Brand owner: Yamaha Corporation
Head office: Hamamatsu, Japan
Sector: Electronics
Categories : Audio, Video
Free Tags: Hifi system, Radio, Speakers, Home cinema
| 1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020? |
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Yamaha only mentions support for 6% CO2 reductions in Japan by 2010. No goals found for 2020 or 2050, although they do state that they are "considering targets for 2010 and beyond". (See p. 14 of their CSR report 2010). | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain? |
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Yamaha does report on its CO2 emissions (see p. 15 of the CSR report 2010). | Source |
| 3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% within the next 5 years? |
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Yamaha has set to reduce its CO2 emissions by 6% based on FY1990 levels by FY2010 and also consider targets for CO2 emissions reduction for FY2010 and beyond. Further to this there is no indication of what their future reduction target is. | Source |
| 4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years? |
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For Yamaha Corporation Headquarters and factories, and Yamaha Group manufacturing companies in Japan there has been, in FY 2010 a 6% reduction in CO2 emissions based on FY1990 levels. (See p. 14 of CSR Report 2010) | Source |
| 5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? |
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Information on whether all of Yamaha's new products meet energy star requirements was not available on its website. | Source |
| 1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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PVC is only partially banned and BFRs were listed as controlled substances. There is no timeline given for the complete elimination of PVC and BFRs in all its products. (see p. 22) | Source |
| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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PVC is partially banned which implies it is still in use and no mention is made of the elimination of BFRs from all its new products. | Source |
| 3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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All 3 groups of chemicals are listed as controlled substances in Yamaha's green procurements standards. Information on whether Yamaha seeks to eliminate these chemicals was not available on its website nor does it give a time line. | Source |
| 4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products? |
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All 3 groups of chemicals are listed as controlled substances in Yamaha's green procurements standards. Information on whether Yamaha seeks to eliminate these chemicals from all its new products was not available on its website. | Source |
| 5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling? |
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Information on whether Yamaha supports the principle of IPR was not available on its website. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold? |
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Yamaha does have a number of recycling initiatives but no mention is made of a take back policy and the ease of access to its recycling services. | Source |
| 7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025? |
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Information on whether Yamaha sources at least 5% of its plastics requirement from recycled plastics streams was not available on its website. | Source |
| 1. Does the brand (company) have a policy that excludes smelters of conflict minerals by only sourcing minerals from conflict free areas or by only sourcing minerals from conflict areas when human rights are respected and where contributing to conflict is avoided? |
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Yamaha does not communicate any policy on conflict materials on its website. | Source |
| 2. Does the brand (company) have a Code of Conduct (CoC) for both its own factories and those of its suppliers, which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labor, no child labor, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace? |
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Yamaha has a compliance code of conduct which is only available in Japanese it is therefore not clear whether it contains any of the workers’ rights listed. | Source |
| 3. Does the brand’s (company’s) CoC include at least 3 of the following workers rights: 1. a formally registered employment relationship 2. a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. a sufficient living wage 4. form and join labor unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, to develop parallel means? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 2. | Source |
| 4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume? |
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Yamaha does not provide a list of direct suppliers on its website. | Source |
| 5. Is the brand (company) a member of a multi stakeholder initiative (MSI), wherein independent NGO’s or labor unions are represented, that collectively aims to improve labor conditions and that carries out independent audits? Or does the brand (company) significantly purchase its supplies from factories certified by such MSI’s? |
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Yamaha does not communicate whether or not it is a member of an MSI. | Source |
| 6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labor conditions policy? |
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Yamaha dicusses a Human Resources policy but no information can be found concerning suppliers. | Source |
| 7. Has the brand’s labor conditions policy resulted in a ‘compliance level’ of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a ‘monitored level' of at least 80%? |
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See remark for labor conditions question 6. | Source |