Utilization of Eco-efficiency Factor for Products in Fujitsu Group

Abstract

The development of product functionalities and service is a critical element for IT products while the reduction of environmental loads is another challenge for manufactures. Eco-efficiency, coupling with the economical and environmental improvements at the same scale, is a beneficial indicator to pursue the sustainable yield.
This paper shows one of the approaches applied by Fujitsu Group showing personal computer as a main example. In order to express the benefits or service of products, product functions or hardware specifications are used as base data. Environmental loads are calculated based on LCA method. Especially, EcoLeaf environmental label, which is the Japanese Type III label, and Fujitsu’s internal assessment methods are introduced. In addition, the integration of environmental loads by applying LIME is another characteristic of our approach. In closing, we believe that LCA is not only the effective tool to evaluate and review our products internally, but also the essential communication media connecting suppliers and customers by showing Ecoefficiency, Type III label and social cost.