Relevance of environmental sustainability assessments in the electronics sector Survey

There are a number of different factors which are important to consider when making a product related business decision. Below is a list we have compiled based on industry engagement and business literature review.

	1	2	3	4	5
Brand reputation	Brand reputation 1	Brand reputation 2	Brand reputation 3	Brand reputation 4	Brand reputation 5
Circular economy	Circular economy 1	Circular economy 2	Circular economy 3	Circular economy 4	Circular economy 5
Compliance	Compliance 1	Compliance 2	Compliance 3	Compliance 4	Compliance 5
Customer demand	Customer demand 1	Customer demand 2	Customer demand 3	Customer demand 4	Customer demand 5
Energy costs	Energy costs 1	Energy costs 2	Energy costs 3	Energy costs 4	Energy costs 5
Health and safety of materials	Health and safety of materials 1	Health and safety of materials 2	Health and safety of materials 3	Health and safety of materials 4	Health and safety of materials 5
Manufacturability of materials	Manufacturability of materials 1	Manufacturability of materials 2	Manufacturability of materials 3	Manufacturability of materials 4	Manufacturability of materials 5
Material costs	Material costs 1	Material costs 2	Material costs 3	Material costs 4	Material costs 5
Product performance	Product performance 1	Product performance 2	Product performance 3	Product performance 4	Product performance 5
Speed of production	Speed of production 1	Speed of production 2	Speed of production 3	Speed of production 4	Speed of production 5
Supply chain risk	Supply chain risk 1	Supply chain risk 2	Supply chain risk 3	Supply chain risk 4	Supply chain risk 5

Brand reputation

Brand reputation 1

Brand reputation 2

Brand reputation 3

Brand reputation 4

Brand reputation 5

Circular economy

Circular economy 1

Circular economy 2

Circular economy 3

Circular economy 4

Circular economy 5

Compliance

Compliance 1

Compliance 2

Compliance 3

Compliance 4

Compliance 5

Customer demand

Customer demand 1

Customer demand 2

Customer demand 3

Customer demand 4

Customer demand 5

Energy costs

Energy costs 1

Energy costs 2

Energy costs 3

Energy costs 4

Energy costs 5

Health and safety of materials

Health and safety of materials 1

Health and safety of materials 2

Health and safety of materials 3

Health and safety of materials 4

Health and safety of materials 5

Manufacturability of materials

Manufacturability of materials 1

Manufacturability of materials 2

Manufacturability of materials 3

Manufacturability of materials 4

Manufacturability of materials 5

Material costs

Material costs 1

Material costs 2

Material costs 3

Material costs 4

Material costs 5

Product performance

Product performance 1

Product performance 2

Product performance 3

Product performance 4

Product performance 5

Speed of production

Speed of production 1

Speed of production 2

Speed of production 3

Speed of production 4

Speed of production 5

Supply chain risk

Supply chain risk 1

Supply chain risk 2

Supply chain risk 3

Supply chain risk 4

Supply chain risk 5

	1	2	3	4	5
Brand reputation	Brand reputation 1	Brand reputation 2	Brand reputation 3	Brand reputation 4	Brand reputation 5
Circular economy	Circular economy 1	Circular economy 2	Circular economy 3	Circular economy 4	Circular economy 5
Compliance	Compliance 1	Compliance 2	Compliance 3	Compliance 4	Compliance 5
Customer demand	Customer demand 1	Customer demand 2	Customer demand 3	Customer demand 4	Customer demand 5
Energy costs	Energy costs 1	Energy costs 2	Energy costs 3	Energy costs 4	Energy costs 5
Health and safety of materials	Health and safety of materials 1	Health and safety of materials 2	Health and safety of materials 3	Health and safety of materials 4	Health and safety of materials 5
Manufacturability of materials	Manufacturability of materials 1	Manufacturability of materials 2	Manufacturability of materials 3	Manufacturability of materials 4	Manufacturability of materials 5
Material costs	Material costs 1	Material costs 2	Material costs 3	Material costs 4	Material costs 5
Product performance	Product performance 1	Product performance 2	Product performance 3	Product performance 4	Product performance 5
Speed of production	Speed of production 1	Speed of production 2	Speed of production 3	Speed of production 4	Speed of production 5
Supply chain risk	Supply chain risk 1	Supply chain risk 2	Supply chain risk 3	Supply chain risk 4	Supply chain risk 5

Brand reputation

Brand reputation 1

Brand reputation 2

Brand reputation 3

Brand reputation 4

Brand reputation 5

Circular economy

Circular economy 1

Circular economy 2

Circular economy 3

Circular economy 4

Circular economy 5

Compliance

Compliance 1

Compliance 2

Compliance 3

Compliance 4

Compliance 5

Customer demand

Customer demand 1

Customer demand 2

Customer demand 3

Customer demand 4

Customer demand 5

Energy costs

Energy costs 1

Energy costs 2

Energy costs 3

Energy costs 4

Energy costs 5

Health and safety of materials

Health and safety of materials 1

Health and safety of materials 2

Health and safety of materials 3

Health and safety of materials 4

Health and safety of materials 5

Manufacturability of materials

Manufacturability of materials 1

Manufacturability of materials 2

Manufacturability of materials 3

Manufacturability of materials 4

Manufacturability of materials 5

Material costs

Material costs 1

Material costs 2

Material costs 3

Material costs 4

Material costs 5

Product performance

Product performance 1

Product performance 2

Product performance 3

Product performance 4

Product performance 5

Speed of production

Speed of production 1

Speed of production 2

Speed of production 3

Speed of production 4

Speed of production 5

Supply chain risk

Supply chain risk 1

Supply chain risk 2

Supply chain risk 3

Supply chain risk 4

Supply chain risk 5

Relevance of environmental sustainability assessments in the electronics sector

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* Please rank the top 5 factors you believe are most important when making a product related business decision at the present time.
(1 = most important, 2 = second most important etc)

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* Your expectation of what you think are likely to be the top 5 most important in 5 years time (where 1 = most important, 2 = second most important etc)

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* Please state your reasoning for your top choice for the current situation.

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* Please state your reasoning for your top choice for the expectation in 5 years time

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* Please give any other considerations you believe to also be important and state why for
A) the current situation
B) the expectation in 5 years time

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* Please rank the top 5 factors you believe are most important when making a product related business decision at the present time. (1 = most important, 2 = second most important etc)

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* Your expectation of what you think are likely to be the top 5 most important in 5 years time (where 1 = most important, 2 = second most important etc)

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* Please state your reasoning for your top choice for the current situation.

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* Please state your reasoning for your top choice for the expectation in 5 years time

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* Please give any other considerations you believe to also be important and state why for A) the current situation B) the expectation in 5 years time

* Please rank the top 5 factors you believe are most important when making a product related business decision at the present time.
(1 = most important, 2 = second most important etc)

* Please give any other considerations you believe to also be important and state why for
A) the current situation
B) the expectation in 5 years time