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Fujitsu Siemens Computers is deeply committed to environmental care and protection, and through the use of creativity, technology and skills, is actively helping to set new standards in environmental sustainability.

The company was the first global manufacturer to introduce a Blue Angel-certified Green PC to market (1993) and one of the first to implement a full-scale product recycling program (1988). Today Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ growing portfolio of green products ranges from thin clients to desktop PCs to workstations, and its environmental ethos is reflected in everything it does, from product design and manufacturing processes to end-of-life product disposal.

The company is guided by the following environmental principles:

  • We have a responsibility to society to protect the environment
  • We act continuously to minimize environmental damage and take steps beyond what is required by law
  • Every employee is trained in our environmental ethos and obliged to act in a responsible way


Fujitsu Siemens Computers is committed to eliminating the use of harmful and potentially harmful substances in its products and production processes in order to minimize risk to end users and to the environment. This strategy is captured in Environmental Guideline FSC03230 and forms the basis on which all Fujitsu Siemens Computers products are designed.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers strictly forbids the use of banned or restricted-by-law substances that are scientifically-proven to be harmful to human health and the environment. Furthermore, the company avoids the use of substances that may be harmful – even if the full extent of harm has not been definitively established.

In making its assessments, a dedicated team of Fujitsu Siemens Computers environmental experts collect and analyze a wide range of information, including scientific reports, legislation and customer-sourced data. As a result of this intelligence, ongoing changes are made to Guideline FSC03230 and to the Guideline’s list of prohibited hazardous substances and to the list of hazardous substances to be avoided. In the case of a dispute, Fujitsu Siemens Computers takes responsibility by assembling and providing related proof.

All Fujitsu Siemens Computers suppliers are contractually obliged to adhere to the company’s lists of hazardous substances. To ensure compliance, Fujitsu Siemens Computers randomly tests all purchased components to ensure they do not contain hazardous substances.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers maintains a rigorous testing policy. In the development phase, the impact of chemicals, emissions, waste water, noise and energy consumption are thoroughly tested. The use of hazardous substances is only allowed according to legally-given limit values and following a stringent internal approval process. Wherever possible, the company’s intent is to replace dangerous substances with harmless substitutes. Prototypes are double-checked for environmental compliance through a recycling analysis. Fujitsu Siemens Computers works with the electronics industry and its suppliers to introduce new materials when alternatives do not yet exist.

Internally, the company trains and re-trains all employees involved in its environmental design, production and testing processes. In addition, regular internal audits – adhering to the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems – ensure that the company continuously fulfils its environmental commitments.

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Design and Manufacture

Fujitsu Siemens Computers carefully considers environmental impact at every stage of the product lifecycle, from design to manufacture to end-of-life recycling. The company has implemented a strict in-house Guideline called ’Environmentally conscious product design and development’ which applies to all Fujitsu Siemens Computers product development. Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ Environmental Guideline FSC03230 is aimed at reducing waste, minimizing energy consumption and eliminating hazardous substances.

Aligning with the European Union’s WEEE and RoHS directives, the Environmental Guideline FSC 03230 ensures environmental compliance from conception to the very end of a product’s life. The Guideline includes a wide range of directives, from phasing out the use of hazardous substances to ensuring that all products can be easily dismantled for recycling. Environmental Guideline forms part of every Master Purchasing Agreement with Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ suppliers.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers strives to manufacture its products in a sustainable way. For example, the company makes the most of raw materials, energy and water during production by incorporating recycling loops into the assembly lines. Also, by distilling the water used to wash soldering masks and printing screens during mainboard production, 99 percent of the water can be reused.

The company’s Augsburg and Sömmerda, Germany, production facilities have achieved substantial savings in power and materials through an energy and environmental management initiative. Numerous measures introduced since the mid-1990’s have cut the electricity required to manufacture a PC at Augsburg by more than 50 percent, and power consumption at the plant continues to decline even as production rises.


Chemical Use Policy Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ Environmental Guideline FSC03230 ensures that the environmental impact of any chemicals used in its products is kept to a minimum. Since 1993, the company has led the industry in the development and production of Green PCs. Green products such as FUTRO thin clients, ESPRIMO professional PCs and CELSIUS workstations use halogen-free flame retardant plastics and halogen-free Printed Circuit Boards for mainboard and power supply.

Position on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Fujitsu Siemens Computers is phasing out the use of polyvinyl chlorides (PVC) and has added them to its list of hazardous substances to be avoided in the Environmental Guideline FSC03230. PVC are not used in the housing or mechanical parts of Fujitsu Siemens Computers products and are only employed when there is no acceptable substitute. However, long-term, the company is seeking the complete elimination of PVC, and is working in conjunction with its suppliers to source alternative substances. Position on brominated flame retardants (BFRs)

In accordance with Environmental Guideline FSC03230, the use of polybrominated flame retardants in Fujitsu Siemens Computers products is avoided. BFRs are neither used in housings nor in formed plastic parts weighing over 25 grams, which exceeds the requirements set out in the European RoHS directive. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has reduced the chlorine and bromide content of the printed circuit boards in its Green products from 12 percent to less than 0.15 percent and is working with suppliers to eliminate the use of halogen in favour of alternatives that will meet product performance requirements while lowering the risk of health and environmental impact.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers recently joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment coalition to better educate manufacturers about alternatives to bromide flame retardants.

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Green Products

Environmental considerations have been reflected in Fujitsu Siemens Computers products since the 1980’s, and the company’s many industry firsts include the first green PC in 1993 and the first lead-free PC mainboard in 2002.

Today Fujitsu Siemens Computers sells a wide range of green-certified products such as its FUTRO thin clients, ESPRIMO professional PCs and CELSIUS workstations, and the company is continuously expanding its green portfolio with new products. All of these products have been independently tested and proudly bear eco-labels such as Blue Angel, Nordic Swan and Energy Star.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ approach to environmental sustainability was recently validated by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Deutschland, which purchased ESPRIMO professional PCs. The company was the only PC vendor able to meet the organization’s stringent purchasing criteria.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ products deliver benefits far beyond the peace-of-mind that comes from purchasing an environmentally-conscious device. For example, skyrocketing global energy prices is counter-balanced by the use of innovative energy-saving technology and components. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is making energy savings a priority for future product development; today’s innovations are only the beginning. Another feature of Fujitsu Siemens Computers products is their silent operation thanks to the use of advanced noise reduction technology.

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