Iskraemeco and Fair Meter
Published on 10 May 2018
Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija
About this good practice
Iskraemeco, d.d. is one of the leading smart metering solution providers. The four main issues of electronic industry are labour standards, use of conflict material (3TG), material scarcity and e-waste. Iskraemeco has decided to implement various proactive and development processes to tackle all the above issues in parallel with the development of a new Smart Meter family. Besides developing a meter that is modular, lighter, smaller in size and more energy efficient, Iskraemeco has also entered a project (Fair Meter) with two like-minded customers, utilities from the Netherland in 2015. We are tackling these issues by introducing the circular model via our sustainable development practices that include three parallel processes:
1. Sustainable development at Iskraemeco (circularity: waste management and material innovations, energy and water consumption, lean and lead free production etc.).
2. Sustainable development within our supply chain (achieving supply chain transparency on all materials, material origin and labour issues).
3. Sustainable development with our partners and the entire electronic industry (educating and spreading the awareness among our customers, suppliers, local society and other stakeholders) by sharing the accumulated knowledge.
Identified stakeholders: customers, suppliers, employees, distributors, transparency tool providers, NGOs, other companies in the industry, economy in Slovenia, metering and electronic industry.
1. Sustainable development at Iskraemeco (circularity: waste management and material innovations, energy and water consumption, lean and lead free production etc.).
2. Sustainable development within our supply chain (achieving supply chain transparency on all materials, material origin and labour issues).
3. Sustainable development with our partners and the entire electronic industry (educating and spreading the awareness among our customers, suppliers, local society and other stakeholders) by sharing the accumulated knowledge.
Identified stakeholders: customers, suppliers, employees, distributors, transparency tool providers, NGOs, other companies in the industry, economy in Slovenia, metering and electronic industry.
Resources needed
The Fair Meter project started out as a partnership between a customer and provider. Fair Meter project is a collaboration with two like-minded customers, utilities from the Netherland in 2015 for 5 years. The project, which includes this practice, is worth 235 mio euros.
Evidence of success
We are honoured to be recognized as front-runners in this matter by our partners and stakeholders. Our aim is to exploit the different communication methods to educate the industry and consequently bring these issues under the industry`s attention.
Potential for learning or transfer
Economy in Slovenia – in 2016 we were invited to three different international conferences taking place in Slovenia where we were presenting our practice of circular and sustainable approaches in economy to companies, governmental representatives and NGO representatives. We presented different aspects: environmental, social, risk management, business case.
Metering and electronic industry – we were invited to have a more comprehensive presentation at European Utility Week (Barcelona, November 2016). EUW is the largest event in the industry bringing together utilities, suppliers, manufacturers, solution providers, governmental representatives, experts, start-ups etc. We will be participating in two sessions, together with our partners in the Fair Meter project.
Metering and electronic industry – we were invited to have a more comprehensive presentation at European Utility Week (Barcelona, November 2016). EUW is the largest event in the industry bringing together utilities, suppliers, manufacturers, solution providers, governmental representatives, experts, start-ups etc. We will be participating in two sessions, together with our partners in the Fair Meter project.
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Iskraemeco
Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija