Sarah O’Brien Green Electronics Council February 2009

1. EPEAT International Expansion Sarah O’Brien Green Electronics Council February 2009

2. Eligible Countries • 37 E-STAR marketing partner countries • EU, EFTA, Japan, AU/NZ, Taiwan http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=partners.intl_implementation • China – national ecolabel organization and Ministry of Environmental Protection - EPEAT promotion in China • Brazil/Mexico – strong interest and usage, participating regional manufacturers • Country addition process – approved 12/2009 • Singapore added February 2010

3. Country-specific registry Subscriber can • Choose as many or few countries as desired – including US/Canada-only registration • Choose different countries for each product • Add countries after a product is registered, as ability to meet criteria expands • Register by country-specific product names/ numbers (under a single model name heading) • Fees cover US/Canada region, or “Rest of World” region – additional country or registration does not affect fee

4. Country-specific registry 23 Required criteria – apply to all countries • 5 corporate, 18 product . Must be declared for all countries selected by manufacturer fro registration. 23 Optional criteria may NOT vary by country • 22 optional criteria (2 corporate and 21 product) must be declared consistently across all countries 5 Optional criteria MAY vary by country: • 5 optional criteria (1 Corporate and 4 Product) may vary by country (2 are information reporting criteria)

5. Country-specific registry Purchasers can • Search registry by country • Verify availability of EPEAT rated product in specific geographies • See that EPEAT is an international standard and system Resellers can • Search registry by country • Use and provide product registration information linked to country-specific names/numbers • Easily provide EPEAT information throughout a regional sales territory where product names may change by country

6. International Verification • Country specific registration allows geographically focused verification • Verification will be for geographies where products/criteria are declared in the registry • Much verification can be done at a distance • GEC will obtain products for verification investigation from any eligible country • GEC may eventually enlist in-country technical verifiers to assist with verification investigations

7. Stricter Int’l Marketing Guidelines • Can only claim EPEAT “Registered” or “EPEAT Bronze/Silver/Gold” for those countries where product is actually actively registered • For broad marketing communications, must clarify that registration applies only in specific geographies and refer to EPEAT website for coverage • Purchasers are advised to select only products registered in their geography – to ensure transparency of registration, conformance, verification

8. Country-specific Registry Details

9. Required Criteria • No change • All 23 required criteria must be met in all countries where product is declared • Takeback criteria (4.6.1.2 and 4.6.2.2) must be met in all selected countries, but methods may vary • Recycled packaging content (4.8.3.1) may be declared differently by country (regional sourcing)

10. Variation in Takeback Declarations 4.6.1.1 Product takeback and recycling and 4.6.2.1 Battery takeback and recycling • BOTH criteria are required prerequisites to declaring products in EPEAT but may be met by different methods (mail-in, dropoff, WEEE collection) in different countries • Battery takeback description required in declaration • Any country where a Subscriber cannot provide both takeback services according to the IEEE 1680 requirements must be removed from the Subscriber’s universe of eligible countries

11. Optional Criteria that CAN’T vary • 2 Corporate Criteria -- 21 Product Criteria • Optional criteria –do not have to be declared, BUT • If declared in one country must be declared in all selected countries • If not met in a country, 2 options: that country may be removed or the criterion not declared for any listed countries

12. Optional Criteria that CAN’T vary 2 Corporate Criteria • 4.7.2.2 Third-party certified EMS for design and manufacturing organizations • 4.7.3.2 Corporate report based on GRI 21 Product Criteria: • Criteria inherent to the product as delivered • Toxics elimination, Materials Selection, Design for EOL, Lifecycle Extension, Packaging • For all 21 specific criteria, see registry

13. Optional Criteria that MAY Vary • 1 corporate and 4 product criteria • May be declared differently for the same product in different countries • Criteria difficult to meet or cost-prohibitive in smaller or less developed countries • Those dependent on availability of infrastructure or professional services • Intention is to encourage best practices while maintaining flexibility

14. Optional Criteria that MAY Vary One corporate criterion: • 4.6.1.2 Auditing of recycling vendors (add’l beyond baseline) (This is part of the Subscriber’s Corporate Declaration) Four product criteria: • 4.5.2.1 Renewable energy accessory available • 4.5.2.2 Renewable energy accessory standard • 4.8.4.1 Provision of take-back program for packaging • 4.8.5.1 Documentation of reusable packaging

15. Worldwide conformance • All 44 criteria that may not vary by country must be met everywhere the product is sold • This means these criteria must be met even in countries where EPEAT does not apply, in order for Subscribers to declare them on the EPEAT registry • Mostly corporate criteria and criteria inherent to the product itself

16. Sarah O’Brien Outreach and Communications Green Electronics Council/EPEAT +1 802/479-0317 (US – EST) sarah.obrien@greenelectronicscouncil.org www.epeat.net Contact