TOKYO--(BUSINESS
WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Toshiba Tec Corporation
(TOKYO:6588) announced today that BSI (British Standards Institution) in Japan,
the business standards company, has verified Toshiba Tec’s new eco-friendly
multi-functional peripheral (MFP) the e-STUDIO3508LP, e-STUDIO4508LP,
e-STUDIO5008LP, and the paper reusing device e-STUDIO RD301 meets the stringent
requirements of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards ISO 14040 and ISO
14044.
The e-STUDIO3508LP, e-STUDIO4508LP,
and e-STUDIO5008LP are Toshiba Tec’s unique and eco-conscious product which
prints regular black prints as well as erasable blue prints within one device.
These products will reduce environmental burden such as CO2 emission from paper
production by erasing the erasable blue prints and reusing the paper hence
reducing the paper consumption. BSI - the third party organization’s
verification ensured that Toshiba Tec’s calculation method of LCA for its
eco-friendly MFP is based on ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 which provides a robust
framework for assessing the environmental impact of a product or service from
the time of production through to product disposal. The verification process
reviewed the LCA calculation method of these new MFPs for a five year period
and compared it with that of Toshiba Tec’s regular MFP. From this calculation
method, printing the paper in erasable blue five times and erasing them to
reuse will reduce the CO2 emission by 57% compared to that of five black
prints.*
Toshiba Tec strives to be one of the
world’s leading eco-conscious companies based on the company's Three Greens philosophy:
Greening of Products, Greening of Process, and Green Management. Complying with
rigorous verification standards is demonstration of Toshiba Tec’s commitment to
sustainable business improvement. By verifying its products to ISO 14040 and
ISO 14044, Toshiba Tec is taking major steps towards addressing the
environmental aspects and potential impacts throughout a product's life - from
initial raw material acquisition through to final disposal.
* Conditions:
- Basic Electricity unit for CO2 in Japan
- Basic Paper unit for CO2 in Japan
- Basic Electricity unit for CO2 in Japan
- Basic Paper unit for CO2 in Japan
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