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IPC COMMUNITY 80 SUMMER 2023 • Golzar Alavi, Robert Bosch GmbH (OEM) • Barjouth Aguilar, Flex (EMS) • Didrik Bech, Altium (PCB design) • Thomas Cetta, Jabil (EMS) • Colin Cupitt, BAE Systems (OEM) • Marina Hornasek-Metzl, AT&S (PCB) • Martin Franke, Siemens (OEM) • Julian Lageard, Intel (OEM) • Stanley Merritt, Northrop Grumman Corp. (OEM) • Charles Nehrig, TTM Technologies (PCB) • Markus Otrin, Zollner (EMS) Company representatives that participate in the Sustainability for Electronics Leadership Council: I enjoy working with the Leadership Council and the budding sustainability action teams because of their shared sense of responsibil- ity and determination to do something better and different. They have a drive to urgently identify sustainability for electronics. Council members describe sustainability for electronics as being layered, imperative, and a journey. They say it is challenging work, particu- larly when facing complex topics like "circular- ity for electronics" and "comprehensive impact assessments" innate to lifecycle assessment. These council members also must be devoted to the cause of sustainability in their work. To be effective sustainability leaders in their companies and valuable contributors to the Leadership Council, they must: • Stay smart about sustainability through their networks of professional colleagues • Be in tune with news and policy developments on sustainability topics • Engage with other associations and agencies with resources useful to the industry • Read sustainability reports within the industry IPC knows that industry support is key to shaping a strategy for addressing sustainabil- ity for electronics. The Leadership Council and the sustainability actions teams provide the voice of the industry and a forum for the industry. We are building a richer community of sustainability for electronics professionals, and we are off to a good start. Didrik Julian Golzar Thomas Martin Marina Charles