March 2, 2005—Royal Philips Electronics introduced 21 Green Flagship products to the market in 2004, bringing its total number of green flagships to more than one hundred, according to the companys third annual sustainability report.
Green Flagship products offer a better environmental performance than their predecessors or closest commercial competitors in the green focal areas of weight, energy consumption, hazardous substances, packaging and recycling and disposal, the company explains.
An example of Green Flagships in 2004 are Philips Medical Systems’ iU22 ultrasound system for next generation, real-time 4D imaging. Compared with its predecessors, the iU22 weighs 22 percent less, eliminates 82 percent of the hazardous substance mercury, reduces energy consumption by 37 percent, uses 20 percent less packaging and offers a 30 percent improvement in total weight of recyclable material. Another example is CosmoPolis 6600, an innovative luminaire for outdoor lighting, which weighs 37 percent less, eliminates lead and is 29 percent more energy efficient than its predecessor.
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest, with activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology . For more on the company, visit its Web site.
