Acer is fully aware of the potential impact our products may have on the environment. Hence, our product design takes into consideration the ways to reduce environmental loading from the outset of production, in addition to user needs, functionality and added value.

In a world of limited natural resources, Acer places great importance on making the best use of all material resources. One of our foremost principles is to extend product life to optimize use of our resources. To ensure all Acer products meet environmental regulatory requirements in addition to customer needs, our Eco Product Requirement ensures all designs meet standards set for energy conservation, low toxicity, ease of recycling and green labeling. Among these standards, low toxicity criteria restrict the use of hazardous substances including batteries and packaging materials. Green labeling criteria ensure strict standards on material labeling, recycling labeling and packaging material labeling.

As a branded PC vendor, Acer does not engage in R&D and manufacture. However, Acer takes seriously its responsibility toward environmental protection and is acutely attentive to international trends in this area. One issue currently receiving worldwide attention is the Kyoto Protocol, which Acer actively follows up on and stays abreast of related information and trends in order to plan a response strategy beforehand.

In addition to actively staying abreast with international environmental trends, Acer makes every effort to design environmentally friendly products in compliance with related international and domestic regulations. This includes recycling products, disclosing product environmental information and providing guidance and management on environmental aspects for green suppliers.