Programme
08.15 - 08.45
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- Session 3: Focus on North America
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Keynote A framework for addressing chemical regulations and market-based sustainability initiatives in the high-tech manufacturing sector
- An overview of the high tech EEE (electronics and electrical equipment) sector: Materials, components, assemblies, products, and systems
- A holistic framework for evaluating internal and external corporate drivers impacting chemical risk
- A holistic framework for evaluating chemical hazards, exposures, and risks within and across various segments of the EEE sector
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Drivers for conflict mineral and process chemical tracking
- Overview of RBA’s resources and programming for supply chain chemical management
- Insight on industry drivers for conflict minerals due diligence and compliance
- Tools and platforms that help companies meet evolving expectations for responsible mineral supply chains
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Proposition 65 and electronics
- An introduction to Proposition 65
- Proposition 65’s impact on B2B sales, distributors and retailers
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e-Waste in the US and Canada
- USA e-waste regulations + state e-waste product scope overview
- Case studies of US state e-waste regulations, including New York Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act, Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act (115A.1310) and New Jersey Electronic Waste Management Act
- Canada e-waste regulations and provincial e-waste product scope overview
- Case studies of Canada provincial e-waste regulations, including Alberta, Ontario and Yukon
- Challenges for manufacturer compliance to USA and Canada e-waste regulations
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Updates from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- The status of the organohalogen flame retardant ban in electronics enclosures
- The status of the National Academies determining whether they can treat OHFRs as a class and ban them all, rather than ban individual chemicals
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Canada: The prohibition of certain toxic substances regulations
- Why has Canada implemented these regulations?
- What are the key elements?
- Who may be affected ?
- How to comply?
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IEC TC 111: The electronics industry standards body and the CEN/CENELEC Framework Standards
- Overview of IEC TC 111
- The CEN/CLC/JTC 10 standards: How they support the EU Ecodesign Directive-based implementation of the EU’s circular economy vision and challenges faced
- The EU’s circular economy vision: working alongside international electronics standardisation bodies via ISO and IEC
- The roadmap for developing product-category-specific standards
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Q&A
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Lunch
- Session 4: Circular Economy, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
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The end of plastics in electronics?
- Certain plastic additives are being restricted or put on notice in key markets
- Alternatives could be subject to similar restriction
- Assessing the situation and staying ahead of business risk
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European NGO perspective on the electronics industry and standardisation regarding the circular economy (video presentation)
- Feedback on EU and international processes: Ecodesign, recycling, and standardisation
- NGO views on environmental aspects of electrical and electronic products
- Considerations and priorities for the electronics industry
Doreen Fedrigo
Head of Circular Economy Policy, European Environmental Citizens' Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS), Belgium -
Q&A
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Refreshments
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Supply chain issues including manufacturers of complex components
- An overview of common supply chain issues including RoHS, REACH, conflict minerals and Proposition 65
- Insights to improve awareness and control of the composition of finished products
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A forecast of trends, opportunities and challenges in ecodesign with insight from the iNEMI Roadmap
- Benefits and challenges of eco-design in electronics
- Emerging eco-design requirements driven by global regulations and voluntary programs
- Insights from the eco-design section of the iNEMI 2019 Roadmap
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Q&A
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Supply chain management for the circular economy
Circularity will require tighter control of the supply chain as more recycled materials become input materials; how do we tie them together? Where do we find suppliers willing to take recycled materials? What legal/waste transport barriers exist (e.g., waste produced in the EU; production in Asia)? How do we address that with governments?
Panellists:
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Conference summary and closing remarks
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Close of conference
