How we work more sustainably

 

Long before a product is built we’ve thought through the process from beginning to end, so we can incorporate eco thinking at every stage. Among hundreds of other initiatives we try to use recycled materials where possible, renewable energy in the factories and we’re working towards zero impact on the environment from all of our business processes.

Sustainable business processes

Road Zero is our environmental vision for a more sustainable future

Road to Zero

We’ve set ourselves clear targets to help protect the planet and its resources. Find out about our vision for 2015 and beyond and how we want to minimise the environmental impact of our operations and products.

Learn more about our environmental vision

100% renewable energy
Learn more about WWF Climate Savers

100% renewable energy

Find out how we use renewable energy at all our Global Environmental Management System (GEMS) sites throughout Europe, which are now powered by electricity from 100% renewable sources.

Find out how we use renewable energy

Targets to reduce CO2 emissions

Sony is a member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Climate Savers Program, working to establish ambitious targets to voluntarily reduce CO2 emissions.

Learn more about WWF Climate Savers

Learn about VAIO laptop eco features
Learn about our TV eco features

VAIO laptops

Find out how VAIO laptops are made using eco-conscious processes. Learn about energy saving features, reduced packaging and the recycled materials that go into our laptops.

Learn about VAIO eco features

TVs from Sony

Find out how you can save energy and save money with TVs from Sony. Learn how we use recycled materials and reduced packaging to reduce impact on the environment.

Find out about TV eco features

What standards do we meet?

All suppliers must meet our eco-conscious standards
We comply with EU REACH Regulations for the use of harmful substances

Green Partner Environmental Quality Approval Program

We have led the industry by establishing our own global standards for the management of substances in products. Sony suppliers must fulfil the material requirements according to our Green Partner Environmental Quality Approval Program. This ensures we maintain a common global standard for our products by buying parts and materials only from suppliers who have passed an audit and have been certified as Sony Green Partners.

Learn about our Green Partner Program (only available in English)

EU REACH Regulation

In addition to our work to restrict the use of harmful substances, The European Union Regulation No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) requires that any companies operating in the EU, including Sony, comply with various legal obligations, including informing customers about the use of ‘Substances of Very High Concern’ (SVHC), that are listed on the so-called ‘REACH Candidate List’, in our products.

Download REACH and SVHC information (only available in English)

European Recycling Platform (ERP)

Sony is a founder member of the European Recycling Platform (ERP). The ERP is fully operational in 12 European countries and effectively manages end-of-life collection and recycling for all consumer electronics products. By autumn 2010, ERP had collected and recycled over one million tonnes of waste from electrical and electronic equipment.

 

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