Circular Economy & Product Stewardship

Government regulations, customer demands and the competitive marketplace are driving corporations to focus more than ever on resource availability and product life-cycle priorities. These include the use of scarce global resources, equipment refurbishment and recycling, materials recovery, and international trade in used devices and commodities. Green Cognition helps leading companies stay ahead of the curve by analyzing trends and providing strategic advice on developments in the U.S., the European Union, the Basel Convention, and elsewhere.

Highlights

• Served as the lead negotiator for the ICT sector as 180+ governments at the Basel Convention to debate trade restrictions on used and waste electronic equipment; worked with government officials from across Asia, Europe and Latin America to advance sector priorities (2006-2018).
• Serving as a Board Member for Sustainable Electronics Recycling International, the non-profit organization that oversees the implementation of the (R2) practices (since 2014).
• Participated as an ICT sector representative in the G7 Value Retention Policies Workshop: Advancing Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse. (2018)
• Testified at the first-ever Congressional hearing on e-waste(2005) and in several state capitals; quoted in Frontline, The New York Times, The Huffington Post , and elsewhere