Sustainability
Promethean is committed to creating impactful environmental and sustainability initiatives that make a real difference for our world.
Sustainability in action
We’ve begun the process of decarbonizing our business and are excited about our journey toward net zero. We’ll be announcing more details about our net zero carbon goals in the coming months.
In the meantime, take a look at the initiatives we’ve already implemented to protect our environment.
Quality and Environmental Management System
Created by Promethean, Limited, our Quality and Environmental Management System (QEMS) aligns to the internationally recognised ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards. Updated regularly to ensure compliance and continual improvement, the QEMS gives us a framework for managing and minimizing environmental impacts while always providing high-quality products and services to our customers.
Sustainable packaging
All materials used in our packaging are recyclable. We’ve also reduced the size of our packaging, which means we can ship a larger volume of products at one time. Shipping more products in fewer containers decreases our fuel consumption and has resulted in a 30% increase in transportation efficiency.
Saving energy, by design
Promethean’s solutions are thoughtfully developed to minimize waste over the long term. OS-agnostic ActivPanel 10 is designed with best-in-class quality standards and intentionally built to allow the OPS device to be swapped for a new one when the OS is no longer supported. This allows IT teams to maintain security protocols and keep the working panel in use and out of landfills. All panels also have proximity sensors which power down displays when no one is around, saving electricity.
WEEE recycling
We consider the impact a product has on the environment for every stage of its lifecycle, including its end of life. Promethean adheres to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and has implemented recycling programs in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States. In the United States, the WEEE program is available in select states. In other states, we have take-back programs. To find out more about how to recycle Promethean products, click here.
Safe disposal
All of our electronic products are marked with the WEEE symbol—a crossed-out wheeled garbage bin—that indicates the product cannot be disposed of through general or household waste streams but must be separated and sent to approved treatment facilities for safe recycling or disposal.
ENERGY STAR certification
With its globally recognized blue label, the ENERGY STAR program makes it easy for consumers to choose products designed for energy efficiency and manufactured with energy-efficient practices. An independent ENERGY STAR testing lab has certified certain ActivPanel products* as energy efficient, meaning these products not only use less power, but cost less to run, which is good for the planet and good for our customers’ operational bottom line.
Sourcing minerals responsibly
We are committed to environmental responsibility in our own operations and those of our global supply chain. We appraise suppliers on their commitment to becoming conflict-free and sourcing only from conflict-free smelters. Each supplier to Promethean is expected to provide a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) declaration, which includes documenting countries of origin for their tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold.
*Please refer to the product specifications sheets for the latest ENERGY STAR information.