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Fnac embraces environmental labelling

 Choosing a TV on the basis of its environmental impact might sound like a utopian idea, but that is exactly what Fnac have started allowing its customers to do since November 2009.
 
Fnac is continuing its sustainable development policy and is committed to promoting responsible products and practices with its customers. Apart from the technical performances of its products, Fnac introduced environmental requirements for the first time, in 2009, into the special technical reports published by the Fnac test laboratory. The «TV & Video projectors 2010» report contains information about the carbon footprint generated by each television set during its use. Each product is then classified into one of three categories (with one, two or three leaves) indicating those with the best environmental performance.

The TV environmental labelling is available in the Fnac technical reports, on the website of the company and on store tags
Each leaf represents the CO2 emissions generated by using the television because, depending on the model, the use phase of a unit accounts for between 60% and 95% of the total CO2 emissions over the course of its life cycle. The carbon footprint generated is displayed in equivalent grams of CO2 (g eq. CO2) and is indicated at the end of the file, along with the technical specifications of each television.
 
This footprint is calculated from the energy consumption of televisions, which is measured in an identical manner by each manufacturer according to European regulations*. However, In keeping with its independent and objective position, Fnac's test laboratory retests models randomly to check the accuracy of the data used.
Since April 2010, environmental labelling is available on the website of the company - fnac.com – and on store tags.
 
* standard IEC62087 Ed. 2