GeSI's Initiatives- an overview
GeSI aims to promote effective industry action and innovation to manage the risks associated with ICT and realise its potential in creating a low-carbon economy. We enable members to share and develop ideas, launch joint initiatives, and collaborate with others – within and outside the industry. Together, we are achieving real progress.
Our work focuses on five key areas:
Climate Change:
To develop a methodology and standards to measure and cut the carbon footprint of the ICT sector, and enable other industries to reduce their emissions through innovative technology
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
Policy/Standards
To engage with policymakers and other stakeholders to promote the contribution ICT can make to sustainability
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
Dedicated working groups for each of these areas meet regularly – often virtually via video or teleconference – to set objectives, develop strategy, create tools, implement programmes and discuss progress.