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Waldom Electronics announces a new milestone: 260,000 trees planted in 2024, a key achievement in the company’s mission to foster sustainability through its Green Stock Initiative and 1% Sustainability Pledge. These efforts have sequestered 65,348 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to removing 14,206 cars from the road for a year, while creating 527 workdays for local
1% of the revenue from electronic production is lost due to excess component stock. In Europe, this amounts to over €3 billion worth of semiconductors. The electronic manufacturing industry faces significant challenges: fluctuating lead times, unmet forecasts, and design changes leading to the accumulation of stock. Industrials are left with excess inventory that will eventually
Many hands make light work. They can also create more impactful change. While much of the attention to climate change focuses on individual, consumer-driven efforts – such as sustainable buying, waste reduction, and changes to lifestyle elements like diet and transportation – manufacturers and corporate entities have considerable power to produce meaningful change. In both
Emma Armstrong, Commercial Director, and Sustainable Electronics Ambassador at In2tec, says technological innovations can help organisations tackle harmful e-waste generated by suppliers and consumers. A major part of my role as Sustainable Electronics Ambassador for In2tec is travelling to technology and business events and listening to executives keen to reduce their organisation’s environmental impact but
Component Sense CEO, Kenny McGee, discovers Agbogbloshie (Ghana), one of the world’s largest e-waste sites. Here’s what he discovered: Cleaning up e-waste is more complicated than it seems The communities there have the same hopes and dreams as us We need to work together to make a meaningful difference “As CEO of Component Sense, I’m
Texas Instruments (TI) announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has recognised the company’s commitment to set near-term company-wide emissions reductions in line with climate science. As part of its commitment, TI is developing science-based targets for review and validation by SBTi’s technical experts, including GHG emissions reduction targets for Scope 1 and 2
As the world gains a deeper understanding of the impacts of climate on critical environmental systems, consumer sentiment toward sustainability is shifting. The desire to shift to more responsible consumption and product selection continues to grow. The focus on sustainability and ethical consumption is transforming how businesses manufacture, distribute, and recycle their products. Advanced recycling
Anglia is the recent recipient of Deep Sea Electronics’ Supplier Excellence in Sustainability award, which is presented to companies for outstanding commitment to sustainable operating practices. Deep Sea Electronics is a manufacturer of generator controllers, auto transfer switch controllers, battery chargers and vehicle and off-highway controllers. For several decades Anglia has been a key supply
Farnell has been named as the winner of Waldom ESG Awards 2023 – Regional Distributor EMEA. As the only ESG award in the IP&E (Interconnect, Passive, and Electromechanical) Distribution industry, this recognition recognises Farnell’s commitment to reducing e-waste by purchasing components that are in perfect condition but would have otherwise ended up in landfill after
This article originally appeared in the September issue of Procurement Pro. “It’s like a flywheel, once it gets going it just gains momentum,” says Andrea Barrett, Vice President of Social Responsibility and Sustainability at RS Group, and she is describing the company’s impressive progress towards its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. The company embarked