Actassi catalogue - Schneider Electric

Environment in focusEnergetic and environmental responsibility lies at the core of Schneider Electric cultureand strategy. We strive to reduce the environmental impact of our products throughouttheir entire life-cycle, particularly through eco-design and eco-production.Actassi is compliantwith RoHS, the REACHEuropean directives andPEP Eco passport.Product EnvironmentalProfile available on request.Eco-designActassi CL-MX cablesis one example of Ecodesign.Halogen-free,flame or fire retardant.In case of fire, the resultof using Actassi CL-MXis the reduction of theemissions of opaquesmoke and acid gases.Thus, it helps reducingdamages to equipmentand allows people toescape from the buildingmore easily.The European Union enacted an Energy usingProducts (EuP) framework directive in 2005(directive on the eco-design of products) whichseeks to promote eco-design approaches inpriority sectors, or even to specify the aims ofimpacts for some products.Although Schneider Electric’s supply is outsideof the EuP target, it generalises the eco-designapproach to all its developmental activities andundertakes to communicate the environmentalfeatures of its products through ProductEnvironmental Profiles (PEPs)Product Environmental ProfileFor each product Schneider Electric undertakesto publish a Product Environmental Profile (PEP).It provides customers with information on theirenvironmental performances during their life cycleas well as the best treatment solutions at the endof their life. To ensure transparency and the validityof the data, it complies with ISO 14025 in aninter-professional programme which sets sharedcalculation and drafting rules for publishing theenvironmental impacts of products.Network Connectivity Jan 2013 Actassi | 11