Opportunities for Circularity in the North American Electronics Sector: Phase 1
Status: Active
Operational Plan: 2022
Project Duration: 24 months
Start date: June 24, 2024
Linear models of economic production and consumption place a high demand on natural resources and accelerate environmental degradation. This in turn translates into increased business risks through higher costs, as well as supply uncertainties and disruptions.
In CEC’s 2021–2025 Strategic Plan, the Parties acknowledged that: “Shifting toward sustainable production and consumption patterns is about improving the management and efficient use of materials and resources. This shift opens the door to new economic and environmental opportunities, as well as securing a more sustainable and resilient economic future for our citizens.” Furthermore, they agreed upon “Circular Economy and Sustainable Materials Management” as a strategic pillar of CEC work.
Accordingly, in the 29th CEC Council Session, the Parties announced the intention to undertake work to support enhanced uptake of circular economy approaches with sustainable production and consumption patterns in North America.
The electronics sector has now been selected as the focus of this first CEC initiative on Circular Economy because of the high interest from North American consumers and because it lends itself well to advance the North American conversation on circularity and raise awareness of circularity and its socio-economic and environmental benefits in the region.
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