CEA Issues Industry Environmental Sustainability Report
November 10, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) released a consumer electronics (CE) environmental sustainability report that analyzes the CE industry's progress toward greater environmental sustainability.
Environmental Sustainability and Innovation in the Consumer Electronics Industry assesses industry progress in adopting sustainable policies, practices and programs and highlights specific environmental accomplishments by companies in the consumer electronics industry, said the CEA.
Highlights of the study include:
- Decreased electricity use: Among companies that reported reduced electricity consumption, electricity usage declined by as much as 25% during the past three to four years.
- Relative greenhouse gas reduction: Among the major CE companies that reported greenhouse gas emissions from 2004-2007, seven of the 10 achieved a reduction per $1 million dollars revenue.
- Strong recycling commitment Among 64 electronics companies surveyed, more than two-thirds – 69% - report that they are actively recycling electronic products and components and 38% report reuse of the electronics products they make or use. Together, these actions helped to recycle nearly 800,000 tons of electronic waste.
- Improved energy efficiency: Continuous improvement across the industry in nearly every product. The widespread shift from cathode ray tube to liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors that occurred earlier this decade reduced average energy use per monitor by about 30%.
This report covers the sustainable practices chain from the internal processes of the CE companies to manufactured end products, said the CEA.
The report observes how improved designs enabled the production of products that require less packaging, contain fewer harmful chemicals and allow for increased usability, recycling and energy conservation.
The report also examines companies' adoption of lean manufacturing processes, the greening of manufacturing facilities and improved supply chain practices.
Through improved efficiencies and resource conservation, these practices played an "integral role" in limiting waste, claims the CEA.
Researchers also noted successful community and environmental outreach programs initiated and maintained by CE companies, which is another piece of the sustainability puzzle, said the CEA. Environmental Sustainability and Innovation in the Consumer Electronics Industry is available at the CEA web site.
Source: Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).