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| How ambitious are the company's plans concerning the use of renewable energy sources in their power mix? | Sony states that in 2016 renewable energy accounted for 7% of the electricity used worldwide. Their efforts in this field have helped them reduce their carbon footprint by 78'000 t which is not a lot compared to their total footprint of 1.4 million t CO2-e. |
0% |
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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? |
Yes |
100% |
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| By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? | In Sony's Green Management 2020 Plan, they have set themselves the goal to have their suppliers reduce their carbon footprint by 1% annually. |
10% |
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| Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers? |
No |
0% |
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| By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? |
15.9 % |
30% |
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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? |
Yes5 % |
33% |
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Answer |
Score |
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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change? |
WWF Climate SaversGeSI |
60% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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| How energy efficient is the product? |
2.8 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity) |
25% |
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| How much energy has the company consumed per capita during the last year? |
62.1 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? |
Yes |
100% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
0% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
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? |
ArsenicMercuryPhthalatesBerylliumAntimonybrominated flame retardantsPVC |
64% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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Source |
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| Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material? | Sony doesn't talk about the composition of their product packaging. However, they mention that 67% of the plastic they used came from recycling. |
50% |
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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? |
599.7 t/1000 employees |
100% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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Source |
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| 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 |
67% |
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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? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company feature spare parts for this product in their online shop? |
No |
0% |
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| Does the company provide an online repair manual? |
No |
0% |
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| To what degree can the product be considered modular? | In order to replace any part of the Xperia XZ one first needs to remove the display which requires the device being heated up. Then, sophisticated tools are required for the following steps |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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| How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device? |
0.85 W/kg |
8% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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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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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of conflict minerals? |
Fairtrade GoldTDIPPARMI |
43% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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Source |
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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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| Has the company sent own, internal employees to at least one of their smelters during the last two years to assess the situation concerning conflict mineral sourcing? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| What percentage of the companies smelters (Gold, Tantalum, Tin and Tungsten) are certified as "conflict-free"? |
69.4 % |
0% |
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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 |
11% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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Source |
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| Does the company’s SCoC include the worker right to a formally registered employment relationship? |
Yes |
100% |
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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? |
No |
0% |
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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 |
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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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No Links to Sources |
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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? |
Yes |
100% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
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? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| 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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No Links to Sources |
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| How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita? |
0 audits/1000 employees |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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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? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? |
Supplier auditsConflict mineralsWorker empowerment |
67% |
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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 |
100% |
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