Who we are
The CEP is a coordination platform for global organizations and businesses that are actively working on creating a circular electronics industry.
CEP Participants
CEP is a global platform with participants across the electronic value chains who aim to put the collective vision of a circular electronics industry into action. CEP offers a tiered participation structure that is inclusive of all levels of maturity and leadership. Each tier reflects a different role in CEP’s collaborative ecosystem, while sharing a common commitment to CEP’s mission and principles.
Partners
Partners have the highest level of engagement and leadership within CEP, and play a steering role in shaping CEP’s strategic direction, priorities, and long-term agenda.
Members
Members are the problem solvers and contributors of CEP. They have an active interest in circular practices and are prepared to engage in deeper technical collaboration with peers.
CEP Community
The CEP Community includes all entities that participate and contribute directly to the discussions within CEP.
The Host of CEP
The Global Electronics Council® (GEC) is proud to serve as the host of the Circular Electronics Partnership, providing strategic guidance and operational support while supporting CEP’s independent, multi-stakeholder mission. As a trusted leader in sustainable technology, GEC helps amplify CEP’s impact and accelerate the transition to circular electronics worldwide. Together they share a common goal of accelerating the transition to a circular economy for electronics. CEP focuses on convening leading companies and NGOs to collaborate on solutions that advance circular design, reuse, repair, and responsible material management across the electronics value chain. GEC complements this work by translating sustainability best practices into market signals through initiatives such as the EPEAT ecolabel, which helps purchasers identify and prefer products with verified environmental performance. Together, CEP’s industry focused collaboration and GEC’s market facing standards create a powerful feedback loop that aligns innovation, measurable impact, and procurement demand to scale circular solutions across the global electronics sector.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee plays a critical role in shaping CEP’s strategy and translating shared ambitions into coordinated action across the sector.
It brings together a group of leaders from across the private sector and non-profits in the electronics value chain and the broader circular economy community to help guide the CEP. Working closely with the CEP Director and the Global Electronics Council, the committee provides strategic insight on CEP’s direction, priorities, and annual workplans, while identifying emerging challenges and opportunities shaping the future of circular electronics.
CEP Staff
The CEP staff are responsible for the daily management of the partnership, the coordination between the CEP stakeholders, the management of CEP projects and the monitoring and reporting of progress against the Roadmap.
Founding partners
Six founding Partner organizations and 14 Member companies established the CEP as an independent initiative on March 18, 2021 when the CEP published its Vision and Roadmap on how CEP will strategically catalyze industry transformation towards a circular economy. Together, they wanted to establish a coalition that would complement each other's efforts to advance circular practices throughout the electronics supply chain. The CEP founding partners are six of the most influential global organizations dedicated to developing business solutions for a more sustainable world. They continue to contribute to CEP as it celebrates its fifth year of guiding the industry to overcome common challenges in a collaborative space.
The Global Electronics Council (GEC)
The Global Electronics Council (GEC)
The Global Electronics Council (GEC) is a mission-driven nonprofit that leverages the power of purchasers to create a world where only sustainable technology is bought and sold. GEC manages the EPEAT ecolabel, a free resource for procurement professionals to identify and select more sustainable products. In addition, the EPEAT ecolabel is a resource for manufacturers to demonstrate that their products conform to the highest sustainability standards. To learn more, visit www.gec.org and www.epeat.net or follow GEC on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative [GeSI]
Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative [GeSI]
GeSI is a leading source of impartial information, resources and best practice for achieving integrated social and environmental sustainability through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). GeSI facilitates real world solutions to real world issues both within the ICT industry and the greater sustainability community. With a diverse and global member base and partnerships, GeSI fosters collaborative and innovative approaches to sustainability, supporting member initiatives in both developed and developing nations to quickly and effectively respond to issues such as climate change, energy efficiency, e-waste management and resource efficiency, responsible supply chain practices, privacy, digital trust and responsibility and human rights. To learn more, visit www.gesi.org.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies. The global ITU membership includes 193 Member States and over 900 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations. ITU is committed to connecting all the world’s people – wherever they live and whatever their means. Through our work, we protect and support everyone’s right to communicate. Universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation are the two pillars of ITU’s strategic plan. To learn more, visit www.itu.int.
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
The Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) is the world’s largest industry coalition dedicated to responsible business conduct in global supply chains. The RBA has a Code of Conduct and a range of programs, training and assessment tools to support continuous improvement. The RBA and its Responsible Minerals, Labor and Factory Initiatives have more than 500 members with combined annual revenues of greater than $7.7 trillion, directly employing over 21.5 million people, with products manufactured in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit ResponsibleBusiness.org
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a global community of over 225 of the world’s leading businesses driving systems transformation for a better world in which 9+ billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century. Together, we transform the systems we work in to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature and tackle inequality. We accelerate value chain transformation across key sectors and reshape the financial system to reward sustainable leadership and action through a lower cost of capital. Through the exchange of best practices, improving performance, accessing education, forming partnerships, and shaping the policy agenda, we drive progress in businesses and sharpen the accountability of their performance. For more information, visit www.wbcsd.org.
The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress. For more information, visit www.weforum.org.