Internal Operation Management
Best Practices
Dell - Dell Chemicals Management Program
Dell, one of the major computer makers in the world, has responded proactively and systematically to both increasing global legislative on the use and management of hazardous substances and increasing consumer awareness. Dell's Chemicals Management Program not only complies with upcoming as well as existing legal requirements but also meets key stakeholders requirements, which often turn out to be tougher than the legal standards.
Dell's 'Chemicals Use Policy', last updated in December 2005, clearly re-enforces its precautionary measures to eliminate substances of concern, by (1) maintaining a 'Restricted Substance Program' which includes more than 50 substances and compounds, (2) tight management from the outset of the product design process to the supply chain, and (3) actively seeking viable alternative substances. The Chemical Use Policy also demonstrates Dell's commitment to eliminating all remaining uses of brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) by 2015. As for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the material is already on the Restricted Use List and a phase-out plan will be annually reviewed until it is completed.
Samsung Electronics - Identification & Management of Target Substances
Samsung Electronics has a firmly established, so-called "product environment" strategy, under which its policy on target substances is carefully managed. Its policy on the use and phase out of target substances is well detailed in a list called 'Identification and Management of Target Substances' and the Samsung Electronics Standard for the Control of Substances with Environmental Impacts within Products (SEC Standard 0QA-2049, latest updated in September 2006).
The list identifies substances, categorized as Class III, that are not yet restricted by law but whose use in Samsung's products is monitored and reported by suppliers in order to develop appropriate measures for future restrictions and phase out programmes.
Dell - Dell Chemicals Management Program
Dell, one of the major computer makers in the world, has responded proactively and systematically to both increasing global legislative on the use and management of hazardous substances and increasing consumer awareness. Dell's Chemicals Management Program not only complies with upcoming as well as existing legal requirements but also meets key stakeholders requirements, which often turn out to be tougher than the legal standards.
Dell's 'Chemicals Use Policy', last updated in December 2005, clearly re-enforces its precautionary measures to eliminate substances of concern, by (1) maintaining a 'Restricted Substance Program' which includes more than 50 substances and compounds, (2) tight management from the outset of the product design process to the supply chain, and (3) actively seeking viable alternative substances. The Chemical Use Policy also demonstrates Dell's commitment to eliminating all remaining uses of brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) by 2015. As for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the material is already on the Restricted Use List and a phase-out plan will be annually reviewed until it is completed.
Samsung Electronics - Identification & Management of Target Substances
Samsung Electronics has a firmly established, so-called "product environment" strategy, under which its policy on target substances is carefully managed. Its policy on the use and phase out of target substances is well detailed in a list called 'Identification and Management of Target Substances' and the Samsung Electronics Standard for the Control of Substances with Environmental Impacts within Products (SEC Standard 0QA-2049, latest updated in September 2006).
The list identifies substances, categorized as Class III, that are not yet restricted by law but whose use in Samsung's products is monitored and reported by suppliers in order to develop appropriate measures for future restrictions and phase out programmes.