A New Circular Vision for Electronics Time for a Global Reboot

CEP Secretariat
April 11, 2024
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A New Circular Vision for Electronics Time for a Global Reboot

Author: WEF, PACE, WBCSD, ITU

This report was written in 2019 as a collaboration between the UN E-Waste Coalition (including ITU), the World Economic Forum (WEF), Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The report combines data and research from throughout the UN system, particularly the 2017 Global E-Waste Monitor, to make the case for a new vision for electronics. 

The collaboration between the authoring organizations on this report served as the foundation for the creation of the Circular Electronics Partnership in 2021.

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