Another $314,701 was spent on other salaries. Spending on travel totaled $39,234 and spending for advertising was $7,514. The executive director was paid $133,741. The organization reported only $83,351 in grant revenue, meaning the bulk of the revenue is from e-Stewards. The most recent filings publicly available online for both organizations cover 2019.īAN’s filing shows gross revenue of $838,358 with total expenses of $817,088 for a net gain of $21,270 (the year prior, BAN had a net loss of $77,785).
I’ve looked at the IRS 990 filings for both Basel Action Network (BAN), the owner of the e-Stewards standard, and Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the owner of R2. And many times my conclusion has been that the sector should dump the existing certifications and start fresh with a new one. Recently, much of my thinking on the R2 versus e-Stewards topic has been a “What would I do?” exercise. Now, semi-retired, I can observe the industry from a nearly neutral position (I say “nearly” because I am firmly on the side of the recyclers, regardless of which certification they hold). After my departure from recycling operations, I took a shot at working for e-Stewards on the certification side of the fence. Eventually, our organization became e-Stewards pledged and then e-Stewards certified. I started in the e-scrap industry before there were any certifications. Add in a competitor with a different certification, and now you have to sell your services, cost structure AND your certification choice. It is difficult enough to sell a prospect on your services. I’ve always thought it was a waste for our industry to have two certifications driving a wedge in our community by fighting for the same market. We have had years of these opposing camps and it has been confusing, with more than a little mud-slinging. If you are reading this publication, you know the ins and outs of the two certifying organizations in our industry, R2 and e-Stewards. The author calls for the creation of a new certification program.
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