Designing a green policy

A pressing area of concern is the future competitiveness of the electronics industry. Design For Environment (DFE) is a method by which environmental considerations and constraints can be integrated into existing process and product design practices. It involves considering the environmental impact of all materials and processes that are involved in the entire life-cycle of the product. The life-cycle of a product is from materials extraction to production, use, and disposal. DFE can be broken into smaller subgroups involving designing for such things as pollution prevention, product disassembly and recyclability, environmentally sound processing, materials recyclability, maintainability, and other factors. Accounting practices and organizational issues need to be addressed as well in order to fully implement DFE within a corporation. A company that institutes DFE in its practices minimizes waste, energy, materials, and hazardous substances in its product and its manufacturing, and maximizes overall environmental friendliness in its design