DEVELOPING THE ei STANDARD

Development of the ei Standard

THE PROCESS FOR DRAFTING AND REVISING THE SERI ei STANDARD ENTAILS:

​The ei Technical Advisory Committee (SERI ei TAC) discusses, identifies, and proposes drafts of the ei Reporting Standard.

The Consensus Body (a subset of the SERI ei TAC) aggregates and organizes those proposed drafts into a new Standard.

The Consensus Body then distributes the draft Standard for public comment.

After the public comment period has ended, the SERI ei TAC and Consensus Body respond to comments, and amend the proposed draft. If changes are made, the public comment process is repeated.

When all public comments have concluded, the Consensus Body votes to submit the proposed draft Standard to the SERI Board. A Consensus Body vote can be appealed on procedural grounds by an interested party.

If the proposed draft Standard is approved by the SERI Board, it is submitted to ANSI for approval as an American National Standard.

The Standard Management Team (SERI staff) administers this process and ensures ANSI’s process is followed.

Complete details regarding the SERI ei Standard setting process can be found in the SERI Manual of Policies and Procedures for Standard Development:

ei Standard Technical Advisory Committee

THE ei STANDARD TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SERI ei TAC) IS THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT DEVELOPS REVISIONS TO THE ei STANDARD

STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

Reporters

  • Sofia Peruzzo
    (SK tes)
  • Joseph Connors
    (CyberCrunch)
  • Stephanie McLarty
    (Quantum Lifecycle Partners)
  • Michael Blankenship
    (HOBI International )
  • Cody Oliver
    (Comstock Metals)
  • Sophia Runau
    (SIMS)
  • Natalie Betts
    (ReMA)
  • Sara Ruiz
    (Reuse Markets)
  • David Hirschler
    (ERI)
  • George Weisgerber
    (Just Mac)
  • Derek Trott
    (Closed Loop Partners)
  • Lisa Thompson
    (eCycle Solutions)
  • Adam Hancock
    (Vesco Clean Energy LLC)

CUSTOMERS

  • Ted Briggs
    (Google)
  • Jean Cox-Kearns
    (Lenovo)
  • Naomi Manahan
    (Reverse Logistics Group)
  • Mark Newton
    (Samsung)
  • Bo Guilbeault
    (Starbucks)
  • Megan Barry
    (Allstate)
  • Holly Evans
    (Responsible Business Alliance)
  • Fiona Susie
    (Becton Dickinson)
  • Michael Schmit
    (GE Health)
  • Joyce Kwan
    (Sony)
  • Nicolas Wijnants
    (HP)
  • Katherine Monagas
    (Jabil)
  • Ryan Bradley
    (Amazon Web Services- AWS)

Public Interest

  • Dan Reid
    (Circular Electronics Partnership)
  • Rike Sandlin
    (RiverVista)
  • Prabhakar Y B
    (Global PCCS Bangalore)
  • Doria Zabeo
    (epam)
  • Clare Hobby
    (TCO Development)
  • Shawn Stockman
    (Onepak)
  • Susan Krautbauer
  • Patrick Howell
    (Recycle Global Exchange)
  • Verena Radulovic
    (SERI Board)
  • Meegan Armstrong
    (Ministry of Environment and Parks, BC)
  • Erica Terek
    (Global Electronics Council)
  • Amanda Jordan
    (City of Phoenix)
  • Prema George
  • Reinhardt Smit
    (Closing the Loop)
  • Kali Smith
    (Greeneye Partners)

About the ei TAC

The ei Technical Advisory Committee (ei TAC) is transparent in its deliberations and provides an opportunity for input to all interested parties.

The SERI ei TAC consists of representatives from key stakeholder groups, including: entities covered by the standard; customers of these entities; and regulatory agencies, public interest groups, and others involved in implementation of the certification program. It serves as the cornerstone for SERI’s credibility and integrity.

The SERI ei TAC’s make-up and due process procedures conform to OMB Circular A-119 and ANSI’s Essential Requirements. In other words, the SERI ei TAC is a voluntary consensus body and the SERI ei Standard is a voluntary consensus standard.

Definitions of the three main interest categories of stakeholders participating on the Consensus Body and Technical Advisory Committee.

Customers: Those with a material interest in the organization that has ei reporting information verified and validated to the SERI ei Standard.

Entities Covered by the Standard: This interest category includes any organization that can have ei reporting information verified and validated to the SERI ei Standard.

Regulatory/Public Interest/Other Stakeholders: This interest category includes entities of international, national, state or local governments and any other individual or organization that has an interest in, is materially affected by, or has special expertise regarding ei Reporting in the Electronics value chain and does not fall under one of the other two interest categories.

If you are interested in volunteering your time and expertise to further develop the SERI ei Standard, please complete a SERI ei TAC Application. Applicants will be added to a list of candidates for future consideration as openings become available.

For any questions on the SERI ei Reporting Standard development process, SERI ei TAC, or Consensus Body, contact SERI