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Forget joining a gym or starting a new hobby; for many electronic manufacturers, one of the best New Year’s resolutions they can commit to is assessing their excess and obsolete (E&O) component stock. The new year presents the opportunity for a fresh start to make your business more efficient, profitable, and sustainable.
As the world is gripped by a cost of living crisis, paying employees what they deserve is crucial. The real Living Wage empowers people to plan for the future and provide for their families. Component Sense proudly celebrates five years of being officially real Living Wage accredited. However, Managing Director and CEO Kenny McGee admits that the business had unofficially paid the real Living Wage long before being officially recognised.
As the saying goes, ‘Time flies when you are having fun.’ Since Managing Director and CEO, Kenny McGee, founded Component Sense in 2001, the years have certainly gone fast.
From humble beginnings to redistributing excess and obsolete (E&O) component stock worldwide, 22 years of operation has brought challenges and unprecedented successes. We sat down with Kenny to ask him what his key learnings have been since originally being astounded by the high volume of electronic waste all those years ago.
The UN Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28) has concluded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). COP28 endeavoured to avoid empty promises and instead implement plans that drive tangible environmental and societal change.
A lot was covered over 12 days and 40 events. This blog will focus on confirmed announcements and pledges that impact electronic manufacturers, the electronics supply chain, and the overarching climate deal itself.
When the average consumer picks up their smartphone and scrolls social media, they do not consider what goes into their device. Why would they? If they did, perhaps more of a spotlight would be put on controversies surrounding electronic waste (e-waste) and the rare earth elements used for the components of their devices.
