Arcadyan pays attention to and regularly updates global environmental protection legal requirements, customer environmental standards and green product management systems to ensure compliance with the latest regulations. Arcadyan requires suppliers to sign a "Declaration of Prohibited Hazardous Substances", and a total of 160 copies were signed back in 2023, with a recycling rate of 99%. In order to effectively promote the concept of prohibited hazardous substances, Arcadyan also provides one-on-one on-line or telephone training for suppliers. A total of 83 training sessions were completed in 2023, with the target supplier training rate reaching 100%.
Environmental laws and regulations promulgated by European countries in recent years control the use and content of mineral oil to avoid the risks posed by mineral oil compounds to human health, and regulate the prohibition of the use of mineral oil in packaging, printed matter, advertising leaflets, catalog letters and other products for commercial promotion. Arcadyan complies with relevant regulations and restricted use conditions, and starting from 2023, Arcadyan require suppliers to sign a "Declaration of Compliance for No Use of Mineral Oil" to ensure that the materials provided to Arcadyan comply with relevant use restrictions.
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)
At the design stage, Arcadyan considers customer needs, waste reduction and resource reuse, uses environmentally friendly materials and low-pollution alternative materials, and introduces design patterns that reduce the use of natural resources and increase recycling. In 2023, the total weight of non-renewable materials in the main products produced and packaged by Arcadyan was 12,481 tons. The total weight of renewable materials such as paper, cardboard, wood, plastic, etc. is approximately 25,100 tons. Others account for 67% of the total, comply with WEEE requirements and the specifications for the recyclable proportion of products.
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Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
In 2015, the European Union issued 2015/863 Directive, officially including four phosphophthalates (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DiBP) into RoHS control items. The harmful impact of waste electronic and electrical products on the environment is increasing day by day. All Arcadyan products are 100% compliant with the limits required by the RoHS (2011/65/ EU) directive, and there are no restrictions due to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) violations caused by customer complaints or returns.
In response to the usage content limits of plasticizers DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP that came into effect in 2019 and four new phosphophthalates (commonly used in plasticizers, dyes, paints, paints, adhesives and lubricants, etc.), Arcadyan requires suppliers to include the above-mentioned substances in the risk assessment of homogeneous components if their electronic products have applications.
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REACH Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)
In accordance with international environmental protection regulations and customer environmental protection requirements, Arcadyan has formulated the "Management Guidelines for Environmentally Hazardous Chemical Substances", defined the restriction standards for hazardous substances such as parts, packaging materials and auxiliary materials used in products, and established a list of control and monitoring items. Arcadyan has been actively logging into the EU Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database since 2020 and submitting relevant information of REACH Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), and work with suppliers to fulfill the obligation to communicate to recipients of finished products.
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TÜV Green Product Mark
The energy efficiency label is widely used in the EU market and is authoritative evidence of energy consumption levels. It also shows the overall environmental friendliness of the product. This voluntary environmental label certification standard is based on product life cycle considerations and conveys verifiable and accurate information about the environmental aspects of products. Certification with the Green Product Mark provides consumers with clear guidelines for environmentally friendly products while reducing environmental impact.
Since 2018, each model of Arcadyan's products sold to Deutsche Telekom has applied for the TUV Rheinland Green Product Mark, conducted energy efficiency testing, confirmed product testing and certification in compliance with relevant energy consumption regulations, and obtained a green label and carbon footprint certificate. TUV Green Product Mark not only ensures that the product complies with the entry regulations of the target market, but also enhances consumers' trust in the product.
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Halogen-Free (HF)
Halogens may produce highly toxic dioxin after being burned and discarded. The EU has included brominated flame retardants (PBB, PBDEs) under control in the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. In response to international organizations advocate "halogen-free parts and processes" and customers' more active environmental protection needs, Arcadyan is committed to the design of reducing environmental load and reducing human hazards. In the management of environmentally-related controlled substances in parts and raw materials, Arcadyan clearly defines the content limits and control scope of chlorine and bromine in halogen-free products, and gradually builds Arcadyan's halogen-free product manufacturing capabilities. Since 2010, Arcadyan has comprehensively inspected non-halogen products and replaced them with environmentally friendly materials. In line with market trends, it has accelerated the replacement of halogen-containing materials and moved towards fully halogen-free environmentally friendly specifications. As of 2023, Arcadyan's halogen-free materials account for more than 88%, and the other 12% of materials are within the allowable range of regulations.
