We care about your wellbeing and the wellbeing of our future generations. From design and inception through to collection and recycling, at every stage of your product's life cycle environmental impact is considered. This means any negative impact is minimised without compromising product quality.
Brother's headquarters in Japan holds the accreditation for ISO 14064 which specifies principles and requirements for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Details about our emissions can be found on the global Brother website.
REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment by implementing regulations for all European companies.
As a responsible and environmentally conscious company, Brother fulfils REACH regulations by gathering information on the properties of chemical substances and registering substances used in our products according to REACH deadlines.
Every Brother product is issued with a Declaration of Conformity, proving that it meets the relevant requirements of all applicable directives. The declaration must be issued by the manufacturer.
Please note: The RoHS Statement is now included in this Declaration of Conformity.
As an environmentally responsible company, we comply with the following European legislations on waste: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, Battery Directive, Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
Following the WEEE Directive, Brother machines are designed with the recycling and recovery of materials in mind, and we have established systems for collecting waste equipment at the end of their lifespan.
The Battery Directive aims to reduce the environmental threats posed by batteries and increase recycling rates. Therefore, each of our sales offices in Europe is a member of a battery recovery and recycling compliance organisation.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive focuses on four areas of waste management; Prevention, Reuse, Recycling and Recovery. Under this directive, we ensure our packaging is as efficient and environmentally friendly as possible.
We’re proud to have received numerous environmental certifications. Find out more.
Request our Safety Data Sheets via our dedicated website.