Do you need help getting started with your sustainable procurement strategy? Watch this webinar on-demand to learn more about the IT sustainability challenges and the corresponding solutions throughout the life cycle of IT products, and how you can drive positive changes through strategic and sustainable procurement.

This webinar is a cooperation between TCO Development and Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), with huge support from sustainable and circular IT expert Michael Buchanan from Australia.

On the agenda:

  • Introduction of the existing sustainability risks and solutions connected to IT products within their life cycle.
  • Why design and manufacturing phases are critically important to make IT products more sustainable.
  • Why managing your used IT products responsibly is extremely crucial for IT sustainability and slowing down the growth of e-waste.
  • How procurement practice can help your organization reduce risk in IT procurement till the end of life.

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Speakers

Michael Buchanan
ICT Vendor Manager, Northern Beaches Council, Australia

Michael Buchanan. B.E. (Hons), M.Eng.Sc (Res), is a Procurement and Commercial Leader with over 15 years of experience across all sizes of organizations and most industries. His fascination with the dark art of commercializing Technology grew into commercial capability and experience across all Technology sub-categories. The challenge of delivering Social, Sustainable and Circular to organizations’ commercial & procurement has become a passion of his, particularly when it involves innovation in traditional areas such as procurement of carbon credits produced by Indigenous land management practices.

His passion has now extended into volunteering support for Digital Inclusion with the Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance and Sustainable Technology by supporting “Organisations for Sustainable Circular IT” (part of the eWaste Watch Institute)

Mark Petruzzi
Mark Petruzzi
Director of Strategic Engagement, Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI)

Mark leads SERI’s engagement with like-minded organizations who are working to build solutions towards a larger sustainable and circular economy. Over his professional career, Mark has spent more than 20 years examining the lifecycle impacts of products and ways to practically reduce them. On the market demand side, he has promoted sustainable procurement to purchasers in government, K-12 schools and higher education, healthcare, foodservice, sports venues, and hospitality. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from The George Washington University.
Martin Söderberg
Martin Söderberg
Industry Relations Manager, TCO Development

Martin Söderberg has been working with sustainability certification at TCO Development since 1998 and was prior to this involved in the practical testing of products as a testing engineer at Intertek in Stockholm. In 2005 he relocated from Sweden to Taiwan to open up TCO Development’s Asia office in Taipei. His current position is Industry Relations Manager, meaning that he helps guide manufacturers and IT-brand owners to certification of their products. Martin also holds a position as board member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei since 2016.

Moderator

Nick Liu
Manager Purchaser Engagement, Asia, TCO Development

Nick Liu leads TCO Development’s support to purchasers for the Asia Region from our offices in Taipei, Taiwan.