IoT and Sustainability

IoT products are chic, expensive, practical and often end up as useless bricks after a few years, as manufacturers discontinue software support for products. This poor environmental performance is made worse by the fact that many IoT products have limited or no repair capabilities. Devices with disposable batteries and accumulators, such as city scooters, are often not disposed of properly , but meet their end dumped in the Rhine and Spree rivers. This presentation shows: Sustainability in IoT starts with sustainable product design and usage concepts and calls for following the good examples of sustainable IoT products.