The Global Electronics Council (GEC) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of the EPEAT Program and is constantly looking for opportunities to strengthen the rigor and credibility of the program. To this end, GEC monitors industry trends, regulatory changes, and market drivers which may impact the EPEAT Program, and responds accordingly. Although GEC has mechanisms in place to monitor these broader external factors, we believe stakeholder input is of paramount importance to ensuring that EPEAT continues to be the leading global Type 1 ecolabel for electronics.
Stakeholder feedback and insights are already an integral component of GEC’s management of the EPEAT Program and are particularly important during the annual policy revision process. Typically, feedback on the annual revisions is received during the public stakeholder comment period every October. However, GEC seeks to have stakeholder feedback also inform the development of annual revisions and is hosting a new stakeholder engagement opportunity over the coming months on a series of key EPEAT Program topics to do so.
This year, GEC will solicit feedback from stakeholders on the following topic:
- Refinement/improvement of current CAB-related processes
- EPEAT Program technical guidance and requirements
- GEC Criteria revision process
An information session took place on May 17, 2023, and provided an overview of the new stakeholder engagement opportunity, explained why GEC is undertaking it, outlined how feedback will be gathered, and described the topics for which GEC is seeking feedback. A recording of the information session, as well as the presentation materials, are now available.
GEC is currently accepting preliminary stakeholder feedback on the topics and proposed process until June 5. Feedback can be submitted via email to EPEAT@gec.org
To engage stakeholders and obtain feedback on the topics above, GEC is hosting two Stakeholder Engagement sessions. Participation is entirely optional, and all stakeholders are welcome to attend.
The first Stakeholder Engagement session is taking place on June 14, 2023. In this session, GEC will identify specific issues and discussion questions for stakeholder consideration. To accommodate worldwide locations, we have scheduled three times for each session. Registration is required—please use the registration links below to sign up.
| Stakeholder Engagement Session #1: June 14, 2023 | |
| Call #1 | Register in advance for Call #1 6 am North America Pacific time on June 14, 2023 9 am North American Eastern time on June 14, 2023 3 pm Central European time on June 14, 2023 9 pm Beijing time on June 14, 2023 |
| Call #2 | Register in advance for Call #2 11 am North America Pacific time on June 14, 2023 2 pm North American Eastern time on June 14, 2023 8 pm Central European time on June 14, 2023 2 am Beijing time on June 15, 2023 |
| Call #3 | Register in advance for Call #3 5 pm North America Pacific time on June 14, 2023 8 pm North American Eastern time on June 14, 2023 2 am Central European time on June 15, 2023 8 am Beijing time on June 15, 2023 |
The second Stakeholder Engagement Session will take place on July 10, 2023. In the second session, GEC will present proposed approaches for addressing each of the key issues. Again, to accommodate worldwide locations, we have scheduled three times for each session. Registration is required—please use the registration links below to sign up.
| Stakeholder Engagement Session #2: July 10, 2023 | |
| Call #1 | Register in advance for Call #1 7 am North America Pacific time on July 10, 2023 10 am North American Eastern time on July 10, 2023 4 pm Central European time on July 10, 2023 10 pm Beijing time on July 10, 2023 |
| Call #2 | Register in advance for Call #2 11 am North America Pacific time on July 10, 2023 2 pm North American Eastern time on July 10, 2023 8 pm Central European time on July 10, 2023 2 am Beijing time on July 11, 2023 |
| Call #3 | Register in advance for Call #3 5 pm North America Pacific time on July 10, 2023 8 pm North American Eastern time on July 10, 2023 2 am Central European time on July 11, 2023 8 am Beijing time on July 11, 2023 |
Please direct any questions to EPEAT@gec.org
