Company’s Multifunction Products Meet New Environmental Standards and Qualify for Inclusion in the Definitive Green-Rating System’s Imaging Equipment Category
To underscore its commitment to designing and delivering products to
help facilitate customers' environmental stewardship, Toshiba America
Business Solutions, Inc. (http://business.toshiba.com)
today announces 34 of its e-STUDIOTM multifunction products
(MFPs) are registered in EPEAT. EPEAT is the definitive global rating
system for greener electronics.
Toshiba, the leading managed print services (MPS) provider and business
printing solutions innovator registered its multifunction products in
the recently added imaging equipment category of the EPEAT Registry. The
EPEAT system rates products on a lifecycle basis and considers, among
other things, its absence of toxic substances, its use of recycled and
recyclable materials, and its design for recycling, product longevity,
energy efficiency, corporate performance and packaging.
"Toshiba has been a valued EPEAT participant for six years, and I
commend the company for providing leadership in the new imaging
equipment category," said Robert Frisbee, CEO of the Green Electronics
Council. "Toshiba's dedication to create greener business products
underscores its commitment to the environment and demonstrates the value
it sees in the EPEAT system."
"We are elated to have our products meet such stringent criteria to
become EPEAT registered," said Tom Walter, director of aftermarket
sales, marketing and operations for Toshiba America Business Solutions,
Inc. "Creating greener, more sustainable products speaks to Toshiba's
philosophy of fostering a more sustainable global environment. This
deeply established ethos parallels the principles EPEAT has created."
To be added to the EPEAT Registry, an imaging device must meet at least
33 required environmental performance criteria. Products may achieve
higher ratings by meeting some or all of 26 additional optional
criteria. The rating criteria were developed during a four-year
stakeholder consensus process that involved hundreds of representatives
from the environmental, research, governmental and manufacturing sectors.
EPEAT is used as an environmental purchasing requirement by eight
national governments, including the United States, and is integrated
into hundreds of municipal, educational, healthcare and enterprise IT
contracts worldwide. For more than six years, EPEAT ratings have helped
companies, governments and consumers compare and purchase greener PCs
and monitors, resulting in significant environmental
benefits. The EPEAT system expanded in 2013 to include televisions
and imaging equipment such as printers, copiers, scanners and
multifunction devices.
According to the Green Electronics Council, since 2006, purchasers
choosing EPEAT-registered electronics over products that don't meet the
system's criteria have eliminated greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to
11 million U.S. vehicles' annual impact, avoided more than 394,000
metric tons of hazardous waste and reduced solid waste by nearly 167,000
metric tons - equivalent to nearly 86,000 U.S. households' annual waste.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., (TABS) is
an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the world's
eighth-largest electronics/electrical equipment company. TABS is a
leading managed document services (MDS) provider with experts that help
organizations take control of document security, workflow and print
environments. With the award-winning EncompassTM managed
print services (MPS) program, e-STUDIOTMline of multifunction
printers (MFPs), toner products and retail information/thermal printing
systems, TABS is leading the way for businesses to print smarter, work
safer and conserve resources. For more information on Toshiba solutions
and services available in the United States and Latin America, please
visit www.business.toshiba.com.
About EPEAT
EPEAT is the definitive global registry for greener electronics. The
registry includes the most products from the broadest range of
manufacturers and spans the widest array of countries. EPEAT combines
strict, comprehensive criteria for design, production, energy use and
recycling with ongoing independent verification of manufacturer claims.
More than 533 million EPEAT-registered products have been sold worldwide
since 2006, resulting in significant environmental benefits. EPEAT was
developed through a stakeholder consensus process and is managed by theGreen
Electronics Council, a non-profit organization based in Portland,
Oregon. Learn more at epeat.net.
