Welcome to the Newest
e-Stewards Enterprise Partners
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For the past 15 years, the e-Stewards Enterprise Partner Program has recognized organizations committed to responsible electronics lifecycle management. By partnering with e-Stewards, companies demonstrate their dedication to ethical e-waste recycling, environmental stewardship, and advancing a more sustainable, circular economy.
Welcome to our newest Enterprise Partners. We appreciate their dedication and support of our mission.
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Lead Auditor Training for e-Stewards v4.1
The next New Lead Auditor Training for e-Stewards v4.1 will be held on July 15th - 16th. If you are interested in becoming certified as a Lead Auditor to the e-Stewards Standard, please contact Selena Turnock at selena@e-stewards.org to express your interest and be added to our participant list for the next available session, or future sessions to be planned. Lead auditors looking to join the course must hold ISO 14001 or RIOS Lead Auditor certificates.
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On-Demand e-Stewards v4.1 Internal Auditor Course
Our online training class for internal auditors has a new home! The E-Resource Network has launched the Learning Hub for industry-specific training courses. If you need a deep dive into the standard or want to become an internal auditor, take the class today!
Register for Online Training
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The e-Stewards Exchange:
A Community Zoom for Certified Recyclers
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Thank you to all who joined our May e-Stewards Certified Company Community Zoom. We appreciate your time and contributions, and we look forward to continuing the conversation at our next session on Thursday, July 23rd, at Noon CT.
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Join fellow e-Stewards Certified companies for a focused discussion on
e-Stewards program updates. You will also have an opportunity for feedback, we want to hear from you! We hope you can join us.
Thursday, July 23rd, Noon CT
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Use of Prison Operations
A unique requirement to the e-Stewards Standard can be found in section 8.4.5 Prison Operations, which discusses the conditions that are required to be met before an e-Stewards Certified Processor can seek the approval of incarcerated labor.
To begin the process of seeking approval, a processor must ensure that the following, at a minimum, is met:
a) The operation must not receive any form of government subsidy which creates a situation where the private sector processors in the same area are less competitive;
b) Incarcerated individuals are not permitted to manage equipment containing customer data;
c) Occupational health and safety protections required by e-Stewards and legal requirements are maintained; and
d) The primary purpose of the operation is to provide job training for the future employment of prisoners following their release.
Additionally, as the e-Stewards Standard requires processors to be NAID AAA Certified, all requirements within NAID AAA must be met and the operation must be compliant with both standards.
After the above can be planned and proven, the processor seeking the use of prison labor must submit these plans to the e-Stewards Administrator for approval prior to the use of a program with incarcerated individuals.
If there are any questions regarding the use of Prison Operations, or other interpretations of the e-Stewards Standard, please contact Selena Turnock, Certification Director, at selena@e-stewards.org.
| | On the Road & On the Stage | | 2026 Conference Sponsorship Packages | | Each year, we collect sponsorship to attend important industry and customer-facing events to promote e-Stewards, our processors, and the work we do. This year's packages have been released. Please get in touch with Selena for more information on how to support our team in this important part of our mission. | | e-Stewards Taking the Stage | |
e-Waste World | Frankfurt | June 17-18, 2026
Jim Puckett shared his expertise across four insightful panel discussions:
- Developing Sustainable E-Waste Solutions: Practical Opportunities in Africa
- Basel Convention Amendments: One Year Later
- ESG for ITAD: What, Why and How?
- The Coming AI e-Waste Wave: Can We Manage It Preventatively and Ethically?
From responsible e-waste management in emerging markets to the latest developments in global policy, the growing role of ESG in IT asset disposition, and the environmental implications of rapidly expanding AI infrastructure, Jim's sessions sparked meaningful conversations about building a more sustainable, ethical, and circular electronics economy.
About E-WASTE WORLD
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Trellis Impact | San Francisco, CA | June 23-25, 2026
Representing e-Stewards, Senior Strategy Consultant Sarah Kim joined Matt Zieminski (iFixit), Oswald Deuchar (ABB), William Dominici (Lenovo), Barbara Spitzer (HP), and Katie Morgenroth (Google) for the panel discussion, "Built to Last: Repairability Starts at the Drawing Board."
The panel explored how designing products with repairability in mind from the earliest stages can extend product lifespans, reduce waste, and create lasting value for businesses, consumers, and the circular economy. Through perspectives from manufacturers, repair advocates, and sustainability leaders, the discussion highlighted the growing importance of embedding repairability into product design as a key strategy for a more sustainable future.
About Trellis Impact
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Bloom ESG and e-Stewards Add First-to-Market Critical Metals Metric to Environmental Benefits Calculator
The new feature addresses a growing demand for greater transparency and accountability in the circular economy, as corporations, recyclers, and IT asset disposition providers face increasing pressure to demonstrate not only carbon impact but also the recovery of valuable materials like cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements.
The Bloom + e-Stewards ITAD Environmental Benefits Calculator, with the new Critical Metals Conserved metric, is available to all electronics recyclers and refurbishers.
For more information, visit bloom-esg.com or e-stewards.org
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About e-Stewards:
The e-Stewards® Initiative is a market-based solution to help individuals and organizations identify and promote electronics recyclers who ensure that used electronics are managed with the highest environmental and social responsibility standards. e-Stewards Certified Recyclers and Refurbishers are audited and certified to ensure the highest levels of responsibility. e-Stewards Enterprises are major corporations, municipalities, nonprofits, or institutions that agree to make their best efforts to use e-Stewards Certified Recyclers. e-Stewards is a program established by the environmental advocacy organization Basel Action Network. See e-Stewards video.
Do you have news, photos, or videos about your company? We welcome submissions and invite you to share ideas with info@e-stewards.org. Thank you for reading!
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