Criterion |
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| How ambitious are the company's plans concerning the use of renewable energy sources in their power mix? | In Google Environmental Report, the term "renewable" appears over 100 times, which indicates committment in that regard. In 2016, 57% of the consumed energy stems from renewable sources, by 2017 Google wants to be completely renewable. |
66% |
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| Has the company performed a life cycle analyses for this product and if so, how much CO2 does the product produce during its entire life cycle? |
No |
0% |
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| Has the company performed a life cycle analysis for this product type during the last three years? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? |
0 % |
0% |
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| Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers? |
Yes |
100% |
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| By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? |
0 % |
0% |
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| Has the company set itself (excluding suppliers) a concrete CO2-reduction goal and if so, by how much do they want to reduce their emissions over the next five years? | Google annually sets itself the goal to remain CO2-neutral which is however not achieved by the reduction of CO2 emissions but by compensation projects. |
25% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change? |
WWF Climate SaversGeSI |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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| How energy efficient is the product? |
2.9 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity) |
30% |
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| How much energy has the company consumed per capita during the last year? |
88 GWh/1000 employees |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Has the company set itself the clear goal to reduce the environmental impact of the substances they use? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| How advanced are the companies efforts in eliminating toxic substances from their products? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Is the charger excluded from the product package? |
No |
0% |
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| How much e-waste has the company taken back per capita during the last year? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| How long ago was the products predecessor launched? |
12 months |
0% |
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| How well is the company's online customer support equipped? |
User forumSelf-diagnosis toolFAQWebchat |
56% |
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| Can the company's customer support be contacted over multiple channels? |
electronically (E-Mail, Webchat)telephonically (Hotline) |
100% |
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| Does the standard warranty offered by the company exceed the minimum duration demanded by local legislation? | After there had been several complaints about odd device noises and screen defects in the weeks after the release of the Pixel 2, Google announced that they will offer a free 2-year-warranty for their product. |
50% |
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| Does the company feature spare parts for this product in their online shop? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Does the company provide an online repair manual? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree can the product be considered modular? | Taking the Pixel 2 apart is a very tedious process involving the use of many different tools. There is a lot of improvement in terms of sustainable product design. |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device? |
0.72 W/kg |
30% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Does the company have an own program supporting communities in areas where conflict minerals are a problem? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of conflict minerals? |
Fairtrade GoldTDIPPARMI |
43% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Does the company mention the issues of other problematic minerals (apart from gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten) on their website or in any published documents? |
Rare Earth ElementsNickelCopperCobaltAluminium |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Does the company’s SCoC include the worker right to a formally registered employment relationship? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to develop parallel means, when the right to join labour unions and bargain collectively is restricted under local legislation? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to one day off in every seven day period? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company's SCoC grant a premium rate of at least 125% of the regular rate of pay for served overtime? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company’s SCoC guarantee the workers a living wage? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company’s SCoC restrict the maximum working week to 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company have a Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC) which covers basic human rights? |
safe and hygienic workplaceno discrimination of any kindno child labourno forced labour |
100% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Does the company offer its suppliers trainings where the factory workers learn about the correct handling of potentially toxic substances to both humans and the environment? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane? |
No data available |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has the company let at least one of their suppliers be audited by an independent third-party organisation during the last year? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company perform surprise audits at their suppliers' facilities and if so how many suppliers are audited in that way annually per capita? |
No |
0% |
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| How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita? |
1.3 audits/1000 employees |
1% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Does the company annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? |
Supplier auditsConflict mineralsWorker empowerment |
100% |
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| Does the company have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company publish ecological footprints of their products? |
WaterMaterialsCO2 |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Does the company publish its annual ecological footprint? |
WaterMaterialsCO2 |
67% |
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