Issue 03/2020

children playing with water
Greentech

IEC Standards and the SDGs

28 May 2020 by Natalie Mouyal
In 2015, the United Nations defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the foundation for its plan to build a better world by 2030. Also known as the 2030 Agenda, it recognizes that economic development, social...
Mountain of waste
Greentech

Managing resources to support the UN SDGs

25 May 2020 by Natalie Mouyal
The circular economy offers a new approach to achieving sustainable economic growth. Replacing a linear model where products are made, used and disposed, the circular economy calls for a reconsideration of how resources...
Visually impaired person in kitchen
New standards

New IEC standard to help people with disabilities

11 June 2020 by Catherine Bischofberger
We live in a world which does not often take the needs of most people with disabilities into account. While progress is gradually being made, many of the consumer electronics appliances we use every day are not designed...