As a global company, TANDBERG has a genuine concern for the environment. We believe that embracing green practices and technologies is not only a corporate social responsibility, but also makes good business sense. Video provides a practical alternative for companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint through decreased travel and telework programs, as well as provides a key competitive advantage through increased productivity.
TANDBERG is committed to making environmental responsibility an integral part of its own corporate culture and strives to continually reduce the Company’s overall environmental impact through company-wide green programs and policies.
TANDBERG’s Environmental Policies
- Meeting travel – In order to reduce unnecessary meeting travel, whenever possible employees should use video conferencing. For periodic company events where in-person collaboration is essential, TANDBERG balances the impact of employee travel either through carbon offset programs or other environmental initiatives in our operations.
- Telecommuting/teleworking – TANDBERG supports telework initiatives that maintain a strong company culture and a high level of performance, while reducing the emissions caused by commuting. We enable employees to utilize desktop and PC-based video to visually telecommute, based on their particular job situation and approval of their manager.
- Production/operations – TANDBERG strives to reduce the energy consumption and Carbon footprint in the production and use of our video conferencing solution. We comply with all relevant environmental legislation, including the EU’s directives on WEEE and RoHS.
- Energy consumption – Every TANDBERG office should have a plan to reduce energy consumption by addressing the use of heating/cooling systems, lighting, and electronic equipment.
- Business materials – TANDBERG encourages all offices to purchase environmentally friendly products. Print runs of marketing materials should be kept to a minimum and produced on eco-friendly paper.
- Recycling – Wherever locally feasible, all TANDBERG offices should have programs to recycle cans, bottles, mixed paper, cardboard, and electronic equipment.
- Shipping and mailing – Where possible, TANDBERG should reduce the amount of materials used in shipping, source reusable packing containers, and consolidate transportation to often-used vendors.
Reducing our Carbon Footprint
Our first environmental sustainability review is an important step towards measuring and improving our own carbon footprint. This external audit sets us on a course to continue environmental benchmarking within TANDBERG ’s operations worldwide. In addition, we hope that this report also provides information to our customers and partners regarding the impact of visual communication solutions on their own carbon footprint.
EU Environmental Directives
As a producer of electronic and electrical equipment, TANDBERG complies with two European Union (EU) Directives which aim to reduce the impact of the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment at its end-of-life:
The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring producers to arrange for collection and recycling.
The EU Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) - bans the use of certain heavy metals and brominated flame retardants to reduce the environmental impact of WEEE which is landfilled or incinerated.
Learn more about TANDBERG's personal commitment to environmental responsibility and call to action for other organizations.
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Affiliations
We actively partner with environmental organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund; participate in global environmental summits; and develop educational webinars, presentations, and other materials to draw attention to the negative impacts of carbon emissions.
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