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| Formation | 2005 |
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| Type | Non-Profit |
| Purpose | Environmental |
| Headquarters | 227 SW Pine Street, Suite 300 Portland, Oregon 9720 |
Interim CEO | Scott Davis |
Chairman | Kent Snyder, J.D |
Vice Chair | Alan Keith |
Staff | 13 |
| Website | http://greenelectronicscouncil.org |
Founded 2005 the Green Electronics Council (GEC) promotes green computing and "envisions a world where green electronics is a cornerstone of a healthy and vibrant world."[1]
GEC achieves this mission by supporting the production of consensus-based environmental leadership standards; by operating EPEAT, the definitive global rating system for greener electronics; and by convening global thought leaders in environmental design, strategy and marketing to envision more sustainable electronics design and delivery methods.[2]
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) system assists in the purchase of "greener" PCs and Displays, Imaging Equipment and Televisions.[3] The EPEAT system evaluates electronics on more than 50 environmental criteria, some required and some optional, that measure a product's efficiency and sustainability attributes. Products are rated Gold, Silver or Bronze depending on how many optional criteria they meet. On 2007-01-24, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13423, which requires all United States Federal agencies to use EPEAT when purchasing computer systems.[4] President Barack Obama issued a similar Executive Order in 2009.[5]
In partnership with the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Engineering, in Sept. of 2008 GEC held a Forum for Sustainable Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Yale.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Green Electronics Council LinkedIn page
- ^ GLRPPR Contacts: Green Electronics Council (GEC), GLRPPR is a member of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange
- ^ EPEAT search page
- ^ "Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management" (Press release). The White House: Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Sustainable ICT Forum, GEC website
External links
edit- Publications
- Closing the Loop Electronics Design to Enhance Reuse/Recycling Value, research on what information electronics recyclers need from OEMs in order to make recycling more economically and environmentally effective and how that information might be managed, 2009
- The Connection Between Electronics and Sustainability
Category:Environmental design Category:Electronics and the environment
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