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GeSI - ICT Sustainability through Innovation

GeSI's Activity Report for 2009 highlights our work over the past year as well as identifies the complexity around the UNFCCC COP-15 meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Climate Change

Developing methodology and standards to measure and cut the carbon footprint of the ICT sector and other industries through innovative technology

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Supply Chain

To promote good conduct and develop or improve tools, management practices, processes or systems to assist each participant and their supply chain in dealing with CR supply chain risks

Energy Efficiency

To develop common standards across ICT companies which will facilitate measuring greenhouse gas emissions more efficiently. The EE-IOCG (energy efficiency Inter-operators coalition group) leads this initiative within GeSI

e-Waste

To promote take-back and create tools to ensure electrical and electronic equipment is disposed of responsibly at end-of-life, and materials are reused or recycled wherever possible

Public Policy

To engage with policymakers and other stakeholders to promote the contribution ICT can make to sustainability

Project in Focus

SEESGEN - ICT

Supporting Energy Efficiency in Smart GENeration grids through ICT

GeSI's SMART GRID event

ICT leaders are promoting energy efficiency, leading to lower carbon emissions. Leading companies are developing smart grids, optimizing power supply, demand, management, security and resilience.

This event is open to all interested parties on smart grids.

Date: 25 March 2010, 9h00-11h30
Location: GSMA offices in Brussels, Belgium
Registration: www.eusew.eu

Supply Chain Accountability takes a step forward in the Electronics Industry

March 10, 2010

Yesterday in Montreux Switzerland Achilles Information Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to drive forward the progress of one of the world’s foremost collaborative initiatives that tackles the complex issue of corporate responsibility in global supply chains.

GeSI Chair, Luis Neves delivers keynote address at the launch of the European Commission's ICT4EE Forum in Brussels
February 22, 2010

GeSI's SMART 2020 Report highlighted at World Economic Forum in Davos
February 01, 2010

The Need For a SMART Alliance
December 08, 2009


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	Electronics - Tool for Accountable Supply Chains A web based system for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies to manage corporate responsibility throughout their supply chains in an efficient manner. Launched by GeSI and the EICC at the end of 2007, it already has more than 300 subscribers. E-TASC contains a tool to help members conduct an initial risk assessment of suppliers before proceeding to the more in-depth self-assessment. It is based on high-level information about the type of supplier, activity and country of operation Read more...

	GeSI Members

	Luis Neves, GeSI Chair, comments in Climate Action Book 2009-2010
	Responding to the new challenge of ICT-driven sustainability Climate Action Book (PDF 2.4 MB)

	Luis Neves, GeSI Chair, presents SMART 2020 reports at ACER's CSR Forum in Taiwan
	ICT's and Climate Change, the need for a SMART Alliance (PDF, 1.2Mb)

Supporting Organisations

www.itu.int

www.unep.org

Upcoming Events

GeSI's SMART GRID event during the EU Sustainable Energy Week Campaign
March 25, 2010
Carbon Expo 2010
May 26, 2010
Carbon Expo 2010
May 26, 2010
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Electronics - Tool for Accountable Supply Chains