Why Logitech puts a carbon footprint label on every product

Logitech, the maker of computer mice, keyboards, and other accessories, now prints a carbon footprint label on its packaging, showing how much greenhouse gas emissions a product created across its life, from raw materials and manufacturing to shipping, packaging, energy use, and disposal. The number is expressed in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO2e). For example, a Logitech MX Master 3S mouse carries a footprint of 7.78 kg CO2e.

This labeling comes out of a broader push the company calls Design for Sustainability, where engineers weigh a product's carbon impact alongside its features during development. That approach has led to changes like adding recycled plastic (now in more than 80 percent of products), using low-carbon aluminum, extending battery life, and making devices easier to repair. One notable switch: replacing plastic clamshell packaging with paper boxes for its retail mice, which cut plastic use and, according to the company, turned out to be something shoppers actually preferred since the plastic packaging was hard to open.

None of this requires anything from homeowners, but it does mean that if you buy Logitech accessories, like a mouse, keyboard, headset, or webcam, for a home office setup, you can check the carbon footprint number on the box and compare it to other products or previous versions. Logitech says this labeling is meant to give buyers a clearer, verified way to weigh the environmental cost of what they're purchasing, not just the price or features.