Product environmental information

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.

ISO, or the International Organisation for Standardisation, is the world’s largest developer of standards to make industry more efficient and effective.

We at Brother believe holding the ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management is important to show our commitment to reducing our environmental impact.
The standard was updated in 2015 to ensure environmental good practice is fully embraced across all areas of a business. All Brother Sales offices have held the ISO 14001:2015 standard since September 2018.

ISO 14001 Certificate

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.

REACH statement

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.