INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Kodak Alaris achieves EPEAT®
silver registration for entire
scanner range
T
echnology provider has 28 scanners listed
in the EPEAT registry for environmental
excellence, the most of any scanner vendor
in the world.
Kodak Alaris has registered an additional eight
scanners at the silver level in the Electronic Product
Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), the definitive
global registry for greener electronics.
With the addition of the Kodak ScanMate i940,
i1150 and i1150WN Scanners; the i1190, i1190E and
i1190WN Scanners; and the Scan Station 710 and
730EX, all 28 scanners in its range have now achieved
silver level status on the EPEAT registry, meeting strict
environmental criteria.
Managed by the Green Electronics Council, EPEAT
is the most trusted source of environmental global
product ratings, making it easy for decision makers
to select high performance electronics that support
their organisations’ IT and sustainability goals. EPEAT
currently tracks more than 4,400 products from more
than 60 manufacturers across 43 countries.
The environmental criteria underlying the EPEAT
system addresses the full product lifecycle, from
design and production, to energy use and recycling.
To be added to the EPEAT registry, imaging
equipment products must meet all applicable
requirements from the list of 33 environmental
performance criteria. There are also up to 26
additional optional criteria which determines a
product’s rating of bronze, silver or gold.
“Buyers in both the public and private sectors
use EPEAT to identify and purchase effective,
energy-efficient solutions that reduce their costs
and environmental footprint,” said Rick Costanzo,
President and General Manager, Kodak Alaris
Information Management.
Rick Costanzo, President and General Manager,
Kodak Alaris Information Management
greener electronics. The registry includes the most products from
the broadest range of manufacturers and spans the widest array
of countries.
“We are delighted that our entire range has achieved
silver status and are proactively working on meeting
the additional optional criteria to earn gold status.” EPEAT combines strict, comprehensive criteria for design, production,
energy use and recycling with ongoing independent verification of
manufacturer claims. It is the leading resource for finding electronic
products designed to reduce environmental impact.
EPEAT is the definitive global rating system for Learn more at www.epeat.net. ¡
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