Repair Don’t Waste wins 2024 Sustainability Champion Award The winds of change are blowing strong in the electronics industry, and a powerful alliance has been recognized for its leadership. ABI Electronics, a renowned manufacturer of electronics test and repair equipment, and the Repair Don’t Waste movement have been jointly awarded the prestigious 2024 Sustainability Champion…
Global rail operator Alstom have been fans of the Repair, Don’t Waste mindset since their first investment in specialist test and troubleshooting technology in 2015, equipping their Chilean site with the in-house capabilities to repair their own faulty circuit boards. In 2023, Alstom have 11 locations across 3 continents that are Repair, Don’t Waste members and expect this number to increase significantly as net-zero target dates grow ever closer. The close relationship between Repair, Don’t Waste and Alstom is crucial to their long-term sustainability plans – and here’s why.
A subset of sustainability initiatives, the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) framework is booming in popularity around the globe – and can be the difference between a company surviving or thriving. For many ESG was originally a distant dream, but with the realities of climate change becoming frighteningly apparent, compounded by the COVID-19 Pandemic, these indicators are now a very real destination to ensure the continuation and improvement of business as we know it. But what is ESG, and how can embracing a Repair, Don’t Waste mindset benefit sustainable growth in industry?
Our movement recently had the opportunity to share our ethos with the world via Interesting Engineering’s exciting new podcast, Lexicon. By delving into the issues of E-Waste and the fight to repair industrial electronics, ABI’s International Sales Manager Willian Santos explained why time is up for the break-and-replace mentality, and how the world needs to change to usher in a new era of sustainability in industry.
Willian Santos of ABI Electronics and RepairDontWaste.com recently had the pleasure of being a special guest on the UK’s top manufacturing-focused podcast and had the opportunity to speak about the evolution of the ‘Repair, Don’t Waste’ movement and the successes it has made so far.