Razer commits to sustainability, will use 100 percent renewable energy across its offices...

[Polycount]

In brief: Razer probably isn't the first company that comes to mind when you think of major climate change contributors, but it still wants to do its part to fight global warming. Today, Razer announced a 10-year commitment to going green, complete with targets for carbon expenditure, recycling, and renewable energy usage.

These commitments are part of the "lifestyle brand's" new #GoGreenWithRazer initiative, which is surprisingly comprehensive. Razer aims to reach 100 percent carbon neutrality by 2030 and 100 percent renewable energy usage across its global operations by 2025.

If that wasn't enough, Razer wants all of its products to contain recyclable materials by 2025 -- even the boxes its hardware ships in will be completely biodegradable (see below). Furthermore, Razer will implement "strict" waste disposal procedures across all of its offices and repair centers.

Razer also promises to integrate "sustainability plans" into its workplace culture by preserving "bio-habitats" (whatever that means) and offsetting its negative environmental footprint through investments in forestry and other "environment-impact projects."

Razer hopes to get its community involved in the program, too, via a renewed commitment to its tree-saving Sneki Snek campaign. Sneki Snek is Razer's "sustainability mascot" -- every piece of merchandise you purchase that features the adorable critter will help save 10 trees, thanks to Razer's partnership with Conservation International.

Conservation International works with local communities in places like Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia to help them better manage their forests and prevent widespread deforestation.

To date, Razer's community has saved over 179,000 trees, which is far more than its original target (around 100,000 trees). In light of this unexpected support, Razer increased its goal to 1,000,000 trees. At different milestones -- such as 250,000 and 500,000 trees saved -- the gaming company will announce new Sneki Snek merchandise.

If you want to participate in the initiative, you can snag either a Sneki Snek plushie or a head pillow (for your gaming chair). Both products will run you $30 each, so they aren't cheap, but the quality seems decent enough.

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[Theinsanegamer]

"carbon neutral" doesnt mean anything. See: their laptops, full of rare earth metals mined in slave pits in africa, assembled by slave workers in china, then shipped on bunker oil burning shipping vessels, that are unrepairable and will be thrown away in 5 years max to be replaced with yet another unrepairable ecological disaster.

But hey we planted some trees!

 

[toooooot]

How about products that can be upgraded, repurposed and modified easier? This will help the planet much more.
All they do is follow the trends, where the purpose and efficiency arealmost meaningless compared to the effort they make to seem to care about earth.

 

[Tantor]

I was a big supporter of 'renewable resources', 'sustainable development' and 'anti-global-warming' since way back. But over the years it became obvious that it was a gigantic corporate scam. I remember back in 1995 when Al Gore was saying all the glaciers would be gone by 2010. That sure didn't happen, instead we're getting polar vortexes in the central US and Texas. That's the story of the 'global warming' community. A long track record of epic predictive failures. Now I'm a die hard skeptic.

Most people want to believe in the system. It's hard to wrap one's brain around the possibility that the scientific and academic communities could be wrong about many common things. The moral is: keep your eyes peeled, things are not always what they seem.

 

[TheBigFatClown]

I was a big supporter of 'renewable resources', 'sustainable development' and 'anti-global-warming' since way back. But over the years it became obvious that it was a gigantic corporate scam. I remember back in 1995 when Al Gore was saying all the glaciers would be gone by 2010. That sure didn't happen, instead we're getting polar vortexes in the central US and Texas. That's the story of the 'global warming' community. A long track record of epic predictive failures. Now I'm a die hard skeptic.

Most people want to believe in the system. It's hard to wrap one's brain around the possibility that the scientific and academic communities could be wrong about many common things. The moral is: keep your eyes peeled, things are not always what they seem.

You used the words, "Scientific Community". That's funny because the "Scientific Community" that has currently brainwashed the weak minded into becoming lifetime germaphobe's consists of about 3 crooks all with a common purpose. What makes the world go 'round? Yep, you got it right. Money!