Understanding EPEAT

41 reduce environmental impact 3,500+ What is EPEAT? 45+ EPEAT is the definitive global registry for greener electronics. Designed who purchases electronics—from consumers to enterprises—evaluate, compare and select products that to help everyone reduce environmental impact EPEAT is the definitive global registry for greener electronics, covering the most products from the broadest range of manufacturers.   EPEAT is a leading resource for enterprise, SMB, government and institutional purchasers as well as individual consumers seeking electronic products designed to reduce environmental impact. The registry EPEAT rating system was designed to: - Provide marketplace rewards for innovation by recognizing products that reduce environmental and health impacts - Enable product comparisons based on environmental attributes - Make purchasing based on environmental criteria simple and clear EPEAT is an acronym for "Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool" but it is always written “EPEAT.” 3,500+ Contains products 45+ 41 from manufacturers in countries

What products does EPEAT cover? Desktops, laptops/notebooks, workstations, thin clients and displays Imaging devices and televisions Servers and mobile devices Currently: Coming soon: Up next: Currently, EPEAT covers two types of electronic products: PCs and PC displays. These includes desktops, laptops/notebooks, workstations, thin clients and monitors.   Standards are currently in development for other categories, including imaging equipment (such as printers, copiers and fax machines) and televisions. EPEAT expects these products will be added to the registry in 2012. Servers and mobile devices will also be considered for addition to the registry as standards for those categories become available.

What criteria does a product have to meet? EPEAT’s environmental criteria cover the complete product lifecycle from design to recycling. The criteria were developed by stakeholders in a consensus process The criteria fall into 8 categories that reflect different environmental attributes covering the complete product lifecycle:   1. Reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive materials 2. Material selection 3. Design for end of life 4. Product longevity/life extension 5. Energy conservation 6. End-of-life management 7. Corporate performance 8. Packaging All of the criteria used in EPEAT are contained in ANSI-approved public standards. (The standard currently implemented in EPEAT is IEEE 1680.1, covering PCs and PC displays. For more information about IEEE standards and their development visit http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1680/.)

What do the different EPEAT levels mean? Products must meet all required criteria to qualify for EPEAT. Products are rated Bronze, Silver or Gold based on how many optional criteria they meet. EPEAT includes both required and optional criteria. (The PC/PC display category, for example, includes 23 required and 28 optional criteria.)   Products must meet all of the required criteria in their category to qualify for registration, and are rated EPEAT Bronze, EPEAT Silver or EPEAT Gold based on how many of the optional criteria they meet. Bronze rating: meets all required criteria Silver rating: meets all required criteria plus at least 50% of the optional criteria Gold rating: meets all required criteria plus at least 75% of the optional criteria Including optional criteria and flexibility to attain them is intended to foster innovation and enable OEMs to play to their strengths. Green Greener Greenest

How is EPEAT different from ENERGY STAR®? ENERGY STAR covers energy efficiency. EPEAT is a more comprehensive measure of reduced environmental impact than ENERGY STAR. EPEAT’s environmental criteria cover the complete product lifecycle. EPEAT-registered products meet anywhere from in addition to the latest Energy Star standard. EPEAT is a more comprehensive measure of reduced environmental impact than ENERGY STAR.   For example, all EPEAT-registered products in the PC/PC display category must meet the latest ENERGY STAR specifications as well as 21 to 42 additional criteria governing materials used, product longevity, end-of-life management, packaging and corporate performance. With EPEAT, customers get ENERGY STAR consumption and cost savings plus a wide array of other environmental benefits. For more information about ENERGY STAR see: Energystar.gov 21 to 48 other rigorous criteria For more info: Energystar.gov

Why is EPEAT the definitive green electronics registry? Comprehensive Transparent Clear criteria designed to complement country-specific requirements - With more than 3,000 products from more than 45 manufacturers in 41 countries, EPEAT has rapidly become the most comprehensive green electronics registry in existence. EPEAT strives to be as transparent as possible. Full product registration data, all verification requirements, plans and outcomes reports, and lists of standard development participants are all publicly available. In addition, EPEAT Board of Advisors meetings are open to the public. - EPEAT provides a clear set of voluntary performance criteria for product design. Performance criteria are designed to complement and go beyond existing international and national requirements. The user-friendly system allows you search by product, criteria, geographic region and more. A toolkit, PR support, training and regular updates are available to our Channel Partners. Easy to use Support services for partners

What are the potential benefits of selling EPEAT registered products? Enhance company reputation Attract and retain environmentally minded customers Gain access to contracts and purchasers who require EPEAT Lend further credibility to products you sell—those designed with the environment in mind - Enhance company reputation by aligning yourself with a credible, multi-stakeholder environmental initiative. Attract new customers—and improve your ability to retain existing customers—with products that have less of an environmental impact than those not registered in EPEAT. Gain access to the significant market of purchasers in all sectors who require or prefer EPEAT in their contracts. To date, EPEAT has been an official resource in procurement commitments worth $65 billion. Promoting EPEAT-registered products lends additional credibility to products you already sell—those designed with the environment in mind.

What are the potential benefits of buying EPEAT registered products? Purchasers who use EPEAT to guide purchasing decisions can:   Reduce their environmental impact and potentially their energy costs Make informed decisions and choose products that reflect their values Customers can reduce their environmental impact and potentially their energy costs by choosing EPEAT-registered products.1 -All products on the registry must meet the latest technical specifications of ENERGY STAR®, so your electronics are designed for energy efficiency.2 -By reducing power consumption in operation, you can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially lower your energy bill. 2 EPEAT-registered electronics have quantifiable benefits across a range of environmental factors. EPEAT addresses all phases of the product lifecycle including materials use, solid waste, emissions and recycling. 3 Registered products reflect reduction in the use of toxic materials and production of hazardous waste. -The Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator helps you measure and report on the environmental impact and potential cost savings of customer purchases.3   EPEAT also enables customers to make informed decisions and choose the electronics that reflect their environmental values. -Using EPEAT’s online product comparison tool is a smart way to evaluate products that offer environmental benefits. Compare product environmental criteria side by side, and help customers make informed decisions that support their sustainability goals. -Because product performance claims are subject to verification at any time and the EPEAT criteria are updated regularly, you can assure customers that their purchases reflect current and comprehensive environmental standards.  1. In comparison to products that do not meet the EPEAT criteria 2. Energy consumption during use phase is an important aspect of computers’ and monitors’ overall environmental performance. For this reason, the IEEE 1680 Standard, which forms the basis of EPEAT, requires that every EPEAT-registered product meet the current version of the applicable ENERGY STAR® standard. For more details on ENERGY STAR, see www.energystar.gov. 3. Supported by US EPA, the University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products developed an Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (EEBC), which allows purchasers or other parties to calculate the lifecycle environmental benefits from the purchase of EPEAT-registered computers and monitors by product type and tier. For details, see http://isse.utk.edu/ccp/projects/benefitscalculator/elecbenecalc.html. Make progress toward their environmental goals Be recognized as EPEAT Purchasing Partners

How does a product make it onto the registry? Manufacturers declare the specific criteria that their product meets, and participate in an ongoing verification process after registration. To register products in EPEAT, a manufacturer commits to: Make accurate declarations Participate in independent verification Correct any inaccuracies discovered through verification Manufacturers sign a contract (Subscriber Agreement) that commits them to providing accurate information—and to taking remedial action if inaccuracies are discovered during verification. They then register each product by declaring that it meets specific criteria.   To ensure these self-declarations are credible, a rigorous verification process includes random and targeted testing carried out by independent experts on electronics and the environment, contracted by EPEAT and trained in EPEAT verification policies and procedures. All findings are reviewed by a Product Verification Committee comprised of additional experts who are blind to the companies and products under review. Any nonconformance with a product declaration is published in a verification outcomes report. These reports include manufacturer and product names and are made available to all interested parties. The policy of public disclosure of any nonconformance goes a long way to ensuring manufacturers carefully vet and manage their declarations.

How do I find out what products are on the registry? Search the registry at EPEAT.net Obtain an XML feed from EPEAT Use one of EPEAT’s approved data providers – including Ingram Micro and CNet   Anyone can search the registry at EPEAT.net.  - Search quickly by product type, model, manufacturer, country and more to find available products from the vendors you work with. - Compare EPEAT-registered products against each other according to rating and other measures.   - Assess and select products by optional criteria to meet customer requirements. Integrate registry data with your product catalogs and data systems - EPEAT provides an in-house product data XML feed for your use - Collaborating organizations like CNet Content Solutions and Ingram Micro provide mapped EPEAT product identification for your use Make head-to-head comparisons by manufacturer, country, rating tier and criteria.

What other resources are available to me through EPEAT? EPEAT.net Champion toolkit Online EPEAT training EPEAT partner services For more information, call or email your representative/contact: EPEAT.net Anyone can search the registry, access case studies, contacts, news, and more Reseller Toolkit The official Style Guide, logo “bug,” why-buy” sheet and internal reference sheet – available only to EPEAT Channel Partners. EPEAT also provides its Channel Partners with additional services: Logo display and link on EPEAT.net to your site from our Channel partners page EPEAT on-demand webinars – Intro for all Partners; additional modules in development PR support Newsletter Prior notification on significant announcements and releases Support keeping product ratings updated in your catalogs and other materials Other benefits: Potential to be featured in profiles Annual award/recognition program to be developed in 2011 . For more information, call or email your EPEAT Channel Partner liaison: NAME, EMAIL [Name of contact within your company] [Email address] | [Phone]

How do I write/talk about EPEAT? The official EPEAT Style Guide contains instructions for the appropriate use of the EPEAT name, logo and messaging. Go to EPEAT.net and log in to access this information. As an EPEAT Channel Partner, you have access to the official EPEAT Style Guide outlining the appropriate way to use the EPEAT name, logo and messaging. Any staff member registered at EPEAT.net can access the Style Guide to ensure they can easily and correctly promote EPEAT. The style guide contains:   - Name and identity guidelines - Logo guidelines EPEAT messaging (plug and play elements and proof points, to use in developing your own materials) How to use EPEAT messaging Country-specific guidelines - Personality/tone/voice guidelines - Best practices for green claims - Glossary and word palette

What is the purpose of EPEAT? EPEAT vision: A world where the negative environmental and social impacts of electronics are continually reduced and electronic products are designed to accelerate the world's transition to sustainability.   EPEAT mission: Operate the most successful global environmental rating system for electronic products, helping connect purchasers to environmentally preferable choices, and thereby benefiting producers who demonstrate environmental responsibility and innovation. Managed by EPEAT, Inc. a nonprofit organization based in Portland, OR Vision: A world where the negative environmental and social impacts of electronics are continually reduced and electronic products are designed to accelerate the world's transition to sustainability.   Mission: Operate the most successful global environmental rating system for electronic products, helping connect purchasers to environmentally preferable choices, and thereby benefiting producers who demonstrate environmental responsibility and innovation. Values: Leadership, transparency, continuous improvement, collaboration, market-orientation The Green Electronics Council, a program of the International Sustainable Development Foundation and a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Portland, Oregon, administers and promotes the EPEAT system. The GEC is overseen by a stakeholder Board of Advisors that includes OEMs, environmental NGOs, public and private purchasers, recyclers, retailers, reseller organizations and government agencies.

By selling or buying products that meet EPEAT criteria, you contribute to significant environmental benefits. Over their lifecycle, the EPEAT-registered products sold in 2010 will: Reduce use of primary materials by 15.7 million metric tons Eliminate use of enough mercury to fill 437,048 household fever thermometers Avoid the disposal of 59,525 metric tons of hazardous waste Over their lifetime through reductions in resources and materials used, EPEAT-registered PCs and displays purchased worldwide in 2010 will:   Reduce use of primary materials by 15.7 million metric tons, equivalent to the weight of more than 148 million refrigerators1 Reduce use of toxic materials, including mercury, by 1,156 metric tons1 Eliminate use of enough mercury to fill 437,048 household fever thermometers1 Avoid the disposal of 59,525 metric tons of hazardous waste1 Eliminate solid waste equivalent to 16,052 U.S. households’ annual waste1 EPEAT-registered products meet the latest ENERGY STAR® specifications, so they will consume less energy throughout their useful life. The 2010 sales of EPEAT-registered products will: Save more than 9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity—enough to power 757,416 U.S. homes for a year1 Avoid 36 million metric tons of air emissions (including greenhouse gas emissions) and more than 77,000 metric tons of water pollutant emissions1 Reduce more than 1.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions—equivalent to taking nearly 1.1 million U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year1 1. EPEAT 2010 Environmental Benefits Report. Compared with products that do not meet the EPEAT criteria. For details, see http://www.epeat.net/documents/EBReport2010_final.pdf . Save more than 9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity Reduce more than 1.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions

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