{"id":63,"date":"2026-05-28T18:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:39:55","slug":"c2c-electronics-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/en\/c2c-electronics-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"C2C Electronics Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d3280 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70d3280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c7367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c7367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From niche to norm  \n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecfbe4 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fecfbe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d70001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d70001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singular Solutions for circular electronics built on Cradle to Cradle already exist. Now, the C2C Electronics Initiative brings together what belongs together: companies, civil society and academia form a living network of knowledge and practice with the C2CEI. This network advances new and existing C2C approaches toward market readiness and scalability, and puts circular electronic products and business models into practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, we're shaping the future of the electronics industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070dd97 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-65dd066\" data-id=\"070dd97\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"070dd97\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e5a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0e5a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f060b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94f060b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initiators<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2cd0cf e-grid e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2cd0cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e26e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23e26e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BSt_Logo_60mm_Sapphire_sRGB.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cda63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63cda63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/C2C-NGO-LOGO-zentriert_web_klein.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c921c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37c921c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo-roechling-stiftung.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda958e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eda958e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1452b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c1452b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c71bfc e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c71bfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068ee62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"068ee62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why circularity is a strategic imperative<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c467c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c467c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable-background\" dir=\"ltr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, a metric ton of mobile-phone scrap contains 250 grams of gold, 2.5 kilograms of silver and 92 kilograms of copper, plus palladium, cobalt and other critical raw materials. The problem: most of it ends up as waste while only a fraction is recycled.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reasons: products are designed for single use, not for circularity. And business models lack a path for materials to be brought back into the cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consequences: growing dependence on fragile supply chains, rising raw-material costs, missed markets and jobs, and needless, costly environmental damage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid this and at the same time cut costs, open up new markets, create jobs, protect the climate and resources the industry has to consistently keep resources in the cycle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a456bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a456bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/euaablbm.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    state=\"loop-cycle\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:300px;height:300px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6eb1f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b6eb1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc055c3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc055c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18861c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e18861c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-scaled.jpg 1761w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-1056x1536.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-1409x2048.jpg 1409w, https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2023.11.24_C2C_Kreislaufsystem_english_rgb_web_zentriert-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce51aea e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce51aea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaa797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acaa797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cradle to Cradle as a solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b142f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b142f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The product design: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cradle to Cradle design uses materials chosen to suit a product's intended use \u2013 healthy and cleanly separable. Every component can be reused. Raw materials return to production at consistent quality: no downcycling, no harmful substances in the environment. There's no electronic waste to begin with.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The business model: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circular material cycles cut costs, risks and dependence on fragile supply chains. Take-back systems easily and reliably return devices and their materials to the cycle after use.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The impact: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less dependence on raw-material imports, greater profitability, and fewer environmental and health risks. An industry that creates real value \u2013 socially, economically and environmentally. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430d0f4 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"430d0f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecfaaf e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ecfaaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566c47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"566c47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One initiative. Six levers.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5611b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5611b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cradle to Cradle Electronics Initiative tackles six key challenges for the electronics industry:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e96c45 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e96c45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27be45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d27be45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02153c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a02153c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/euaablbm.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:100px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6df2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e6df2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. From linear to circular<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We show how the transformation works across design, material choices, and business models \u2013 financing and the business case included.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4b09c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc4b09c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d315e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b0d315e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/jgeruqwm.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n     colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:100px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38c3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38c3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Strengthening resilience<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stable, circular material cycles cut costs and reduce risks and dependencies within the supply chain. Making not just the electronics industry but Europe's whole economy more resilient.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba5306 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bba5306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f61e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2f61e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/fjqcbgke.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:1000px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f389b8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f389b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Helping shape regulation<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative actively helps shape future regulation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c70182 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c70182\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff97ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"eff97ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/aksvbzmu.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:100px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e496bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e496bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Pooling knowledge<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scattered know-how, data and hands-on experience from business, civil society and academia, brought together in one place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcc7aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bcc7aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e61a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9e61a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/ubpgwkmy.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:100px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca49848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca49848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Harnessing digitalization<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data brings transparency to the entire supply chain, a key to true circularity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845f9b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"845f9b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f81b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f81b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\"><\/script>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; width: 100%;\">\n<lord-icon\n    src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lbcxnxti.json\"\n    trigger=\"in\"\n    colors=\"primary:#e41628,secondary:#e41628\"\n    style=\"width:100px;height:100px\">\n<\/lord-icon><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e850e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e850e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6. Scaling solutions<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual projects become transferable results for the whole industry to use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0185f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e0185f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a30b69 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a30b69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6727a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6727a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VOICES OF THE INITIATORS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe3a2f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffe3a2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55da082 elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"55da082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slider\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur goal is to treat the circular economy not as a niche issue, but as a building block of a future-fit, resilient, and competitive economy. That is exactly why the Bertelsmann Stiftung is part of the Cradle to Cradle Electronics Initiative. We see it as a chance to identify successful pathways to more resilient ways of doing business \u2013 with the electronics industry as a model \u2013 and to develop transferable, actionable recommendations for other sectors along the way.\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Dr. Daniel Schraad-Tischler<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Director, Sustainable Social Market Economy<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur devices contain a vast amount of valuable metals, plastics, and rare earths. Especially when it comes to resources that are indispensable for high-tech, we recover less than one percent back into the cycle in some cases  \u2013 even though they are scarce and politically contested. This is a waste, but at the same time, it shows how much headroom there is. Some companies have long been proving that there is another way: from the very beginning, they design their devices so that their materials can be reused later. With this initiative, we want to turn these examples from isolated cases into the norm, just like the use of safe and healthy materials.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Nora Sophie Griefahn and Tim Jan\u00dfen<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Executive directors<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe transition to a circular economy is no longer merely an environmental issue. It has become a precondition for future-proof business models, innovation, and resilient supply chains. At the same time, the shift towards a circular life is a matter of global equity and a powerful lever in the fight against climate change. The R\u00f6chling Foundation supports civil society initiatives and scientific research, with a particular focus on preventing plastic waste. The Cradle to Cradle Electronics Initiative is more than just a project \u2013 it is a collaborative platform. It offers the opportunity to rapidly scale and disseminate solutions.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bernd B\u00e4zner<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Board Member of R\u00f6chling Stiftung<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Voriger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"N\u00e4chster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e42bb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7e42bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38da1f7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38da1f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254708b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"254708b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05238e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05238e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hands-on projects, clear goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9453fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9453fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable-background\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable-background\" dir=\"ltr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative works on two levels: development of concrete products and business models as well as research and knowledge-sharing on key questions. The goal: practical insights the industry can use straight away.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get there, the C2C Electronics Initiative pursues three overarching goals:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Embedding in practice<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cradle to Cradle principles need to become part of everyday design, procurement and development. Not as theory, but in action. To make that happen, we are building a \"Community for Change\": a network that drives the transformation through shared best practices and common standards.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Policy recommendations<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our work produces recommendations for policymakers and legislators to remove regulatory barriers and systematically support circular innovation.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Raising awareness<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We show what's possible today, not as a vision, but as a reality. And that encourages others to do the same.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the long run, the electronics industry becomes a pioneer sector \u2013 showing that circularity is a business case and setting an example for other industries.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099f2ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"099f2ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb4545 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"beb4545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/c2c-electronics.org\/en\/beteiligte\/#wolter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join in. 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