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IPC COMMUNITY 80 WINTER 2025 industry working groups, I am focusing on the fol- lowing: Chemical and product policies • Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation: Authorization activity on lead (Pb), restriction activity on the everlasting chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as well as organohalogen flame retardants • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): Record- keeping and reporting rules for PFAS, risk evalu- ations, and risk management of existing chemi- cals, such as formaldehyde and PIP (3:1) • EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive: exemption renewals, evaluation of potential substances for restriction, and prog- ress in other jurisdictions on their own RoHS rules (e.g., in the UK) Environmental and social sustainability policies • EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regula- tion (ESPR) • EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Report- ing Standards (ESRS) • EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Direc- tive (CSDDD) Those priorities cover a broad scope. How do you prioritize? These are the priorities identified by our indus- try stakeholders, including those in the ENV SMT. While all are important for the electronics industry, we must think about which policies to prioritize in 2025. Prioritization must be driven by input from the community. IPC will continue to actively engage with the industry on sustainability policy priorities, advis- ing and supporting our members in activities around these complex, challenging topics. Is it difficult to get this engagement and feedback from electronics industry repre- sentatives, including manufacturers? Here at IPC, I coordinate the ENV SMT and engage in many industry working groups, where commu- nity members are actively involved. Our working groups are very important in terms of engagement and feedback, and I want to ensure that we have the right industry members involved as policy priorities shift and evolve. To this end, I am already working on growing representation from Europe- and Asia- based companies, while continuing to engage in active and constructive dialogue with our commu- nity members worldwide. Besides IPC working groups, what helps raise awareness of sustainability policy priorities for the industry? We partner with organizations like Informa- tion Technology Industry Council (ITI) on educa- tional activities, such as hosting policy webinars. We hosted a webinar last October on the topics of Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) and the Digital Product Passports (DPP). Diana, is there anything else you would like to share regarding your role and what you hope to accomplish? IPC is an indispensable voice for the electronics industry. In the years ahead, the organization will grow its partnership with the industry worldwide on matters related to sustainability. I look forward to contributing to the larger IPC goals and our engage- ment with industry. I want our members and indus- try partners to know that I am here to support and advocate for them. I am just one email or call away, regardless of where you are in the world and within the electronics value chain. Together, we can con- tinue to shape sustainability policy and the global electronics ecosystem to best support our busi- nesses into the future. Diana would love to connect with you to learn more about your current policy priorities. She can be reached at DianaRadovan@ipc.org.