Category - electronics

The Circular Economy in Electronics: Batteries, E-Waste, and What Changes in 2026

Circular economy electronics has moved from a sustainability talking point to a regulatory and commercial necessity. Electronics manufacturers now...

RoHS: What EU Manufacturers Need to Know About the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

RoHS – the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (2011/65/EU) – restricts the use of ten hazardous substances in electrical and electronic...

EU Battery Regulation: New Requirements Across the Life Cycle

Whether in electric vehicles, industrial machinery, or consumer electronics, batteries are at the heart of today’s manufacturing value chains. For...

Conflict Minerals Explained: Understanding 3TG and Their Compliance Impact

Conflict minerals – tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold (3TG) – are essential raw materials in countless modern products, from smartphones to cars and...

EU Conflict Minerals Regulation: A Compliance Imperative for Global Supply Chains

Armed conflicts and human rights abuses linked to mineral sourcing have long raised red flags. With the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in force,...

CSRD & Scope 3: Why Value Chain Emissions Demand a Closer Look

Understanding Scope 3 emissions is no longer optional – it’s a regulatory imperative. Under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD),...

Responsible Minerals: Sourcing Policy and Use in Global Supply Chains

If you manage supply chain compliance, you know the landscape has dramatically shifted. What began as conflict minerals reporting focused on 3TG...

Sustainable Product Design: Driving the Future of Responsible Manufacturing

Sustainable product design is more than just a trend; it is a necessity in today's industrial landscape. As businesses strive to minimize their...

E-Waste Dilemma: The Environmental Impact of Electronics

In today's world, electronic devices are indispensable. However, their production, use, and disposal have significant environmental impacts. The...

Powering the Future: Sustainability in the Electronics Industry

In an era where electronic devices seamlessly integrate into every facet of our daily lives, the demand for sustainability in the global electronics...

Implementation of circular economy strategies in product development

Considering aspects of the circular economy right from the product design stage is the most effective approach a company can take to improve the...

Drive business value by data analysis – iPoint CARE

Data analysis for product compliance and sustainability, like Life Cycle Assessment or Product Carbon Footprints, provide your company with a crucial...

Digital Battery Passports to Enable Circular Battery Ecosystems in the EU

The industry-driven debate on digital battery passports as enablers of a circular economy has gained increased momentum. To provide a research-guided...

Discover the iPoint Suite

The iPoint Suite offers solutions for the entire product life cycle – from design to production and use to recycling and reuse.

The German Supply Chain Act: History, Obligations, and What Comes Next

Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) entered into force on January 1, 2023 – making Germany one of the first countries in the world to...

I care, you care, we care: The iPoint CARE principle

Many of our customers say that we’ve simplified the complex processes of digitalizing the lifecycles of products, materials, and supply chain...

Compliance Reporting for Electronics – new challenges driven by the Automotive industry and the EU SCIP database

Chemical compliance reporting for electronics or products with electronics in them involves providing detailed substance and materials information...

Why we built the iPoint Suite

In iPoint’s software solutions, the CARE principle forms the foundation. All our software solutions collect, analyze, report and help companies to...

Carbon Footprint of Electric Cars: Is E-Mobility Truly Sustainable?

Whether electric vehicles truly reduce carbon emissions or simply shift pollution to battery production remains one of mobility's most debated...

LCA of Lithium-Ion Batteries – There's More to It Than You Think

With the use of electric vehicles on the rise, there's a lot of buzz about how environmentally friendly they are. While operational impacts are low...

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