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‘Hey, we’re in this
together’
B ro a d e – s c r a p s e c t o r a c c e p t s t h e m e s s a g e :
The circular economy will only be a success when OEMs, electronics recyclers and
all the other parties involved stop blaming each other for not taking responsibility,
agreed a panel of five industry experts at IERC2023 in Salzburg.
CAROLINE KENNEDY, DIREC-
TOR CLIMATE & CIRCULARITY AT
LOGITECH
‘How do you incorporate circularity in
your processes and products? At
Logitech, circularity is no longer limit-
ed to the sustainability team. It’s all
over the company. It’s everybody’s
responsibility, from design to sales
and beyond. Today more than 50% of
our products have recycled content,
whereas five years ago the use of
recyclables was limited to the packag-
ing. Our rule is to use recycled plastics
wherever possible.
‘When it comes to design for recycling
you need leadership. You’ve got to
make it a top business priority. That’s
why at Logitech we approach circulari-
ty similarly to how we approach prod-
A U T H O R Martijn Reintjes
The panel at IERC2023 with left
moderator Jean Cox-Kearns.
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