Monday, 24 November 2008

ASUS Notebooks Bestowed with World's First EU Flower Eco Certification

ASUS recently announced that its N50, N80, N20, and N10 notebooks were rewarded with the world’s first EU Flower Eco Award for computers.

The EU Flower award utilizes one of the highest rated and strictest standards for green computing worldwide, and was developed under the Eco Label Scheme in 1992 by the European Union. Products are assessed according to the Energy-savings, Presence of hazardous substances, Product design, User instructions, Packaging, Labeling, Noise, Lifelong extension and Takeback .

According to ASUS, the company pursues Green ASUS “Four Green Home Runs” in the design and production of each notebook, namely Green Design, Green Procurement, Green Manufacturing, and Green Service and Marketing.

From the reduction and elimination of environmentally hazardous substances, to ensuring that the notebooks are easy to assemble, recycle and reuse, Green ASUS ensures disciplined adherence to environmentally-friendly principles at every step of a notebook’s conception, further added ASUS.