Co-funded by the European Union (2023-2-ES01-KA210-VET-000180154). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (SEPIE). Neither the European Union nor SEPIE can be held responsible for them. Challenge 2 Assignment 1: The importance of sustainability in electronics manufacturing Exercise After watching the videos, discuss in groups or individually the following questions: Discuss x The environmental issues associated with e-waste. x Identify and select sustainable materials useful for cell phones. Assignment 2: Evaluation of circular business models in the electronics industry Exercise After reading the documents listed in Material List for this Assigment, discuss in groups or individually some of the following questions: Discuss x How can businesses in the electronics industry transition from a linear to a circular model without sacrificing profitability? x What are the main barriers companies face when adopting circular business models, and how can they overcome them? x What role do consumers play in promoting or hindering circularity in electronics? x How do product-as-a-service models (PaaS) change the relationship between businesses and consumers in the electronics industry? x What are the environmental and social impacts of e-waste, and how can circular strategies help mitigate these issues? x In what ways can digitalization support the implementation of circular business models in the electronics sector? x Why electronic waste is such a big problem? What are some of the things that can be done to reduce electronic waste? x Do you think the transition to a circular economy is inevitable? Why or why not? What are some of the challenges that we need to overcome in order to make this transition? Assignments
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