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EPA Recommends EPEAT Ecolabel for Additional Federal Purchase Categories in Response to Executive Order 14057 and the Federal Sustainability Plan
The US EPA recommends the EPEAT ecolabel in response to Executive Order 14057 and the Federal Sustainability Plan.
Top Three Reasons to Apply for the EPEAT Purchaser Awards
What are the top three reasons to apply for the EPEAT Purchaser Awards? The annual EPEAT Purchaser Awards recognize excellence in the sustainable procurement of IT products. EPEAT Purchasers will be recognized for each product category in which they purchase EPEAT-registered IT products. Here are three good reasons why you should apply for the EPEAT Purchasers Award.
GEC Names Carl Smith as Acting CEO
The Global Electronics Council is proud to announce Carl Smith as acting Chief Executive Officer. After the departure of Nancy Gillis…
GEC Organizational Change
The Global Electronics Council is announcing a search for a new CEO in response to the departure of its long-time CEO, Nancy Gillis. Carl Smith, GEC’s prior Board Chair and retired CEO of Call2Recycle, is assuming the role of Interim CEO. The Board has established a...
Global Campaign: GEC Purchaser Commitment
The GEC Purchaser Commitment is a multi-year global campaign that leverages the power of purchasing to mitigate climate change and reduce e-waste. The commitment asks organizations and/or individual purchasers to commit to purchasing sustainable and circular...
GEC launches revised Purchasers Guide for Addressing Labor & Human Rights in Technology Procurements
Catch up quick: In 2017, GEC released the original Purchaser Guide for Addressing Labor & Human Rights in Technology Procurements. GEC was prompted to develop the Guide by institutional purchasers, globally, who shared their challenges with assuring that the...
Introducing the Global Electronics Council
Nancy Gillis, CEO, Global Electronics Council The Global Electronics Council is proud of our more than decade-long history supporting large-scale purchasers, both public and private sectors, in their sustainable procurement activities. As purchasers globally demand...
2019 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winners
Portland, OR – May 23, 2019 – The Global Electronics Council (GEC), the organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel, recognized the 2019 EPEAT Purchaser Award winners at an evening celebration held on May 22nd in Portland, Oregon. Fifty-nine (59) organizations,...
2018 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winners
Minneapolis, MN – May 15, 2018 – The Global Electronics Council (GEC), the organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel, announced its 2018 EPEAT Purchaser Award winners on May 14th at a ceremony in Minneapolis, MN. The awards program honors organizations that show...
2017 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winners
Purchasers and industry representatives gathered at the 2017 EPEAT Purchaser Awards reception sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). Pictured left to right: U.S Department of Energy Office of Environmental Protection Director Josh Silverman,...
