Sustainability & Circularity Community
The RAIN Alliance aims to drive the RAIN industry forward by building its members’ capacity on pressing topics that connect this technology with sustainability and circularity. To that end, the alliance has established the Sustainability & Circularity Community, which focuses on these topics.
The Community meets infrequently but has an active online presence on our Basecamp collaboration platform. If you would like to join the Sustainability & Circularity Community:
- Members please contact [email protected]
- Non-members please contact [email protected]
Within the community, a number of working groups have been established to produce specific deliverables. The Sustainability Workgroups identify, develop, and publish materials relating to the issues surrounding sustainability and the use of RAIN. Each Working Group has its own leadership and defines its working cadence.
CURRENT WORKGROUPS/TIGER TEAMS
Digital Product Passport (DPP): Workgroup Leader Susanne Guth-Orlowski, DPP Technical Advisor, RAIN Alliance
- Level of dedication (measured in working hours): high (from 1hr to 2hrs /week until deliverables are complete)
- Responsible for:
- Producing educational material, including a position paper and FAQ document, related to the emerging EU Digital Product Passport legislation. The goal is to arm RAIN Alliance members with sufficient accurate and agreed material to collectively lobby the appropriate authorities and to be prepared to capitalize on the opportunity we expect DPP legislation to bring to the RAIN community.
- See the Digital Product Passport FAQs
- Meeting cadence: Every 3 weeks
To join, contact [email protected].
E-waste: Workgroup Leader Megan Brewster, Impinj, Vice-Chair Emilie Bartolini, Avery Dennison
- Level of dedication (measured in working hours): high (from 1hr to 2hrs /week until deliverables are complete)
- Responsible for: Defining, delivering, and deploying strategy (OKRs)
- Meeting cadence: biweekly
To join, contact [email protected].
RESOURCES
- Joint Position Paper: Advancing DPPs with GS1 Identifiers and RAIN Technology
- Using RAIN to Deliver a Sustainable Future (Info Sheet)
- Report Bridging the Gap: Connecting Corporate Sustainability with RAIN
- Bridging the Gap Report Highlights Webinar
- RAIN Alliance Sustainability Workgroup Sustainability Glossary
- Position of RAIN tags in relation to the EU WEEE Directive
- Deep Dive into DPP Webinar Recording
- Exploring DPP Podcast Recording
- Digital Product Passport FAQ
Presentations from RAIN Member Meetings (members only access)
- Measuring RFID’s Role In Improving Sustainability
- DPP & its Importance to RAIN Alliance members
- DPP & RFID- Charting the Path Forward with GS1 Presented
- Bridging the Gap: Connecting Corporate Sustainability with RAIN (Report Slide Deck)
Blog posts
Co-Chairs:
- Femke Zijlstra, Avery Dennison, and Bethan Taylor, Checkpoint Systems, Shreyans Bengani, Ecartes
Participants:
RAIN Alliance members interested in Sustainability
Level of dedication (measured in working hours):
low
Responsible for:
- Receiving information and providing inputs on the work being done through the workgroups.
- Participating in consultations.
- Sharing information about sustainability and circularity topics.
- Promoting RAIN Alliance content and messages linked to sustainability and circularity.
- Suggesting new WG activities.
Meetings’ cadence:
bimonthly calls + presential meetings during RAIN events.
With respect to the sustainability initiatives with specific deliverables (studies, position papers, etc), they are driven by workgroups and special taskforces.
Resources for RAIN in Sustainability
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Closing the Loop: How RAIN Powers Circular Fashion & Smarter Textile Sorting
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Using RAIN to Deliver a Sustainable Future
If you are interested in knowing more about the Sustainability Community, please contact Operations: [email protected].