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GEC and EPEAT Introduction

GEC and EPEAT Introduction. August 2019. GEC collaborates to achieve a world in which only sustainable IT products and services are designed, manufactured, and purchased. We advocate for sustainable IT by helping both manufacturers and large-scale purchasers to:.

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GEC and EPEAT Introduction

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  1. GEC and EPEAT Introduction August 2019

  2. GEC collaborates to achieve a world in which only sustainable IT products and services are designed, manufactured, and purchased. We advocate for sustainable IT by helping both manufacturers and large-scale purchasers to: the challenges facing sustainable IT to address those challenges to change internal operational, manufacturing and procurement behaviors August 2019 2

  3. GEC Supports Institutional Purchasers GEC seeks to fulfill our mission by supporting large-scale purchasers to buy sustainable electronic products and services as a way to incentivize producers to make sustainable electronic products GEC Free Available Tools and Resources • Sustainable Procurement Policy examples • IT products contract language examples • Purchaser Guides • Cloud Services Procurements (launched March 2019) • Labor and Human Rights (2017 version being updated this year) • Procurement for Circular Economy (December 2019) • Sustainable Procurement best practices training (personalized to receiving organization) • Case studies • Webinars • EPEAT ecolabel • EPEAT Benefits Calculations • EPEAT Purchaser Recognition and Awards August 2019 3

  4. What products does EPEAT cover? Potential New Current PV Modules & Inverters December 2019 PC/Display Network Infrastructure November 2020 Imaging Equipment Televisions Access EPEAT product categories via www.greenelectronicscouncil.org/epeat/registry Mobile Phones Servers NASTD August 2019 August 2019 4

  5. How are EPEAT Criteria Developed? Balanced Voluntary Consensus Process Lifecycle of Product August 2019 5

  6. How are Products Rated by EPEAT? Products must meet all required criteria to be covered by EPEAT Just by being “EPEAT” tells purchasers the product is sustainable Products are rated bronze, silver or gold based on the number of optional criteria they meet Meets less than 50% Optional Criteria Meets 50 to 75% Optional Criteria Meets more than 75% Optional Criteria August 2019 6

  7. The EPEAT Ecolabel and UN Global Compact The EPEAT Program offers strong support for: Principles 8 which undertakes to promote greater environmental responsibility Principle 9 which promotes diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies Ten Principles, all drawn from key UN Conventions and Declarations in four areas: 1) human rights; 2) labour; 3) environment; 4) anti-corruption. August 2019 7

  8. The EPEAT Ecolabel and Sustainable Development Goals The EPEAT Program offers strong support for: SDG 8 and supply chain transparency and secure working environments SDG 11 and environmental impact of cities SDG 12 and waste reduction, sustainable public procurement August 2019 8

  9. EPEAT and SDG 8 EPEAT criteria promotes more transparent supply chains which offers support for SDG 8.8. Goal 8.8 protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women and migrants and those in precarious employment. • EPEAT criteria promotes supply chain transparency and reporting. Increased transparency across supply chains is a predicate for address human rights abuses and protecting labour rights, and ensuring safe and hospitable labor environments. August 2019 9

  10. EPEAT and SDG 11 Goal 11.6 by 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste management • Numerous cities across the globe utilize EPEAT, and ICLEI works to promote use of EPEAT amongst its global community of cities. Use of EPEAT reduces the impact of IT products purchased at a municipal level. • EPEAT criteria addressing environmental impacts such as material waste, energy usage and GHG emissions, which are outlined in Target 11.6 and in Indicator 11.6.1. • EPEAT criteria also ensure products and packaging are designed for ease of recycling so that when the products are at end of life, they don’t become part of the landfill. August 2019 10

  11. EPEAT and SDG 12 Goal 12.5 by 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse • Products registered on EPEAT are 90% recyclable and use packaging that is 90% recyclable.  • The EPEAT criteria also ensure products and packaging are designed for ease of recycling so that when the products are at end of life, they don’t become part of the landfill. August 2019 11

  12. EPEAT and SDG 12 Goal 12.6encourage companies, especially large and trans- national companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. • Companies that register EPEAT products must provide public annual reporting on sustainability practices according to the GRI, as well as set future goals and objectives to achieve even better environmental corporate performance. Goal 12.7 promote public procurement practices that are sustainable in accordance with national policies and priorities • EPEAT is a centralized resource that aggregates thousands of more sustainable IT products so that governments, companies, and consumers can reach sustainable purchasing goals. EPEAT is cited in hundreds of public and private sustainable procurement contracts. August 2019 12

  13. Thank you Nancy Gillis CEOGreen Electronics Council NGillis@greenelectronicscouncil.org Lindsay Fernandez-Salvador EPEAT Program Director Green Electronics Council lfernandez@greenelectronicscouncil.org August 2019 13

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