efficient products. This is evident by the number of our products that are Energy Star® qualified. Launched in 1992, Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that has grown into a globally recognized symbol for energy-efficient products and practices.
As a charter Energy Star partner, Lexmark is committed to supporting the Energy Star program through energy-efficient product design. This commitment can be seen in the development and release of products with Instant Warm Up fusing technologies and factory-standard duplex options. On a global scale, many available Lexmark laser products meet the power consumption requirements of Germany’s respected Blue Angel eco-label.
Based on the data reported in the 2009 CSR, Lexmark achieved a fleetwide energy reduction of 65 percent for Laser Products and 47 percent for Inkjet Products.
In 2009, Energy Star implemented new energy-efficiency criteria for imaging equipment, the Energy Star Partnership Agreement for Imaging Equipment Version 1.1. Of the Lexmark devices available for purchase in 2010, 72.8 percent were Energy Star qualified. Seventy-six percent of Lexmark laser printers and 59.6 percent of its inkjet printers are Energy Star qualified.
Blue Angel
Lexmark product designers have long looked to the Blue Angel standard for environmental design guidance. Blue Angel, an environmental certification established 1978 in Germany, is one of the most prestigious green certifications awarded worldwide. In the summer of 2008, Lexmark decided to officially seek Blue Angel certification for select Lexmark laser and inkjet devices. As of 2010 the following products held Blue Angel certification:
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
On October 5, 2009, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13514, which calls for federal agencies to purchase products that are environmentally preferable and to give procurement preference for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registered electronic products. Lexmark supports the U.S. federal government in its goal of setting a leadership role in environmental stewardship, energy efficiency and economic recovery.
The EPEAT system and the environmental criteria for computers and monitors were originally developed in a two-year multi-stakeholder process. EPEAT’s environmental criteria are contained in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) public standard, IEEE 1680. The system currently covers desktop and laptop computers, thin clients, workstations and computer monitors (IEEE 1680.1).
The IEEE Standards Association is currently developing the IEEE 1680.2 standard, which will be used by EPEAT to qualify imaging equipment. IEEE 1680.2 is dependent on the ratification of the revisions to the IEEE 1680 umbrella standard. The standards development process is complicated, requires the participation of many stakeholders with various agendas and requires the completion of numerous review processes before the standard is approved and subsequently published.
Lexmark is participating in the ongoing IEEE 1680.2 standard development process. Approval and publication of the standard is anticipated within the next two years. Until the standard is approved and published, requirements will be unknown. Lexmark, therefore, cannot provide forward looking statements as to whether specific products will be qualified to any anticipated standard criteria level required for the EPEAT registry. When IEEE 1680.2 is approved, Lexmark will make a full assessment of our product offerings and reveal that assessment to our clients.
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS
Lexmark products are certified to a number of other voluntary environmental certifications worldwide. These certifications include the Canada Eco Logo (CCD-035), China certification HJ/T 302-2006, Korea EcoMark and Taiwan Green Mark.