LAUSANNE, Switzerland & San Jose, Calif. \u2013 February 1, 2024 – Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) announced that all video collaboration devices that run on the CollabOS operating system will now be manufactured with next-life plastics, helping enterprise customers support their sustainability objectives. Existing products\u2013 Rally Bar, Rally Bar Mini, Tap IP, Tap Scheduler, and Scribe\u2013 are being refreshed with materials that lower the carbon impact of each product. This provides organizations with a partner that, in turn, helps position them to manage their carbon footprint better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy transitioning our portfolio of conference room devices to a lower product carbon footprint, we are helping other companies navigate their sustainability challenges,\u201d said Prakash Arunkundrum, Chief Operating Officer at Logitech. \u201cWe\u2019re not only designing and manufacturing new products with recycled plastic and other lower-carbon materials but refreshing existing products to provide IT leaders with a new way to evaluate their workplace technology investment in conference room systems – one that includes people and planet. We do this without increasing prices or compromising the highest quality and performance companies expect from Logitech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Efforts to reduce negative environmental impact have rapidly become a business imperative. In a recent survey of IT professionals by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, 65% say that becoming a leader in environmental, social, governance, and sustainability practices is a critical or fundamental business objective in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applying Design for Sustainability (DfS) principles to Logitech\u2019s video collaboration portfolio means that Logitech customers can outfit entire conference rooms\u2013 including Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms\u2013with technology designed with sustainability in mind. This development expands on the progress already achieved with personal workstation peripherals such as webcams, headsets, mice, and keyboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Design for Sustainability (DfS)
A key tenet of DfS is the use of circular materials that can be recovered from the waste stream and given a second life, including post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR) that Logitech calls \u201cnext life plastics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newer conference room products like Logitech Sight use:
\u25cf Minimum of 50% certified recycled plastic
\u25cf 21% reduction in carbon footprint***
\u25cf 1,400tCO2e avoided carbon per 100,000 units (enough to drive around the Earth approximately 131 times\u2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, Logitech video conferencing products have:
\u25cf Low carbon aluminum made with renewable energy rather than fossil fuels
\u25cf Packaging from FSC\u00ae\ufe0f-certified forests and other controlled sources
\u25cf 100% recycled fabrics in the Rally Bar family
\u25cf Option to collect and recycle old video conferencing equipment via Logitech Select
\u25cf Power saving modes that can potentially reduce Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini\u2019s carbon impact by 1.65 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent**<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening Access for Greater Impact
Logitech has decreased its Scope 3 emissions by 21% in 2022 with the goal of removing more carbon than it creates by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To drive carbon reduction at an even bigger scale and stimulate industry-wide progress, Logitech is offering to openly share its DfS principles, tools and its knowledge of how to incorporate more sustainable materials in the manufacturing process with any organizations in the consumer technology industry interested in increasing their sustainability efforts. For a consultation on how to incorporate more sustainable materials into your manufacturing process, contact sustainability@logitech.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transparency and Accountability
As more companies hold themselves accountable for measurably reducing their carbon impact, they increasingly seek out technology vendors who provide transparency via key performance indicators, reporting, and third party certifications. Logitech is on track to achieve its 2025 target of having a product carbon footprint for every product in its portfolio, making it easier for company technology buyers to make informed decisions about\u2013and report on\u2013 the scope of their impact when outfitting their global workforces for meeting rooms, personal workstations, and flex desking. Logitech annually reports on its progress toward its Climate Action goals in the 2023 Impact Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Availability
Availability timing varies depending on supply of existing products in each geography. Logitech business products made with Next Life Plastic, and their availability, can be found here. For more information on the Logitech Select collect-and-recycle program, contact collect-recycle@logitech.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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