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Desktops Laptops/Notebooks

Our desktops are fully recyclable, making them environmentally The laptops that we acquire at Xperien are environmentally
friendly. In addition, we acquire LED monitors that do not contain friendly because they are fully recyclable, RoHS compliant and
mercury. are refurbished in a sustainable way.

CRT monitors Servers

As a requirement of R2v3, we have communicated to our clients Xperien prioritises refurbishing ‘Green Servers.’ These are servers
via a new Service-Level Agreement (SLA) that we will no longer that save on indirect energy consumption associated with
collect CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitors because they contain ancillary electricity requirements such as cooling. Less efficient
hazardous material such as beryllium, mercury, and cadmium. servers are sent downstream for the recovery of precious metals
by Umicore in Belgium.

Printers & MFPs
Plastic Packaging
The energy consumption of the printers and MFPs (multi-function
printers) that we use meet International Energy Star Programme We use plastic wrapping for our packaging as well as in the
Requirements. The electrical consumption of our printers in the storing and transporting of assets. During the reporting period,
plug-in off mode is not greater than 3 watts. Old printers are sent we utilised an average of 90,41 kg of plastic wrapping per month
downstream to Desco for the recycling and capturing of toxic and 0,72 tons over the course of the year.
plastics and hazardous material.
Taking into consideration that polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is not
renewable and that Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) poses
Tissue Paper certain risks to the environment, we are actively working to
reduce our plastic use by changing our packaging protocols. To
The tissue paper that we use is produced from 100% recycled counter the excessive use of plastics, we have designed cages
pulp or agricultural residue pulp. At Xperien, we strive to support for storing LCDs and laptops. We will also be implementing “tie
local businesses and therefore source this product from local down straps” to eliminate plastic wrap during desktop storage.
suppliers.
Water Consumption
Coffee
Xperien uses water to clean and wash PCs, for general sanitation
At Xperien, we love our Coffee! We ensure that we source and office cleaning purposes as well as to provide for employee
coffee that is Fairtrade certified to guarantee our coffee comes consumption. For all in-house procedures, we utilize an average
from sustainable agricultural practices and humane working of around 67kl of water every month, which is about 804kl per
conditions. year.

To ensure that we remain accountable for our water usage and
Toner act as responsible custodians, we limit the amount of water used
to clean computers by using alcohol where possible. Additionally,
We use toners that have the least harmful impact on the we implement a water-wise approach aimed at changing the
environment. water-use behaviour of our employees through Responsible
Water Use training.

Copy Paper

All paper used by Xperien is made from recycled pulp content of
50% or higher. During the current reporting period, we recycled
0,477 tons of paper. By 2023, we want to cut the amount of paper
we use by 10% and continue our efforts to recycle paper.

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