Date: 27-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/aboutsun/csr/report2008/eco/innovation_goals.jsp

2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Product Innovation and Stewardship

Product Eco Innovation
Stated Goal
Time
Publish energy-consumption data for all products
Fiscal 2009
Drive increased energy efficiency in microprocessors, systems, and storage through investments in targeted R&D
Fiscal 2009
Provide tools for datacenter customers to monitor power consumption of Sun products
Fiscal 2009
Exceed industry targets for energy efficiency of power supplies used in Sun products
Fiscal 2009

Global Product Takeback
Stated Goal
Time
Report the following data internally on a quarterly basis as of July 2008: pounds put on the market; pounds returned; percent reused, recycled, or committed to landfills
Fiscal 2010
Develop a schedule to include consistent reporting for percentage of old products returned and recycled in Canada, China, India, Japan, and Australia
Fiscal 2010
Implement (in the United States) a distributed Product Recycling Center model closer to the source points of our product and service parts returns, thus reducing transportation miles by more than 50%
Fiscal 2010
Expand the standard returns and recycling process to other countries, starting with those with the most sales
Fiscal 2010


 
 
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