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Energy directives and product labeling
Energy effi ciency and product labeling are core issues for the
Group, and for the appliance industry as a whole. In the Group’s
major markets, Europe and North America, regulations require that
most products in the Electrolux portfolio bear a label indicating the
product’s energy effi ciency and consumption levels. By communi-
cating this to the consumer, it becomes a relevant factor in purchas-
ing decisions. Similar labeling regulations exist in Australia, Brazil,
China, India, Japan and Mexico.
The Group’s products are within all regulatory limits and are re-
presented in the highest energy effi ciency classes. Electrolux is
prepared for upcoming, more stringent Energy Star and energy
effi ciency standards in the EU and the US.
Electrolux expects to qualify for recently enacted US energy tax
credits for the sale of Energy Star appliances. The credits are avail-
able for Energy Star appliances made in the US in 2006 and
2007.
Electrolux and other leading manufacturers have agreed on uni-
lateral industry commitments to improve energy effi ciency for most
large household appliances. The European Commission has
endorsed these agreements.
Sustainable Energy
Europe Award
The European Commission has
bestowed Electrolux with its
Sustainable Energy Europe Award,
in the Corporate Commitment
Category. The award recognizes the
Group’s ongoing efforts to reduce energy con-
sumption of products, factories and services.
Social responsibility
Electrolux is committed to conducting operations in a manner that
is in accordance with the evolving role of business in society.
Workplace Code of Conduct
The Group has established policies and guidelines as well as man-
agement procedures aimed at guaranteeing fair business practices
and consistent monitoring of related performance.
Workplace Code of Conduct
The Electrolux Workplace Code of Conduct defi n es high
employment standards for all Electrolux employees in all
countries and business sectors as well as for all subcontrac-
tors. The Code incorporates issues such as child and forced
labor, health and safety, workers rights and environmental
compliance.
Internal communication and monitoring
The Group has developed an electronic assessment tool, ALFA
(Awareness-Learning-Feedback-Assessment) in order to support
internal implementation of the Workplace Code of Conduct and to
continuously monitor Electrolux units regarding compliance.
In 2006, ALFA was deployed in all Electrolux business sectors to
measure how units have progressed in their work with the Code.
Business sectors receive feedback as well as suggestions for areas
of improvement.
ALFA Group-wide evaluations
Sent to Responses Response rate
Production units 55 55 100%
Offi ces/warehouses 81 81 100%
Total 136 136 100%
Facilities excluded: Fuenmayor, Spain, Tommerup, Denmark, Greenville, USA, Swidnica, Poland,
Nuremberg, Germany, and Torsvik, Sweden.
» Total energy/added value
50
90
70
110
130
150
kWh/kSEK
9796 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
» Treated water/added value
0
0,2
0,1
0,3
0,4
0,5
m3/kSEK
9796 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
Manufacturing data covers 90 per-
cent of the majority-owned produc-
tion facilitites world-wide, unless oth-
erwise indicated. Since the degree of
environmental impact is dependent
on the volume of production, some
indicators are calculated in relation to
added value, which is defi ned as the
difference between total production
cost and the cost of direct material.
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