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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 |
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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? |
3.5 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity) |
52% |
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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 |
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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 |
Score |
Source |
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| How long ago was the products predecessor launched? |
6 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? | Taking the Sony Xperia XZ1 apart is a very tedious process which involves heating the device and requires several tools. |
0% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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| How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device? |
0.8 W/kg |
17% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
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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 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 |
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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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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