Licence No:

2410083



Brother International (NZ) Limited has achieved licensing for 3 laser printers and 2 multifunctional office devices. The company's environmental policy, practiced at Gracefield (Lower Hutt), Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, places concern for the environment as "the cornerstone of all operations". Their commitment is manifested as "Brother Earth".

Not only have they gained the prestigious ISO14001 Environmental Management System certification, they also have a comprehensive hardware and consumables recycling programme. This programme not only seeks to recover and recycle Brother consumables and hardware from the corporate sector, but also from the mass consumer market. Brother recycling boxes are located at businesses and electronic retail stores nationwide also the company offers free recycling envelope to any Brother users who wish to recycle their used cartridges.

The Brother Group's President Toshikazu "Terry" Koike told UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador Mari Christine last year, "We work proactively to protect the global environment in every aspect of our corporate activities in order to build a society where sustainable development can be achieved. We are committed to developing products of excellent environmental performance, and to curbing CO2 emissions from production activities by, for example, introducing photovoltaic power generation systems at our factories. We also work on waste reduction based on the concept of the "5Rs" – the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) plus "refuse" and "reform"."

He explained that Refuse is to decline the purchase of environmentally burdensome materials whenever possible, and Reform motivates the company to reuse materials for different purposes in different forms. "We also invest resources into activities to make social contributions through environmental activities. For example, we count points every time an employee takes an environmentally conscious action. The collected points are used for afforestation activities, for example. We are also engaged in activities to meet the needs of local communities around the globe. For instance, we have donated sewing machines to a vocational school in China to support women in rural areas."

The group has a goal of acquiring ISO Type 1 Ecolabels (in New Zealand that is Eco Choice) for all products launched from 1 April 2008.

Below is a list of Brother International (NZ) Limited products that have the Environmental Choice licence:


Colour Laser Printer
HL-4150CDN
HL-4570CDW
HL-L8250CDN
HL-L9200CDW
HL-L8260CDW
HL-L9310CDW
HL-L9470CDN

Colour Laser Multi-functional Device
MFC-9460CDN
MFC-9970CDW
MFC-L8850CDW
MFC-L9550CDW
MFC-L9570CDW
MFC-L8690CDW
MFC-L9630CDN
MFC-L9670CDN

Konica Minolta bizhub C360i
Konica Minolta bizhub C300i
Konica Minolta bizhub C250i
Konica Minolta bizhub C650i
Konica Minolta bizhub C550i
Konica Minolta bizhub C450i
Konica Minolta bizhub C227i

Mono Laser Printers:
HL5340D
HL5440D
HL5350DN
HL5380DN
HL5450DN
HL5470DW
HL6180DW
HLS7000DN
HLL5100DN
HLL5200DW
HLL6200DW
HLL6400DW

Mono Laser Multi-functional Devices
MFC8510DN
MFC8880DN
MFC8890DW
MFC8910DW
MFC8950DW
MFC-L5755DW
MFC-L6700DW
MFC-L6900DW

Scanners
ADS-3300W
ADS-4900W

Inkjet Multi-functional Devices
MFC-J5340DW
MFC-J5740DW
MFC-J6540DW
MFC-J6940DW
MFC-J6555DWXL
MFC-J6955DW
MFC-J5955DW


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