ZV-1F – capturing our environmental vision
Aiming to achieve a zero environmental footprint
Inspired by the beauty of the world, Sony is paying attention to the need to help preserve the Earth, while still allowing creators to produce even more beautiful and creative imagery.
With goals of achieving net-zero emissions across the entire Sony Group by 2040 and a zero environmental footprint by the year 2050, we are accelerating numerous initiatives.
Products for people and the environment
Newly-developed wind screen using recycled PET bottles1
At Sony, we’ve extended the use of recycled materials beyond the camera body to a wind screen. Developed through careful testing of sound quality performance and wind protection efficacy, it’s made exclusively from recycled PET bottles1, lessening our environmental impact while maintaining performance.
Designing a better future with SORPLAS™
SORPLAS is made from used water bottles and waste optical discs collected from factories and markets, and a proprietary flame retardant. It’s used in a variety of Sony and external products. SORPLAS won’t degrade too much even after being recycled several times, so in the future, we are hopeful that SORPLAS will be recovered and reused in new products.
[1] Crush [2] Mould [3] Products [4] Collect from factories/markets
High recycled content, up to 99%
Recycled plastic used in electronics is typically only around 30%2 recycled content. Our groundbreaking sulfur-based flame retardant produces consistently high-performance plastic even when using up to 99%3 recycled content.
[1] SORPLAS
[2] Recycled content 99%3 [3] Flame retardants, other additives 1%
[4] Typical recycled polycarbonate plastic4
[5] Petroleum-based virgin plastic 55%5 [6] Recycled content 30%
[7] Flame retardants, other additives 15%
Enhancing the ZV-1F with SORPLAS
We use SORPLAS6 in the ZV-1F in both its external and internal parts. This high-performance recycled plastic offers the dual benefits of improving the product while reducing its environmental impact.
SORPLAS across a wide variety of our cameras
We've used approximately 379 tons7 of SORPLAS recycled plastic in our digital cameras and digital video cameras over the past ten years.
Packing for a better future
Reducing plastic packaging
To eliminate our use of plastic in packaging, we’re now using plant-based non-woven fabric8 or paper bags, when the materials are available9, to wrap our products while maintaining the protective and high cushioning properties.
Reducing our carbon footprint at production plants
100% renewable energy for ZV-1F production
At Sony, we’re reducing energy use not only through our product design, but also in our manufacturing process. The production plants10 in Thailand11 and China12 that manufacture the ZV-1F now run on 100% renewable energy. We’re not stopping there: we’re accelerating our plan to introduce renewable energy at our sites across the world.
