Program Partners

Lexmark

As a leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions Lexmark places extreme importance on its environmental standards. We have several programs in place to ensure empty cartridges are collected from users for recycling.

Pioneering this industry-wide program with Planet Ark is a logical extension of Lexmark's own environmental initiatives and is a proud achievement for Lexmark and the environment.

Click here to view environmental information on the Lexmark Australia internet site.

Canon

LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD

Canon's aim is to make high-performance, functional products while minimising the use of precious resources and eliminating waste at every stage.

We have been successful in developing compact digital cameras that efficiently utilise as few resources as possible, printers and multifunction devices that consume dramatically less energy and programs for the collection and recycling of used toner cartridges. At each stage of the lifecycle of Canon products (production, use, and recycling) Canon assesses the amount of CO2 emitted and undertakes efforts to reduce it.

Canon pioneered the collection of used toner cartridges in 1990 as a voluntary measure, and started toner cartridge recycling the following year. To date, we have collected a total of 190,000 tonnes globally. All collected cartridges are utilised as reused parts in new products or in material recycling and we achieve 100% recovery. Through this toner cartridge recycling program, we have reduced the use of new resources by 110,000 tons and CO2 emissions by 310,000 tons.
Canon Australia is proud to be a founding partner of the Cartridges for Planet Ark Program. Our cartridges collected through the program are returned through Canon's global reuse and recycling program or recycled in Australia by Close the Loop. In November 2008, our environmental efforts were publicly recognised when the Association of Field Service Management International (AFSMI) announced Canon Australia as the winner of the inaugural Australian Green Service Award. We scored consistently well in all categories and were judged "best in class" by our industry peers.

For further information on our local initiatives and commitment see our 2008 Sustainability Report on our websitewww.canon.com.au

Epson

Epson is a progressive company, trusted throughout the world because of our commitment to customer satisfaction, environmental conservation, individuality and teamwork. Since opening for business in November 1983, Epson Australia has emerged as a leading supplier of quality imaging products to the colour printing, imaging and photography markets. Underpinning that leadership position is a focus on providing technically innovative products backed by highly regarded, professional pre and post sales support and service.

As a division of Seiko Epson Corporation whose corporate roots are in "co-existence with nature", Epson Australia will actively strive to provide "better procuts for a better future in a manner that fully supports our corporate philosophy of protecting the earth's environment and cooperating with the local community.
As part of Epson Australia's program of environmental awareness and consideration, it was accredited to the international standard ISO 14001 - Environmental Management Systems in May 2001.

Epson Australia has also been recognised for its energy efficiency projects at the NSW Energy and Water Green Globe Awards, winning Gold for the Energy Smart Business Program. This award was in recognition of Epson Australia having upgraded at least 75% of its operation to use energy more efficiently. By implementing energy efficient projects across their operations Epson Australia has, to date, saved over 842 tonnes of carbon dioxide. At the awards night, Mr Nemtzow, Director-General of DEUS made comment that.

Environmental Activities

As part of its Environmental Management System and Corporate Social Responsibility, Epson Australia is currently engaging in the following environmental activities.

Cartridges 4 Planet Ark

Epson is a founding member of the Cartridges for Planet Ark (C4PA)promotion to recycle ink cartridges and toner cartridges. This is only one of many environmental programs Epson Australia is incolved in.

The aim of the program is to reduce some of the 5,000 tonnes of cartridge waste going to landfill each year by recycling 100% of the cartridges and their contents into other products.

Collection boxes for the C4PA program can be found in most Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith and Tandy outlets.

Epson Environmental Vision 2050

Epson is pleased to announced it's Environmental Vision for 2050 in June 2008.

Epson has set four key conditions in order to work towards achieving "Environmental Vision 2050",

Reduction of CO2 emissions by 90% across the entire product life cycle.
Inclusion of all products in the resource reuse and recycling loop*.
Reduction of direct CO2 emissions by 90%, and elimination of global warming gas emissions other than CO2.
Restoration and preservation of biodiversity as a member of the ecosystem, together with local communities.

For more information visit: http://www.epson.co.jp/e/community/environment/vision2050.htm

or visit Epson Australia's website http://www.epson.com.au/company/environment/index.asp

Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop. Our award-winning line of bizhub multifunction products, laser printers and bizhub PRO production printing systems is supported by unparalleled advances in security, print quality and network integration.

Our environmental strategy has been an integral part of our business for over 30 years. More than just being environmentally aware, we combine environmental sustainability into our operations and encourage the same of our partners and clients.

Our business machines are among the most environmentally efficient available. They are more energy efficient, use less toner, and produce less greenhouse gas emissions than ever before. We are a proud supporter and participant of the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark recycling program.

We are one of the first companies to be presented with the international "Blue Angel" award in recognition of our integrated commitment to environmentally sustainable business practices. Our strategic initiatives include:

• Maintaining our international accreditation for the ISO 14001 International Standard for the Environment;
• Promoting materials recycling, low noise, carbon monoxide emission and heat emission caused by our products;
• Further refining our manufacturing process, with zero waste targets.

Our zero waste strategy has already achieved a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emission and hazardous chemicals usage in the past six years. We will continue to devise ways to minimise the carbon footprint of our products and operations as part of our commitment to a greener planet for our clients, staff and partners.

Brother International (Aust) Pty Ltd

With over 100 years in operation, Brother International is a leading global manufacturer of laser printers, Multi-Function Centres®, fax machines, P-touch electronic labelers, label printers, typewriters and sewing machines. A specialist in its product lines, Brother combines customer satisfaction and comprehensive measures for environmental conservation, to manufacture innovative, reliable and practical products to enhance the consumer's lifestyle.

Brother is a proud sponsor of the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark recycling program in addition to adopting a printing system that reduces consumable wastage. The printing system ensures users only need to replace the empty cartridge rather than the entire drum or inkjet print head.
Brother is accredited with the strict ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems; and their products are Energy Star approved, a standard governing product efficiency.

All Brother Products are designed to help you conduct business in the most environmentally sustainable manner. Brother International Australia is a proud supporter of other environmental initiatives including Byteback Australia, the National Packaging Covenant and has joined forces with Earthwatch to help find solutions to some of Australia's pressing environmental challenges.

Please visit www.brother.com.au for more information on Brother's comprehensive measures for environmental conservation.

Toshiba

Building a better future - Toshiba's focus on the environment.

As part of Toshiba's commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, we have made major efforts to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment. We are promoting good environmental management practices across all of our products and business processes, focusing in particular on:
Development of environmentally conscious products

• Recycling of end-of-use products
• Recycling of toner cartridges
• Lead free PCBs
• Recycled plastics
• Zero landfill target
• Chromium free manufacture
• ISO 14001 standards
• Energy star compliance

Lanier

Lanier Australia recognises the importance of environmental conservation and regards environmental conservation and sustainability as an integral part of our business activities. This is demonstrated through the implementation and monitoring of Environmental management practices, and the principles of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle throughout all our business processes.

Fuji Xerox Australia

p>Celebrating its 50th year of operation in Australia, Fuji Xerox is a leader in integrated document services. The company offers a range of technology solutions and business services to meet the needs of businesses for the effective management of information, from creation through to production, distribution and capture. The company, its management and staff are driven to create sustainable value for its stakeholders and this is reflected in our commitment to environmental responsibility and continuous improvement across all areas of our business.

For more information on Fuji Xerox's sustainability commitment, including our product stewardship, please visit: fujixerox.com.au/sustainability

Panasonic

Panasonic Australia is part of the global Panasonic Corporation of electronics manufacturing & sales companies. Panasonic's philosophy is 'Contribution to Society' & 'Aiming for Coexistence with the Global Environment' where we seek to take responsibility for the end-of-life recycling and reuse of these products.

All manufacturing facilities of the Panasonic Corporation are certified to ISO 14001. Panasonic Corporation compiles 'The Panasonic Report for Sustainability' and the 'eco ideas' Report annually.

Panasonic Australia's Head Office and NSW location at Belrose is certified to ISO14001.

HP

HP provides free recycling for HP print cartridges in 53 countries or territories covering more than 88 percent of global print cartridge sales including Australia. The cumulative volume of cartridges returned and recycled reached 390 million pounds (177,000 tonnes) in 2009. This equates to more than 61 million LaserJet and inkjet cartridges returned and recycled worldwide in 2009, bringing the total to date to 320 million.

We design HP print cartridges to be recyclable and incorporate recycled material. Since we take back only our own cartridges, we can be certain about the material content, making it easier to process exhausted cartridges and reuse the material to manufacture new ones. In 2009, HP reached cumulative shipments of 555 million inkjet cartridges using plastic recycled from used HP cartridges - the first such "closed loop" process in the industry. (Read more about our use of recycled materials)

Samsung

At Samsung, we believe it's our responsibility to do business in a way that enriches our planet. That's why we carry out a wide range of environmental activities all around the world.

Samsung's global Eco-Management initiative establishes a comprehensive set of goals. These include core goals such as reducing GHG emissions from manufacturing and product use and expanding innovative eco-friendly products on the market. You can read about our specific goals and targets at http://www.samsung.com/au/aboutsamsung/citizenship/environment.html

Samsung Electronics Australia is proud to work in partnership with Close the Loop on the S.T.A.R.T. Program. This environmentally conscious program safely processes empty cartridges into their major usable raw components (plastics, metals, toner, packaging, cardboard and other miscellaneous materials) and then makes those recovered materials available to the raw materials marketplace for reuse in new manufacturing for a range of products.

Thank you for joining Samsung in serving our community and our world.

Sharp

Creating Environmentally Conscious Company with Sincerity and Creativity

As a global organisation, Sharp is committed to reducing the impact on the environment based on the philosophy of: “Creating an environmentally conscious company with sincerity and creativity”. Sharp aims to become an Environmentally Advanced Company: a company balancing business expansion with environmental preservation.

Following its business philosophy and business creed of “Sincerity and Creativity,” Sharp is moving forward to even more thoroughly fulfil its social responsibility through manufacturing and technologies that contribute to the conservation of the global environment.

Sharp Corporation of Australia: Environmental Policy

The Policy of the Sharp Corporation of Australia (SCA) is to achieve a high standard of environmental care in conducting our business in the Stock holding and Sale of Electronic, Consumer, Personal and Business products and the provision of Technical Support / Service for the product distributed.

The Company's aims are:

• To conduct SCA’s business in a manner that is environmentally responsible having due regard for the Corporate Environmental Policy, changing community standards and expectations and to comply with all relevant environment legislation and regulations.
• To monitor and modify SCA’s environmental activities to ensure compliance with changing laws, standards and community attitudes.
• To conserve resources used by SCA in the execution of the Company's business including the maintenance of effective energy conservation strategy when it is cost effective.
• To achieve ongoing improvement in environmental management and prevention of pollution.
• To provide appropriate Environmental training to relevant staff to ensure proper operation of the Environment Management System.
• To implement environment policy through SCA’s Environmental Committee, which will set tasks for environmental matters within SCA, and provide the resources necessary to support SCA’s environmental policy and its initiatives, including encouraging and reviewing staff recommendations leading to improvements in the Company’s environmental performance?
• To maintain third party certification for our Environmental Management Policy.