Sustainable Success: BenQ Materials' Products Receive Carbon Footprint Verification
29
Jul.
2024
As the world focuses on energy savings and carbon reduction, companies globally are prioritizing sustainable development and resource management. A key challenge here is minimizing the ecological and environmental impact of product development, manufacturing, and distribution.
BenQ Materials is at the forefront of managing a sustainable product lifecycle by actively promoting ISO 14067 product carbon footprint verification. By systematically measuring and disclosing carbon footprints, we identify areas for improvement and implement carbon reduction policies to combat global warming.
ISO 14067: A Framework for Change
Our polarizers, separators, and functional textiles have all obtained ISO 14067 certification. This milestone not only sets a high standard for our cross-factory and cross-product resource integration and carbon reduction policy but also establishes a benchmark for the industry and the supply chain.
ISO 14067 provides companies with quantitative reporting and a standardized framework to assess their product carbon footprint on a life-cycle basis. By taking inventory of greenhouse gases associated with products and services, companies can identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions, integrate product manufacturing with environmental management into their operations, and promote sustainable and flexible carbon reduction strategies.
Quantifying and Reducing Our Carbon Impact
BenQ Materials has set clear targets to reduce the carbon footprint of its products, aiming to cut emissions by 30% by 2025 and 55% by 2030 (with 2020 as the base year). To achieve these goals with better energy efficiency across the entire product lifecycle, improvement plans are implemented in three key areas, namely raw materials, manufacturing, and packaging materials.
For our polarizers, we have identified that 60% of the carbon footprint comes from raw materials and 36% from energy use. To address this, relevant departments actively seek low-carbon raw material suppliers, switch to self-developed low-carbon materials, and implement energy efficiency and process improvements in the manufacturing process to lower electricity and natural gas consumption.
For our separators, 70% of the carbon footprint is related to the manufacturing stage and 27% to raw materials. The focus here is on optimizing energy utilization and product yields, as well as increasing the use of recyclable materials.
Our functional textiles, which have a carbon footprint dominated by raw materials (94%), require enhanced energy management in the manufacturing process to achieve carbon reduction targets, as it is difficult to find replaceable low-carbon materials for fabrics.
A Holistic Approach to Sustainability
Through these efforts, BenQ Materials has successfully reduced the carbon footprint of its products and obtained ISO 14067 certification for all three main product lines. This achievement is just one part of our broader commitment to energy savings and carbon reduction. Looking ahead, we aim through sustainable operations to achieve RE 100 by 2040 and Net Zero by 2050, working collaboratively with our global supply chain towards a greener future.
BenQ Materials is at the forefront of managing a sustainable product lifecycle by actively promoting ISO 14067 product carbon footprint verification. By systematically measuring and disclosing carbon footprints, we identify areas for improvement and implement carbon reduction policies to combat global warming.
ISO 14067: A Framework for Change
Our polarizers, separators, and functional textiles have all obtained ISO 14067 certification. This milestone not only sets a high standard for our cross-factory and cross-product resource integration and carbon reduction policy but also establishes a benchmark for the industry and the supply chain.
ISO 14067 provides companies with quantitative reporting and a standardized framework to assess their product carbon footprint on a life-cycle basis. By taking inventory of greenhouse gases associated with products and services, companies can identify opportunities to reduce carbon emissions, integrate product manufacturing with environmental management into their operations, and promote sustainable and flexible carbon reduction strategies.
Quantifying and Reducing Our Carbon Impact
BenQ Materials has set clear targets to reduce the carbon footprint of its products, aiming to cut emissions by 30% by 2025 and 55% by 2030 (with 2020 as the base year). To achieve these goals with better energy efficiency across the entire product lifecycle, improvement plans are implemented in three key areas, namely raw materials, manufacturing, and packaging materials.
For our polarizers, we have identified that 60% of the carbon footprint comes from raw materials and 36% from energy use. To address this, relevant departments actively seek low-carbon raw material suppliers, switch to self-developed low-carbon materials, and implement energy efficiency and process improvements in the manufacturing process to lower electricity and natural gas consumption.
For our separators, 70% of the carbon footprint is related to the manufacturing stage and 27% to raw materials. The focus here is on optimizing energy utilization and product yields, as well as increasing the use of recyclable materials.
Our functional textiles, which have a carbon footprint dominated by raw materials (94%), require enhanced energy management in the manufacturing process to achieve carbon reduction targets, as it is difficult to find replaceable low-carbon materials for fabrics.
A Holistic Approach to Sustainability
Through these efforts, BenQ Materials has successfully reduced the carbon footprint of its products and obtained ISO 14067 certification for all three main product lines. This achievement is just one part of our broader commitment to energy savings and carbon reduction. Looking ahead, we aim through sustainable operations to achieve RE 100 by 2040 and Net Zero by 2050, working collaboratively with our global supply chain towards a greener future.
