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Bob Mitchell Talks Supply Chain on the Five Lifes to Fifty Podcast
Bob Mitchell, CEO of GEC, joins the Five Lifes to Fifty podcast to discuss the importance of leverage in international supply chains, the GEC’s role in driving both product and corporate level ESG evolution, the future of voluntary standards, and more.
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
GEC recognized the 2019 EPEAT Purchaser Award winners at an evening celebration held on May 22nd in Portland, Oregon.
2018 EPEAT Purchaser Award Winners
GEC announced its 2018 EPEAT Purchaser Award winners on May 14th at a ceremony in Minneapolis, MN.
