Packard Bell scores 1 out of 18 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Packard Bell Info

Brand Owner: subsidiary of Acer
Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: Computers, Notebooks
Free Tags: Laptop, notebook, desktop, PC, netbook, monitor, screen, workstation

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Last Updated: 26 April 2010
Last Verified: 26 April 2010

Packard Bell Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions

0 out of 5


1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) disclose its carbon footprint produced by its own operations and in the supply / production chain?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% by the year 2012?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)?	Packard Bell only gives a list of 6 products which meet Energy Star requirements.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

0 out of 7


1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling?	No specific reference to Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR).	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025?	Packard Bell does not present any recycling figures and/or goals.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

1 out of 6


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	All standards are mentioned in Packard Bell Code of Conduct (see 'Social Compliance' point 1-3 & 5).	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	1. Not mentioned; 2. Not mentioned; 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage (point 8).	SOURCE
3. Does this CoC include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law (point 4).	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	Not found on Packard Bell website.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Packard Bell sends questionaires to suppliers and thereby claims to 'evaluate the compliance levels', but nothing found on audits.	SOURCE