Green Component Sourcing: Environment conscious part selection (part 3)

Selecting components causing no/least harmful to environment

With electronics equipment made using complex electronic components such as highly integrated semiconductor ICs attained pervasive nature, the use of harmful substances in components is affecting the environment and health of living things on earth. Responsible regions around the world are imposing ban on substances causing hazard to life and to environment. Regulations such as RoHS are well implemented in Europe. Lot more new regulations are in the pipeline in many regions of world.

New environment regulations and the challenges to meet them are adding continuous pressure to the suppliers and manufacturers. The design and manufacturing supply chain has been pushed into a new uncertain territory due to the growing number of regulations coming into effect. The number of regulations and the list of hazardous substances also grow thereby adding more burdens on the company in their designing and redesigning efforts. Scrapped parts, customer complaints and legal issues, downfall in sales and shipments, and business blockages are few risks to face due to non-compliance which could potentially lead to heavy revenue losses. Hence adopting a successful environmental compliance management solution in a company is one of...