{"id":13209,"date":"2015-06-10T15:04:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=13209"},"modified":"2015-06-10T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:04:08","slug":"toshiba-e-studio-products-secure-worlds-top-environmental-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/06\/toshiba-e-studio-products-secure-worlds-top-environmental-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba e-STUDIO Products Secure World\u2019s Top Environmental Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten of Company\u2019s Multifunction Products Attain Exclusive EPEAT Gold Rating for Electronics<\/em><\/p>\n

Irvine, CA, June 9, 2015<\/em> \u2013 Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. today announces that 10 of its e-STUDIO\u2122 multifunction products (MFPs) have secured the top global environmental standard for electronics, the EPEAT Gold rating. EPEAT\u2019s Gold rating represents the world\u2019s most elite standard for greener electronics, with Silver and Bronze being the other levels established by the Green Electronics Council, the Oregon organization managing the ratings system. EPEAT is the definitive global rating system for greener electronics.<\/p>\n

Thirty-nine of Toshiba\u2019s industry-recognized e-STUDIO products now meet EPEAT\u2019s top two environmental standards (Gold and Silver). The EPEAT rating system evaluates an electronic product\u2019s environmental standing in areas such as recyclability, the reduction\/elimination of toxic materials, energy conservation, packaging and consumables. Products attain a Bronze rating by meeting more than two dozen required criteria. Devices that earn a Silver or Gold rating have met an additional number of optional criteria.
\n\u201cI applaud Toshiba American Business Solutions for attaining the highest environmental standards for electronics, the EPEAT Gold rating,\u201d said Congresswoman Mimi Walters.<\/p>\n

To attain an EPEAT Gold rating, an imaging device must meet all 33 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the 26 optional criteria. As of today, a mere 20 percent of all EPEAT-registered imaging products had achieved a Gold rating.<\/p>\n

\u201cToshiba continues to rise in global product leadership with the announcement of its newest EPEAT Gold-rated devices,\u201d said Robert Frisbee, Green Electronics Council Chief Executive Officer. \u201cAn EPEAT Gold-rated product represents the best of the best in environmental leadership. Attaining that mark shows Toshiba\u2019s dedication to environmental excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

EPEAT is used as an environmental purchasing requirement by eight national governments, including the United States, and is integrated into hundreds of municipal, educational, healthcare and enterprise IT contracts worldwide. The rating criteria were developed during a four-year stakeholder consensus process that involved hundreds of representatives from the environmental, research, governmental and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire Toshiba team \u2013 from R&D and engineering to sales and marketing \u2013 is sincerely excited about the wide array of e-STUDIO MFPs becoming EPEAT Gold registered,\u201d said Tom Walter, vice president of distribution and aftermarket sales for Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. \u201cCoupled with the inherent ecological benefits customers receive by purchasing our EPEAT-registered products, organizations derive a definitive cost savings. Moreover, considering our company was founded on the principle of nurturing and maintaining a healthy and sustainable planet, it was imperative for our products to attain the world\u2019s most exacting eco standard.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following Toshiba products are EPEAT Gold registered:<\/p>\n