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GEC Purchaser Guide for Circularity Published Today!
The guide offers purchasers circular procurement questions to ask their technology suppliers and identifies credible supporting documentation suppliers can offer in response.
Now Open: 2nd Public Consultation on Draft EPEAT Chemicals of Concern Criteria
The 2nd public consultation on the Draft Criteria on Chemicals of Concern for the EPEAT ecolabel is open to all stakeholders until April 28, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET.
New Panelists Confirmed for Circularity: Transforming Electronics Procurement for a Sustainable Future Virtual Event
Ralitza Naydenova, Circular Electronics Partnership (CEP) Secretariate, and Beth Eckl, OhioHealth’s Sustainable Procurement Advisor, will join GEC’s panel.
Circularity: Transforming Electronics Procurement for a Sustainable Future
Learn how to harness the power of procurement and the circular economy to shift the electronics sector in a more sustainable direction.
Recent Conformity Guidance Materials Updates – 6 March 2024
See the most recent updates to the Conformity Requirements and Guidance Materials as of 7 February 2024.
EU Battery Directive Updates
The EU New Batteries Regulation entered into force 17 August, 2023, and Annex 1 Restriction on Substances has been updated.
ENERGY STAR Computer Servers Version 4.0 Effective Date January 12, 2024
Please see the Criterion for further information regarding ENERGY STAR certification requirements and requirements for international partner countries.
Updated Documents and Schedules for EPEAT Criteria by Sustainability Impact
This update provides hyperlinks to the latest Criteria Documents for Responsible Supply Chain and Sustainable Use of Resources Criteria. The schedule is also updated to reflect timelines for the second public consultations for criteria.
Recent Conformity Guidance Materials Updates – 21 February 2024
See the most recent updates to the Conformity Requirements and Guidance Materials as of 7 February 2024.
Revised EPEAT Program Documents Published
GEC published revised versions of key EPEAT Program documents on 15 February 2024. Read to see which documents have been updated and more.