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Category rating — not an assessment of any specific brand This rating covers a typical, mass-market larger appliances product based on publicly available data. It does not name or assess any specific manufacturer or product. Individual products may perform better or worse. Learn about verified ratings →
Category Rating larger appliances Assessed 2026-04-28 1.3

Fridge-Freezers

Category baseline
3.3 HIP
Below Standard
Category ceiling: 7.1 HIP
Regenerative Index
-7.0
Depleting
Category ceiling RI: -2.0
What this score means The score shown is the current market baseline for larger appliances — what the HIP methodology can confirm from publicly available specification data alone, before any manufacturer evidence is reviewed. The category ceiling shown in small text below the score is what the methodology rewards when materials, supply chain, repairability, and end-of-life pathways are fully evidenced. Manufacturers close that gap by applying for verified assessment.

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The current market baseline for this category is 3.3 HIP. The category ceiling — what the methodology rewards when materials, supply chain, repairability, and end-of-life pathways are fully evidenced — is 7.1 HIP. The first verified product in our programme demonstrated 6.9 HIP and earned the HIP Mark.

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Score Breakdown

Material Scarcity Index
20% weight
3.5
The product contains copper and aluminium, which are EU Critical Raw Materials, alongside steel and commodity plastics. With 0% recycled content and missing data on extraction origins, the supply chain risk is elevated due to potential single-country concentration for critical metals. This places the score in the Scarce category, reflecting the reliance on materials with significant supply constraints.
Supply Chain Risk
18% weight
3.5
The fridge-freezer relies on copper and steel sourced from Poland, but primary material origins are unverified and likely involve high-concentration regions for critical inputs like rare earths or copper. No due-diligence programme or third-party audit is documented, and no alternative suppliers are confirmed, placing the supply chain at the pre-verification baseline for standard appliances.
Recyclability & Circularity
18% weight
2.0
The product is assumed to be glued with no take-back scheme, preventing practical material separation. Only an estimated 20% of the weight, likely limited to metal components, enters practical recycling streams, while plastics and heating elements are landfilled. This performance aligns with the pre-verification baseline for sealed consumer electronics lacking disassembly features.
Repairability
13% weight
4.0
The product is a fridge-freezer manufactured in Poland with spare parts available, but the fastener type is assumed to be glued due to missing data, and no public service manual exists. While parts availability prevents a lower rating, the lack of a manual and the conservative assumption of glued assembly restrict the score to the difficult-to-repair range typical of mass-market appliances without explicit repair design documentation.
Social & Environmental Impact
8% weight
4.0
The product is manufactured in China, a moderate-to-high risk jurisdiction, with no submitted third-party audits or environmental certifications. While assembly occurs in Poland, the lack of verified supply chain data and absence of RBA audits or ISO 14001 certification places the score at the pre-verification baseline for this category.
Product Longevity
8% weight
7.0
The product achieves an above-average score due to a stated design life of 12 years, which aligns with the upper limit of the 7-8 band. The 2-year warranty meets the minimum legal requirement but does not independently elevate the score; however, the explicit 12-year design life specification provides the necessary evidence for a score above 5. No IP rating or modular design features were submitted to further increase the rating.
Regenerative Index
15% weight · scale −10 to +10
-7.0
The product is classified as Depleting because it relies on virgin mined materials with zero recycled content and lacks a take-back scheme. This aligns with the Depleting band criteria for conventional appliances where no credible pathway toward regeneration exists. It does not qualify for the Extractive band minimum of -3 because the required threshold of 50% recycled content with a verified take-back program is not met.

MSI 20% · SCR 18% · RC 18% · R 13% · SEI 8% · PL 8% · RI 15% = 100%

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Consumer Summary

This fridge-freezer has a HIP Score of 3.3 out of 10, which matches the current market baseline for this category. Its Regenerative Index is -7.0, indicating that the product relies entirely on new materials and does not support a circular lifecycle. Overall, the design prioritizes a long lifespan but currently lacks the features needed for material recovery or recycling.

What This Means For You

When shopping for a fridge-freezer, look for models that explicitly state they use recycled content and offer a take-back or repair program. Prioritize products with clear information on material origins and those designed for easy disassembly to extend their useful life. Choosing appliances with these features helps shift the market away from relying solely on virgin mined resources.

Data Transparency

This is a category rating based on publicly available data. The following data fields were not submitted by a manufacturer and have been estimated conservatively using open reference data and LLM training knowledge:

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Material Watch Points

About This Rating

Produced under Resourcehip Methodology v1.3 (CC BY-NC 4.0). Assessed: 2026-04-28. Next scheduled review: 2027-04-28.

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Data Sources

This rating draws on the following public sources:
USGS Mineral Resources Program (public domain) · EU Critical Raw Materials List 2023 (CC BY 4.0) · World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · LLM training knowledge (for assumed fields — no manufacturer submission)
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About this rating: HIP scores are based on publicly available data at the assessment date. They are estimates of material resilience — not guarantees of product performance, safety, or future supply conditions. Resourcehip accepts no liability for decisions made in reliance on these ratings.

Scope: This is a category rating for Fridge-Freezers and does not assess any specific brand or manufacturer. Individual products may perform better or worse than this baseline. Produced under Resourcehip Scoring Methodology 1.3.

AI disclosure: This rating was produced using an AI scoring pipeline (local, no cloud — no data shared externally) and reviewed and approved by a human assessor before publication. Scoring model: qwen3.5:35b. The model's training data influences the findings — see the methodology for caveats. AI transparency notice →

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Assessed: 2026-04-28 · Next review: 2027-04-28 · Methodology 1.3