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26 · Asia Eco-Design Electronics (AEDE)
Annex 4: Environmental management in Indian
electronics industry (extract from Annual Report, MC&IT, India)
Environmental protection and pollution abatement towards
sustainable development are the thrust areas throughout the
developed world. The need to adopt more environmentally
responsible manufacturing processes forcing industry to
make changes in the conventional processes, product and
services offered, for sustainable development. Sustainable
development rests on three pillars: economic growth,
social progress and protection of our environment and
natural resources. Cleaner production is to minimise the
environmental impacts of products and services. Cleaner
production plays a critical role with respect to influencing
changes in consumption and production patterns. To avoid
jeopardising future generations, all efforts should be made
to ensure that services and products respond to basic
needs and improve the quality of life while minimising use
of natural resources and toxic materials. The Department is
helping industry in using cleaner production technologies by
sponsoring such activities at R&D institutions for technology
development. Considering the importance of Environment,
the Department of Information Technology implemented
a UNDP sponsored programme on ‘Environmental
Management in Indian Electronics Industry’. Phase I of the
programme was successfully completed and a technical
guide was prepared for use by industry and creating
awareness among stakeholders. Based on the findings of
phase I, a second phase programme was prepared and
submitted to UNDP for funding. Interaction is also developed
with Indo-German Environment programme (GTZ) for
supporting the second phase.