D-Link to Favor Companies that Support Green Practices, Announce Green Logistics Policy

In keeping with its continuing commitment to energy conservation, D-Link (News - Alert), designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions, has issued a “Green logistics policy” for vendor compliance. 

“Around the world, interest in protecting the environment and in purchasing Green products is becoming more and more popular,” Tony Tsao, CEO and president, D-Link Corp., said. 

By taking this action, D-Link is proving to be a true leader in green technology, as the first manufacturer to introduce green design and manufacturing processes. And now, by announcing to favor companies that support green practices, and with the new energy-saving regulations, D-Link continues to be a toehold in the green market. 

The green logistics policy is based on government guidelines including environment management. According to D-link officials, the company prefers suppliers that comply with ISO14001 regulations and receive certification within a certain time period, and reviews work performance regularly. 

Another guideline held by the policy is the management of hazardous substances, in that substances restricted by EU legislation in electrical equipment be banned. Suppliers following the D-Links policy have been required to ban all hazardous substances as well. 

Lastly, D-Link has also included the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, or “WEEE,” 2002/96/EC into its product management as a way to manage waste control and recycling for suppliers. 

After recognizing the importance of manufacturing energy-saving products using green practices in 2005, D-Link is now extending this initiative to its suppliers. 

D-Link is also committed to seeking greener designs and to convert its current supply chain to favor companies that support Green practices. D-Link Green combines these goals to include the following:

- Hazardous Chemical Substance Management

 

- Energy Efficiency

 

- Recycling