Computer-accessories maker Logitech has cut greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain and other indirect sources by one-third since 2021.
That means the Swiss company is more than halfway toward its commitment to halve that part of its footprint by 2030, according to its 2026 impact report, published July 21.
Logitech also reduced emissions from its direct operations and purchased electricity by 49 percent against a 2019 baseline, as of fiscal year 2026; its pledge is for an 85 percent reduction by 2030, the report said.
These achievements were enabled by Logitech’s decision to study the carbon impact of every product and to include sustainability metrics in design decisions, as part of a long-time initiative it calls Design for Sustainability that was more formally codified over the past four years.
The philosophy applies to materials choices, manufacturing processes and supplier relationships for all of Logitech’s products, which include computer mice, game controllers, headsets, cameras and videoconferencing equipment.
Logitech built a library of related resources from its emissions-reduction projects, including simulation tools to be used in the brainstorming and prototyping phases, according to Elaine Laird, Logitech’s chief people executive, who was named chief sustainability officer this week.
“We’ve gone from having one engineer working on an isolated project to having a design-for-sustainability engineer that works on every product inside our business groups and works with the engineers and designers on a continuous basis on new product development,” she said.
Latest tool: carbon impact labels
Logitech’s decision in 2020 to calculate the emissions for its entire product portfolio — a metric verified by an independent auditor — provides designers with insights that they can use for future updates.
The assessment considers raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, packaging, energy use and what happens at the end of a product’s life, among other factors. The score, expressed as kilograms of carbon emission equivalent (kg CO2e), is printed on Logitech’s packaging.
For example, the footprint for the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse is 7.78 kg CO2e; for perspective, charging a smartphone 608 times produces emissions of 5 kg CO2e.
Logitech developed its own methodology to create its labels; measurement company Dekra reviews the math, using the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 14067 standard, which covers life-cycle footprints for individual products.
“It forces you to innovate in a different way,” said Laird. “I do believe there’s business value in that.”
Logitech’s designers can compare footprints from generation to generation and use information from other products to inform their decisions.
“The learnings we got from each one of our products
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