Caring by Nature

Focal areas

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Short-term targets (2009–2010)

Hardware products

  • 100% of newly introduced eligible product platforms will be ENERGY STAR® qualified.1
  • 100% of newly introduced office products will comply with the ‘Blue Angel’ eco-labeling program.1
  • By 2010 the amount of reused parts in Océ developed products will be more than 20%.

Imaging Supplies

  • 100% of newly introduced eligible product platforms developed by Océ will have a toner/ink packaging for dust-free filling and environmentally friendly disposal at customer sites.
  • A minimum growth of 50% in the sourced volume of Océ recycled paper for the European market will be realized over 2008.
  • By 2010 more than 90% of the paper volume sourced will carry a certification label for sustainable paper.2

Show the way by good example

  • An employee awareness program will be rolled out
  • 100% of sales and service employees will be educated on how to advise customers to operate more eco-efficiently and eco-effectively in document management.
Footnotes
  1. In the case of OEM products the policy of the manufacturer will be respected.
    Excluded are remanufactured models or Factory Produced New Models (FPNMs).
  2. Sustainable paper is paper originating from certified sustainable sources. The following certification labels apply: FSC, PEFC, SFI, Eco-flower. Recycled paper is not included.

Medium-term targets (2011–2013)

Hardware products

  • By 2012 Océ will introduce a new green flagship product.1
  • All products to be introduced by 2012 will improve on at least two out of the four product related focal points when compared to their predecessors.
  • All products developed at one of the Océ R&D centers and based on Océ proprietary technology will be developed according to the Océ Eco Code2 from 2012 onwards.

Show the way by good example

  • By 2012 the amount of waste landfilled from the production sites will be reduced to 2% of these sites’ total waste.
  • By 2012 average emissions for European lease cars will be reduced to 130 g CO2/km in line with the EU strategy.
  • By 2012 100% of the purchased electricity for the (re)manufacturing sites will be renewable electricity.

Employees

In 2013 the percentage of women in top positions3 will be at least 5% in the Netherlands.
In 2013 the percentage of women in sub-top positions4 will be at least 9% in the Netherlands.

Footnotes
  1. A green flagship product is a product that sets a new benchmark within its own product category in the market on at least two out of the four product related focal points.
  2. The Océ Eco Code will be finalized in 2010.
  3. The top has been defined as the Board of Directors and its Senior Management. ‘Senior Management’ refers to the two levels below the Board of Directors and covers the following positions: Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Vice President.
  4. The sub-top has been defined as middle management and professionals who are expected to reach the top. The sub-top comprises the third level below the Board of Directors.

Long-term targets ( >2014)

Hardware products

  • By 2015 Océ will market two applications that will enable specific markets to become more eco-effective in their document management.
  • Océ will work with media suppliers to explore the possibilities for marketing an alternative, more sustainable printing medium than recycled paper for digital printing by the year 2015.

Employees

  • In 2015 the percentage of women in management positions1 will be 30%.
Footnotes
  1. A management position is any position in which the managing employee leads one or more employees.

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E-mail: sustainability@oce.com