Electric Utilities Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

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Indicator Protocols Set: EN
EN27 Percentage of products sold
and their packaging materials that are
reclaimed by category.
1. Relevance
The disposal of products and packaging materials at the
end of a use phase is a steadily growing environmental
challenge. Establishing effective recycling and reuse
systems to close product cycles can contribute
significantly to increased material and resource
efficiency. It also mitigates problems and costs related to
disposal.
This Indicator provides insight into the extent to which
the reporting organization’s products, components,
or materials are collected and successfully converted
into useful materials for new production processes.
It also provides insight into the degree to which the
organization has designed products and packages
capable of being recycled or reused. This measure can
be a particular source of competitive differentiation in
sectors facing formal requirements to recycle products
and their packaging materials.
2. Compilation
2.1 Identify the amount of products and their
packaging materials reclaimed (i.e., recycled or
reused) at the end of their useful life within the
reporting period. Rejects and recalls of products
should not be counted. Recycling or reuse of
packaging should also be reported separately.
3. Definitions
Reclaimed
Refers to collecting, reusing, or recycling products and
their packaging materials at the end of their useful life.
Collection and treatment can be carried out by the
manufacturer of the product or by a contractor. This
refers to products and their packaging materials that are:
• Collected by or on behalf of the reporting
organization;
• Separated into raw materials (e.g., steel, glass,
paper, some kinds of plastic, etc.) or components;
and
• Used by the reporting organization or other users.
4. Documentation
None.
5. References
None.
2.2 Report the percentage of reclaimed products and
their packaging materials for each category of
products (i.e., a group of related products sharing
a common, managed set of features that satisfy
the specific needs of a selected market) using the
following formula:
products and their packaging
materials reclaimed within
% of reclaimed the reporting period
products =
products sold within the
reporting period
x100
2.3 Given potential variations in data sources, report
how the data for this Indicator has been collected
(e.g., data is gathered from an internal collection
system or data is provided by external collection
systems reclaiming products on behalf of the
organization).
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