At Brother we constantly work to reduce the environmental impact of everything we do, from design and development to reusing and recycling our products. By adhering to our 5 Rs (Reject, Reduce, Reuse, Reform and Recycle) we do everything in our power to help build a recycling-focused society. Our Brother Earth programme outlines our environmental commitment to our communities and the planet. Further information at www.brother.es
Canon España, S. A. is a sponsor and founding member of Ecofimática.
ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN BRANDS IN THE WORLD. Since 1937 we have manufactured products that let people do amazing things in life and business.
Over the years, the brand has built a reputation for quality, reliability and innovation and we have been rewarded with a strong relationship with our customers. The brand name Canon comes from ‘Kwanon’, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, and it is deeply bound to the heritage and values that form part of our principles, which are based on the Kyosei Corporate Philosophy, a Japanese term that means ‘living and working together for the common good’.
Dysteca has been the exclusive importer of the DEVELOP brand to the Canary Islands since 1987. The brand has always stood out for its respect for the environmental conditions of its products, and through membership of Ecofimática, which implements a complete waste management system, the company aims to take part in working to conserve of our planet.
Sustainability is the compass that sets our course. We’re fully aware that the word ‘sustainability’ isn’t a loose term that companies should bandy about. It’s far more than that. It’s a key aspect of the future and sustainable growth of our planet. It’s a commitment, a responsibility that we should all recognise and in recent years it has taken shape under the United Nations Foundation 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Epson has been working to achieve the 17 SDG for several years. Because we don’t know how to work any other way. Sustainability is part of our make-up and we integrate it into everything we do.
But our environmental commitment goes much further. We also take the behaviour of our collaborators into account. We work closely with all our stakeholders, including Ecofimática. We want to help companies and organisations meet the environmental goals and save money at the same time.
During 2020, we reduced green house gas emissions per employee by 8.56%, recycled 23,700 tonnes of materials such as batteries, paper, wood, plastic and waste electrical equipment, and succeeded in entirely powering buildings belonging to Epsom by renewable energy, among other initiatives.
But our passion for sustainability goes far beyond that. We have seen that it will become a key ingredient to companies’ success. For this reason, in 2021 we have decided to work together and harder than ever to make the best decisions and create a more sustainable future for people and the planet.
Paperlab is a clear example of how we are going to achieve it: the first safe destruction and recycling system for paper documents that can be used to create new paper from waste without using water.
These and many other initiatives will be included in a new edition of our European Corporate Responsibility Report, The Green Choice, and in local Sustainability Reports. We are also renewing our Environmental Vision 2050, a declaration of intent on the company’s environmental objectives for 2050.
Further information at www.epson.es
At Konica Minolta, we have always prioritised our responsibility towards the world we inhabit. That is why we have developed the numerous technologies and features that belong to Konica Minolta to help minimise the impact of using our products on the environment, with the aim of preventing global warming and conserving resources to support the preservation and restoration of our planet’s biodiversity.
Konica Minolta takes its responsibilities as a corporate citizen very seriously. Protection of the environment is one of its challenges and an essential part of the management philosophy of New Value Creation, which is why we work to protect the environment, reducing the environmental impact of our products and services throughout their life-cycle, combining performance with ecological and economic efficiency to obtain the following: lower energy consumption, optimised use of paper, reductions in waste and our carbon footprint and saved time.
Kyocera Document Solutions España is a leading company in data management solutions that generate knowledge to maximise back office efficiency in organisations. Its portfolio includes printers and high quality, environmentally-friendly multifunctional equipment, business solutions and consultancy services that help clients optimise and manage their document work flow and achieve new efficiency rates, converting their work spaces into smart, hybrid work spaces. Under the principles of technological excellence and empathy, the company aims to help organisations to put their knowledge into practice, thereby boosting the transformation.
Since it was founded, the Japanese company has been one of the most environmentally-friendly leading manufacturers and positions itself as a pioneer in the use of technology that protects the planet thanks to the development of Ecosys, technology based on using long-lasting components that help to significantly reduce waste and the use of consumables. Thanks to its document management services, such as the Solpheo Suite platform, companies can succeed in improving their levels of environmental and economic sustainability.
Working under the corporate development philosophy developed by Kyocera founder Dr Kazuo Inamori, the company is committed to taking pride in fair work and respect for people, the company and the whole planet.
As a socially responsible business, Lexmark focuses on creating innovative, high quality image technology and solutions that are socially and environmentally responsible.
This has led the company to establish a business model based on a circular economy and on reducing its environmental impact. This means that its operations control both energy consumption and waste emissions. But even more importantly, it develops products with a clear philosophy: planned durability or, to put it another way, products designed to last with expansion options and the supply of suitable parts so that one of our products takes as long as possible to become obsolete.
Furthermore, through the use of innovative use of postconsumption recycled materials, we positively influence our surroundings by reducing the consumption of new natural resources and the amount of waste disposed in dumps. But that’s not all: Lexmark solutions are designed to ensure users reduce their consumption of utilities and energy, also helping to reduce physical infrastructures with cloud solutions and establishing energy savings or toner savings solutions.
To complete the cycle, as part of this philosophy, in addition to collecting and recycling our devices, we collect and recycle our consumables through the “Collected by Lexmark” programme. This programme ensures that 100% of the millions of cartridges that we collect each year around the world are reused and recycled.
Each year Lexmark publishes these and other data related to environmental sustainability in the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which can be viewed at csr.lexmark.com
At Mastertec-Develop we believe that the prevention of waste can help protect the environment while offering economic benefits. Environmental developments over the past few years has meant that we have progressed from suggestions to environmental good practice obligations. Now we need to take a further step: be prepared for the future. We are therefore concerned with the identification and elimination of different types of waste (including raw materials, energy, activities and time), thereby also improving our economic efficiency. Our equipment is manufactured with long-lasting components to avoid regularly replacing spare parts and that leads to the generation of waste. Meanwhile, producing the polymerised toner used in our devices emits 40% less CO2 than the process used to manufacture conventional toner.
Mastertec has certified environmental management in its organisation in accordance with the requirements of standard UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015.
OKI develops and promotes technology based on respecting the environment through a range of products, services and solutions that contribute to a more sustainable future. In addition to investing in reusing and recycling parts, OKI is famous for the robust, durable quality of its products and its digital LED technology that reduces the amount of plastic used in printers and toner consumption, generating plenty of light while using little electricity, thereby saving energy and helping to protect the environment. During 2019 OKI is implementing the “OKI Environmental Challenge 2030/2050” which aims to prevent global warming and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations, continuing its journey as a corporate group that supports a safer, better social infrastructure. Looking towards the future to 2050, the group will promote product innovation and services that contribute to solving environmental problems, including preventing global warming and adapting to climate change, in addition to the development and sale of these products and services. OKI will contribute to achieving a sustainable society through these activities.
Ever since it was founded, Panasonic has always focused on people and on improving their lives through a variety of products and services. Inspired by the maxim of ‘a better life, a better world’, Panasonic aims to achieve a more sustainable society through solutions that make use of technologies that save, create, store and manage energy and allow for a more comfortable life in both residential and non-residential settings, through the lowest possible energy consumption.
Ricoh is a leader in digital services, using innovative technology that helps people work smarter. Ricoh has driven innovation for over 80 years and currently helps companies to successfully adapt to new ways of working, offering digital solutions in three key areas: work stations, critical infrastructures and app development.
It has central offices in Tokyo and the group operates in over 200 countries, including Spain, where it began operations over more than three decades ago. Today it has 17 branches across Spain, 2,000 professionals, over 100 distributors and 50,000 clients. One of the company’s core values is sustainability, in line with its commitment to the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals that form the basis of its three areas of activity: People, Planet, and Prosperity In terms of the environment, the company focuses on creating a society that doesn’t rely on carbon-based energy through a pioneering circular economy model (reduce, reuse and recycle), responding to affordable, nonpolluting objectives, responsible consumption and production and action for the climate. At an international level, Ricoh is working to reduce its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050.
Riso products and solutions have been designed to operate sustainably with the environment, from the manufacturing process up to the end of the equipment’s useful life.
Riso printers are based on cold printing technology, which entails a significantly lower energy consumption than other technologies. In addition, because it uses vegetable oil-based ink instead of toner, the recycling process is optimised and the toxic emissions typical to toner printing are avoided.
Riso stands out for developing environmentally-friendly technology to keep the world clean and healthy. Its high speed equipment means you can work safely without waiting and its highly durable designs guarantee reduced expense as there is less need to rotate pieces.
TOSHIBA TEC aims to be the leading company in the creation of ecological products (ECP) designed with clear environmental awareness, and is committed to reducing the environmental impact at every stage of its business operations: development, manufacture and distribution.
Toshiba actively participates in all types of environmental initiatives like, for example, Spanish and international forest conservation. To achieve this it is running the “Plant a forest of a million and a half trees with Grupo Toshiba” initiative. To preserve biodiversity, it is supporting the protection of pandas in China through its “Donate to the research base for the breeding of giant pandas in Chengdu” programme, etc.
Toshiba ZERO CARBON
Toshiba TEC offsets the CO2 footprint of its multifunction devices by investing in sustainable projects that tackle climate change, offsetting the CO2 emissions involved in both their production and use, including the printing of a million pages. This initiative helps our systems to be used in an environmentally neutral way.
Xerox makes daily work better. We are a workplace technology company that creates and integrates software and hardware into small and large companies. Xerox offers a fluid, safe and sustainable experience for clients who want to manage information through digital and physical platforms. Whether it is inventing the copier, ethernet, laser printer and more, Xerox has defined the modern work experience for decades. Find out how we are continuing to innovate at www.xerox.es.
At Xerox, sustainability is inherent to the way we work. We orientate our environmental, health and safety goals around five key areas to achieve results along our whole value chain at a worldwide level. Together with our suppliers, clients and interested parties, we strive to maintain the strictest standards with the aim of conserving the environment and protecting and improving the health and safety of our employees and communities.
