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1. GENERAL

Purpose

This Sustainable Product Design Policy is a guide for Corintech employees to ensure that the Company develops and produces products that are designed on a sustainable basis: to minimise the environmental impact across the entire product lifecycle, from design and manufacture, through product use, and to end-of-life.

Scope

This policy applies to all Corintech employees regardless of employment agreement, position, or location. It applies to all new product development activities controlled by Corintech, and where possible, with custom design projects controlled by Corintech’s customers.

2. Responsibility

Management

Senior Leaders, Directors and Managers are responsible for implementing and overseeing procedures that result in product sustainability issues being considered within their departments.

Employees

All employees should consider how their activities impact the sustainability of products under development, and when appropriate suggest improvements to their Supervisor, Manager or the Sustainability Officer.All employees should consider how their activities impact the sustainability of products under development, and when appropriate suggest improvements to their Supervisor, Manager or the Sustainability Officer.

3. Material Selection

Consideration must be given to the full life-cycle of products and the environmental impact of all materials and substances specified within the design and manufacturing process. Specifically:

  • Where it is specified, appropriate or required by law, materials used should comply with relevant EU and UK regulations including REACH and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 3) Directive, as detailed in the Company Environmental Policy. Materials should also comply with regulations affecting the worldwide distribution of products, relevant to the target region or country of use, which may include, but not be limited to:
    • Proposition 65 – Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (USA)
    • TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act (USA)
    • POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants (EU)
    • PFAS – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
  • Where possible and appropriate, materials selected should be recyclable, except where it is functionally essential to use non-recyclable materials.
  • Where recyclable materials are specified, where possible the appropriate recycling symbol and code should be clearly marked on each part.
  • Where possible, recycled materials should be specified for new products and its accompanying packaging, except where it is functionally essential to use non-recycled materials.

4. Energy Efficiency

Energy efficient design principles should be applied to all new and updated Corintech products, and whenever possible, with custom products. These design principles will affect mechanical, engineering, firmware and software designs, component selection and the products’ operations. This should include the consideration of energy efficient components, low-power modes (auto sleep, auto screen dim, default power-saving settings) and optimising energy consumption during operation.

5. Packaging Design

While still providing the required level of protection to the product being packaged, all Company end-product packaging must limit any environmental impact both in terms of type and quantity of materials used. It should also consider the product volume in relation to distribution and transportation. Specifically:

  • No plastic should be used in end-product packaging, except where functionally essential (e.g. protective film on displays), and then recyclable or biodegradable options should be used.
  • Where possible, there should be a high recycled material content in the selected product packaging. If this is not possible, all materials should be recyclable, including labels (although consideration must be given to avoid any out-gassing of organic compounds that may contaminate sensors).
  • The percentage of air within product packaging should be minimised and recorded; a target of less than 25% air should be achieved in normal circumstances.

6. Provision of Product Accessories

Product accessories should only be provided with a product if they are considered essential for its operation; these may include:

  • Batteries
  • Power supplies
  • Cables for charging or communications
  • Wall mounting brackets

7. Modularity and Upgradeability

Corintech products should be designed to incorporate modularity whenever possible. In order to extend the in-service operational lifespan of Company products, wherever possible, they should be designed to allow for future upgrades to enhance their capabilities after initial entry into service. This may include:

  • Firmware upgrades (ideally over-the-air)
  • New sensor technology (e.g. modular, swappable smart probes)

8. Product Return Service

As detailed in the Company Environmental Policy, all relevant products shall be marked with the WEEE logo (crossed-out wheelie bin) so they may be separated from other waste streams to ensure that they are recycled in an environmentally sound manner.

Corintech operates a product return service for end-of-life products, as detailed in the Company Environmental Policy.

8. Reporting and Monitoring

Corintech has a continual improvement approach to sustainability throughout the Company. This policy will be updated whenever the Company wishes to increase targets or introduce new initiatives. We will report key progress within the Company’s annual ESG report. We are also committed to using a third-party business sustainability rating service, EcoVadis or an equivalent, that recognises the value of sustainable design.Corintech has a continual improvement approach to sustainability throughout the Company. This policy will be updated whenever the Company wishes to increase targets or introduce new initiatives. We will report key progress within the Company’s annual ESG report. We are also committed to using a third-party business sustainability rating service, EcoVadis or an equivalent, that recognises the value of sustainable design.

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