Siemens EcoTech

Increase ease of repair and maintenance through: characteristics, availability, modularity and compatibility with commonly available spare parts. Availability of repair and maintenance instructions plus use of standard components.

Process of enhancing the functionality, performance or capacity of a product. An upgrade to a product may involve changes to its software, firmware and/or hardware.

Product circularity instruction indicating the ability of a product to be disassembled.

Ability of component parts, materials or both to be separated and reprocessed from products and systems and subsequently used as material input for the same or different use or function.

Process of returning product after end of use-phase for further modification within Siemens. 

Selection and purchasing of low carbon products, components, parts and materials including upstream levers like logistics, manufacturing at supplier site etc.

Material reprocessed from recovered  material through a recycling process from pre-consumer and/or post-consumer waste.

The quantity of primary raw and secondary recycled materials used in a product or part should be reduced with consideration for applicable technologies.

Any materials that are intended to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of products. Sustainable packaging focuses on the life cycle of such materials and considers environmental aspects.

Substances of Concern (SoC) can be of concern for human health and/or the environment and/or have a measurable negative effect on the products’ sustainability. We maintain SoCs in the List of Declarable Substances (LoDS).

Product-specific ratio or other quantitative relationship between an output of the performance of products and an input of energy in the use phase. Decreasing power losses to lower the energy input for the same performance.

Ability to function as required, under specified conditions of use, maintenance/service, upgrade/update until a limiting event prevents its functioning.

Range of technical & administrative measures as well as management measures that are intended to ensure the preservation of technical objects or restore their functionality.