Eco-design and the indian electronics sector
The Commonwealth Science Council, UK and the Indian Electronics Components
Industry Association (ELCINA) is organising a training session on Supply
Chain Management and Eco Design for the eletronics industry in New Delhi,
India from 12-14 Feb 2000. The need for training on the subject was
identified by a recent study on sustainable trade in electronics components
in India, conducted by the International Institute for Environment and
Development, London and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi.
The electronics industry is characterised by rapid technological change,
complex supply chains and high rates of product obsolesence. It is also
faced with a number of sustainability constraints (environmental, social,
disposal, recycling, reuse), lack of awareness of environmental
requirements in export markets, and of the concept of eco-design. The
training session will sensitise and train manufacturers and suppliers of
components as well as policy makers in India and other Asian countries on:
supply chain management,
communications, links with environment management systems, innovation and
sustainable design.
The training will be conducted in collaboration with Professor Martin
Charter from The Centre for Sustainable Design, UK, the Rajiv Gandi
Foundation, New Delhi.
For more information contact:
Ritu Kumar, Commonwealth Science Council, UK
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