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the 6R manifesto

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The 6R manifesto: framework for a more sustainable electronic developemnt

As a company specialized in the design and industrialization of electronic products, we considere that we have a major role to play in the sector’s sustainable issues & questionings. Our role is to inform, prescribe and “influence” in terms of the eco-design of products, but also in terms of a more holistic approach that looks at their use & function from the outset.  

To reduce the negative environmental impacts of a product or service, we use an eco-design approach, a true manifesto of ecological questioning: the 6R approach. This manifesto is an ideal framework for the development of high-tech products. It’s not applicable in every case, but it’s the ideal we’d like to strive for, and to be able to bring to every project we undertake a reflection that uses at least one of the R’s. 

It’s one of the tools we’ve put in place to try and rethink products, from the design stage right through to end-of-life issues. 

1

Rethink

Our technical expertise and application transversality allow us to shed relevant light in the product definition and specification phase.
2

Refuse

To increase the lifespan of products and fight against obsolescence, we use the due technologies. We also choose projects aligned to our environmental ambitions.
3

Reduce

We develop product’s value of use and functionality to reduce waste, energy consumption, cloud usage from all over the cycle life.
4

Reuse

The second life of products and components is considered right from the design phase. Taking this into account from the outset enables us to develop partner networks and finance recycling industries.
5

Repair

Thinking and integrate the replacement or upgrade of functions, components and modules to extend lifespan’s product.
6

Recycle

Recycling is the ultimate solution after managing all the other "R’s”. We integrate eco-materials and materials from recycling channels and implement manufacturing methods that facilitate the reused in a closed loop for the same product.

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