Mission Statement
EtherWAN Systems, Inc. accepts responsibility for the environmental effects of our operations both locally and globally.
EtherWAN Systems, Inc. is committed to reducing our environmental impact and to continuous improvement of our environmental performance. This commitment is an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods, and is subject to yearly review and assessment. We encourage our staff, suppliers, and business partners to join us in the effort of protecting the environment.
We endeavor to:
- ► Comply with relevant regulatory requirements.
- ► Continually improve and monitor our environmental performance.
- ► Continually reduce our environmental impact.
- ► Incorporate environmental factors into our business decisions.
- ► Increase employee awareness and training.
As an electronics manufacturer, EtherWAN Systems, Inc. recognizes its key impacts to be in the areas of energy use, raw material use, and waste generation. As a consequence, EtherWAN complies with regulatory requirements such as RoHS, WEEE, REACH, ErP and ISO 14000. EtherWAN's administration and quality assurance boards are responsible for consistent execution, auditing, and improvement of this environmental policy.
Our Response to RoHS Directives
To safeguard human health and the environment, we obey RoHS regulations that control hazardous substances usages in electrical and electronic equipment, and formulate technical standards that strictly forbid our suppliers in using them.
All products manufactured by EtherWAN Systems, Inc. are compliant with the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) of 8 June 2011.
Our Response to WEEE Directives
The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into effect on 13th August 2005, and its recast Directive 2012/19/EU transposes into member state’s law and regulations. The Directive focuses on the precautionary prevention of the impact of electronic waste, and in addition, the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such waste.
The WEEE Directive requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after August 13, 2005 with a 'crossed-out wheeled bin' symbol. The products manufactured and shipped by EtherWAN Systems, Inc. all follow WEEE directives.
Our Response to REACH Regulation
REACH, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals, is the name for the European Union’s recent chemicals policy, contained in Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 which entered into force on June 1, 2007 (REACH Regulation). REACH places greater responsibility on industry to manage the risks that chemicals may pose to human health and the environment.
The products manufactured and shipped by EtherWAN Systems, Inc. are all in compliance with the applicable provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament, and of the Council in December 2006 concerning the REACH on the restriction of the use of SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) in electronic components.
Our Response to ErP (Energy-related Product) Directives
The aim of ErP directive 2009/125/EC is to lower the energy consumption of products by means of environmentally friendly design ("Eco design"). For this reason, applicable standards have been developed for each product group applicable throughout the EU, where one of them is external power supplies.
In response to the ErP directive, external power adaptors carried by EthewrWAN Systems, Inc. are compliant with the energy efficiency levels stipulated by ErP.
EtherWAN is certified for ISO 14000
EtherWAN Systems, Inc. follows an environmental management system (EMS) certified by ISO 14000, in our production processes. Our EMS controls energy, water, air, noise, and waste management. We are dedicated to energy conservation, to the preservation of natural resources, and to minimizing negative impacts on the environment. The wastes generated in our production processes are disposed of by professional waste management partners.
