As the world strives to meet the Paris Agreement targets, COP30 represents a critical moment for global climate action. The summit could shape the policies that determine our planet’s future.
Every year, 198 countries around the world convene at the Conference of the Parties (COP), the body responsible for tackling climate change. COP30, scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, marks a momentous milestone in global climate governance. This summit will serve as the first major checkpoint since the Global Stocktake at COP28, where nations collectively assessed progress toward the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
COP30 will shift the global dialogue from evaluation to execution, with focal points on climate finance, adaptation, and accelerating the energy transition.
For OEM and EMS companies, COP30 stresses the urgency of emissions transparency, supply chain accountability, and circular economy integration. With the global supply chain of electronics responsible for over 50% of global carbon footprint, the pressure to forecast, manage, and redistribute resources sustainably has never been greater.
Key Takeaways
- COP30 (Belém, Brazil, Nov 10–21, 2025) is the 30th annual UN Climate Change Conference, bringing 190+ countries together to advance climate finance, emissions cuts, and to implement the Paris Agreement goals from COP21.
- This summit is expected to shift from concepts to action, multilateralism and cooperation, integrated carbon markets, and actionable climate tasks.
- OEM and EMS companies will feel COP30 through tighter carbon regulations, supply-chain emissions targets, and pressure for circular operations.
- Circular‑economy strategies are key: electronics contain up to 60 different elements (including rare earths), so reusing parts reduces harmful mining and waste. Component Sense’s unique InPlant™ solution identifies excess stock early to prevent components becoming e‑waste, recovering value and cutting CO₂.
- Leading by example, Component Sense is a net-zero company. We offset all our carbon emissions and plant two trees for every order—demonstrating how sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand.
What is COP30?
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held from 10 to 21 November 2025. Hosted in the heart of the Amazon forest, COP30 is a climate summit where world leaders, government delegates, scientists, and business executives congregate to discuss how to collectively meet climate goals.
Past COPs have set landmark agreements (e.g. the 2015 Paris Agreement at COP21), and COP30 is framed as the next big push from “concept to action.”
Key Objectives of COP30:
- Strengthening multilateralism to achieve strong climate action.
- Connecting climate change to society and individuals.
- Accelerating implementation.
Why COP30 Matters for OEM and EMS Companies
For the electronics industry, COP30 represents both a challenge and opportunity to meet growing sustainability goals whilst driving operational efficiency and resilience. OEM and EMS companies, specifically, will feel COP30’s impact directly with global climate policies tightening. Here is what manufacturers should expect:
- Stricter carbon rules: Many large firms and countries have set net-zero goals aligned with the Paris Agreement. At COP30, countries may agree on more binding measures such as carbon pricing, trade rules, and supply chain reporting. For example, COP28 introduced the idea of phasing out fossil fuels; COP30 may press industries to rapidly cut Scope 1/2/3 emissions. Industry leaders like Schneider Electric note that COP30 is “calling for action” rather than just ideas, meaning businesses will need concrete emissions plans.
- Supply‑chain decarbonisation: Electronics manufacturing is energy and material dependent. Past COP events launched programmes to accelerate decarbonisation in heavy industries and supply chains (COP28). COP30 will now highlight industrial transition, where companies may find both regulatory pressure and new funding. For example, the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) committed billions to green projects, and COP30 could expand such support. Manufacturers should prepare for new expectations and incentives to measure and reduce their carbon footprints.
- Circular‑economy focus: Climate negotiations increasingly recognise circularity as a climate solution. Electronic components actually enable green tech (wind turbines, EVs, etc.) but also generate major e-waste. Over 50 million tonnes of e‑waste are processed yearly, most with toxic substances. COP30 will reinforce that industries need to cut waste and emissions in tandem. OEM and EMS firms should therefore expect pressure to find better solutions to manage their excess and obsolete (E&O) electronic components.
Complex electronics contain dozens of mined rare earth elements. Reducing demand for new materials is a key goal.
Our data shows that a typical circuit board can use up to 60 different elements mined from around the world. Extracting and processing these minerals (copper, lithium, rare earths, etc.) is hugely energy‑ and water‑intensive and often pollutes local ecosystems. By extending the lifespan of components, OEM/EMS companies can lower that upstream impact. For example, selling excess parts to sustainable distribution companies like Component Sense can cut demand for new ones. This means fewer mines and processing plants are needed. This kind of supply‑chain circularity directly supports COP30’s goals of reducing raw‑material use and cutting CO₂ emissions.
- Market and compliance risks. Finally, climate policies coming out of COP30 could raise costs for companies that lag. Carbon pricing or border taxes (like Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) will make producing electronics with a large carbon footprint more expensive. Conversely, companies that invest in efficiency and circular processes can maintain competitive advantage. OEM and EMS firms should therefore view COP30 outcomes as signals to accelerate sustainable practices now.
Sustainable Excess Solutions with InPlant™
COP30 underlines that combating climate change requires measurable action. As one of the biggest industry responsible for producing carbon emissions, we must constantly think of ways to embed circular practices into everyday operation.
At Component Sense, our InPlant™ solution was built precisely for this purpose. InPlant™ is a proactive excess‑stock system for tier‑one electronics manufacturers. It uses standard reporting from any MRP system, scans your live inventory, and flags E&O parts at the earliest possible stage. With custom software installed on-site, InPlant™ can often identify unused components before they ever go to waste. The sooner surplus parts are found, the higher their resale value, and the more carbon emissions and resources are saved.
By combining automated data tools with our global redistribution network, InPlant™ returns 100% of your E&O cost and vastly reduces your carbon footprint. In practice, that means higher profitability and a smaller environmental impact. When InPlant™ is running, any excess inventory line is instantly updated and offered to the market. Rather than be scrapped or forgotten, these parts find new buyers globally.
At Component Sense, we see COP30 as a call-to-action on rethinking how manufacturing chains operate. As a net-zero company that plants two trees for every component sold, we believe sustainability and profitability can, and must, coexist. Through solutions like InPlant™, which identifies true excess stock early to prevent e-waste, OEMs can take proactive steps toward compliance, efficiency, and climate leadership well before COP30 begins.