VTech Holdings Limited
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VTECH SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
Aspects
Approaches
Targets for FY2015
FY2015 Progress Updates
Product
Responsibility &
Innovation
Customer health
and safety
VTech ensures that
its products meet
the highest safety
standards and
contribute to the
protection of our
customers
Zero product recalls, fines
or penalties relating to non-
compliance with regulations
In FY2015, we had no case on product recalls,
fines or penalties relating to non-compliance with
regulations.
Increase sales by 2% for health
and safety related products to
customers
In FY2015, the sales of our health and safety
related products increased by 46.5% compared
with FY2014.
Develop innovative concepts
which enhance the health and
safety of the customers
We have incorporated more health and safety
features to our TEL products, such as voice
booster and big button.
Product
design
Incorporate
sustainability
concepts into
product design
to reduce carbon
footprint and
resources used
Undertake Life Cycle Analysis
(LCA) for 2 key products to
reduce the carbon footprint
throughout the product life cycle
In FY2015, we completed the LCA for the phone
models CS6829 and CS6629 and reduced the
carbon footprint by 40%.
We also completed the LCA for toy models
151500 and 61320 and reduced the carbon
footprint by 23%.
Environmental
Protection
Energy
Reduce the
energy used in our
manufacturing and
living facilities
Reduce electricity consumption
(kwh) per sales by 4% against
FY2014
In FY2015, the total electricity consumption
(kwh) per sales increased by 5.4% compared
with FY2014. It was mainly attributable to
our continuous improvement programmes in
the living areas of the factories, including the
upgrade of the air-conditioning systems at the
dormitories and canteens.
Our electricity consumption per production
output in the manufacturing facilities, however,
had successfully reduced by 5.4% compared
with FY2014 due to our continuous efforts on
improving the energy efficiency.
Phase-out the use of diesel in all
static appliances
In FY2015, our total diesel usage had decreased
by 47.8% which resulted in a reduction of
Scope 1 carbon emissions by 21.8% compared
with FY2014. We will continue to replace diesel
with natural gas at the manufacturing sites.
Carbon emissions
Reduce GHG
emission
Reduce GHG emissions by 2%
against FY2014
Our GHG emissions increased by 3.2%
compared with FY2014. It was mainly
attributable to our continuous improvement
programmes in the living areas of the factories,
including the upgrade of the air-conditioning
systems at the dormitories and canteens.
Our GHG emissions per production output,
however, had successfully reduced by 3.6%
due to our continuous efforts on improving the
energy efficiency.
Undertake feasibility study
for solar photovoltaics at one
manufacturing site
Our Resource Efficiency and Conservation Team
undertook a study on solar photovoltaics (PV) at
manufacturing facility. Due to the area constraint
at the rooftop of the production buildings, the PV
panels cannot be installed on the rooftop. The
team is now working with local PV suppliers to
seek for alternatives.
Collect data for refrigerant gas
releases to complete Scope 1
reporting
We had started to collect the refrigerant usage of
all manufacturing sites in FY2015.
FY2015 Targets and Progress Updates
