The following Table iNEMI Environmentally Sustainable Electronics: Roadmap and Vision is provided to summarize the needs and recommendations made in the Sustainability subsection and described in further detail in the four subsequent subsections. This table was developed from input at the iNEMI “Forum on Progress in Green Electronics” at Electronics Goes Green 2012 at Berlin Germany in September 2012 and at the “Sustainable Electronics Forum,” held in Racine, Wisconsin, on October 15-18, 2012 and co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Green Electronics Council and The Johnson Foundation. For the first time in an iNEMI Technology Roadmap we have added a twenty year “vision” of where our industry should be in 2033 on our Journey to a Sustainable World. We welcome input from others on your vision. Without a vision we will not reach our goal.
iNEMI Environmentally Sustainable Electronics: Roadmap and Vision
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2012 Today |
2017 Technical Plan |
2022 Research Plan |
2032 Vision |
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Achieving the triple bottom line through all phases of the product life cycle |
Companies are looking beyond, developing more long-term technology producing greener electronics, beginning to understand what life cycle environmental and societal costs are being externalized. Still more work to do. |
Begin making progress on green house gases, energy, and resource utilization (Discussed in Sustainability subsection of Roadmap) |
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Business decisions are aligned with sustainability objectives
All life cycle costs have been internalized in electronic products
All ICT hardware is manufactured in facilities with best-in-class health, safety, and environmental standards globally with employees earning a living wage, no forced labor, no forced overtime, no child labor, no discrimination, and workers have freedom of association
Hazardous emissions to air, water, land are eliminated.
People and communities benefit |
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Achieving success in the following four areas |
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Further discussed in the subsections of the roadmap |
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Materials |
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Materials and Processes cause no Harm |
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Introduction of halogen reduced technologies |
Exceeds legal requirements |
Meets legal requirements and has driven to a more common goal of standardizing Flammability, Acidity and various other safety and mechanical requirements |
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Chemicals/materials used in products |
Meet Legal Requirements |
Have scientifically evaluated alternatives for all materials of concern |
Have scientifically evaluated all materials |
No chemical or materials selection is made without an alternatives assessment, or the substance is on the “good” list
Use Biologically Benign Substances
Resources are not wasted |
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Impact of Extraction of Materials (mining and recycling) |
Meet Legal Requirements |
First generation of models on the impact of extraction |
Effective Models to make informed decisions |
Impact studies using scientifically validated models are required globally and used for decision making |
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Eco-Design |
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Maximize Benefits Of ICT Deployment |
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Use of LCA and other tools |
Generic Tools for certain product classes |
OEMs Set Supply Chain Standards for Eco-Design |
Minimize energy and maximize material efficiency through new tools |
Can Measure broad impact (both good and bad) of ICT Products and their social benefit
Decisions are transparent |
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Energy |
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The Energy Savings from ICT over the 20 years is 1000 greater than the 2032 Use |
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Energy use reduction of products |
Meet Legal Requirements |
Achieve a 30% reduction in energy use in lighting and common ICT products |
Systems approach used in designing new infrastructure products like 6G |
Deploy new products which achieve the vision |
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Evaluate Energy Savings through ICT Applications |
Primitive |
Accurate Measurement of impact of ICT “cloud” |
Reasonable Measurements of impact of sensors and applications |
Accurate measurement techniques to verify achievement of vision |
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Recycling |
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A Truly Closed-Loop Society |
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% recycled |
Meet Legal Requirements |
80% of Metals, 10% of Polymers |
90% of Metals, 50% of Polymers |
100 % Recycled or Reused |
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Recycling Processes and Systems |
Meet Legal Requirements |
Clear definition of what the term “recyclable” means, identify and promulgate recycling best practices |
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Companies, consumers, and all people in the supply chain are accountable |