EPEAT provides Conformity Guidance Materials, available for download by CABs and Participating Manufacturers as guidance to help navigate the verification requirements of EPEAT criteria. Conformity Guidance Materials undergo updates periodically. To keep stakeholders informed of these updates, EPEAT maintains the Conformity Guidance Materials History spreadsheet, which contains updates and versions for each criterion for each product category. Both the Conformity Guidance Materials and their version history can be accessed by logging into your user account at https://epeat.net/resources.
Following are the most recent updates to the Conformity Guidance Materials:
Servers:
Published the following Conformity Guidance Materials:
- 9.1.3 – Optional – Further design for plastics recycling
- 12.1.2 – Optional – Environmental management system (EMS) certification (corporate)
- 12.2.3 – Optional – Public reporting of toxics release data (corporate)
- 12.5.2 – Optional – Public disclosure of LCA results
Network Equipment:
Published the following Conformity Guidance Materials:
- 6.1.2 – Optional – Energy efficiency of internal power supplies
- 7.1.1 – Required – Environmental management system (EMS)
- 7.1.2 – Optional – Environmental management system (EMS) certification
- 7.3.2 – Optional – Sourcing from validated conflict free smelters
- 7.5.1 – Optional – Conduct life cycle assessment
- 7.5.2 – Optional – Public disclosure of LCA results
